Recently I Saw . . . . . . .

[Anonymous]

Wednesday morning about 215am (on the way home from work) I saw the end of a UP loaded coal train. The pusher was UP 6659. [:)]

[starwardude]

CSX GP40s #6244& 6235 on the Armory street MTA bridge in Stratford,CT.

[88gta350]

Didn't catch the number or type of locomotives, but 2 NS locos were pulling an interesting string of rolling stock through Harrisburg, PA today..... it began with several Conrail high cube box cars, then several CP covered hoppers, then several Haz Mat tankers from different owners, then several UP and NS autoracks. There was a total of about 30-40, with no more than a dozen of any one type of the above cars. Unusual, since this particular line sees mostly intermodal unit coal trains.

[Mikeygaw]

two refurbished PCC trolley's in use by SEPTA

[Anonymous]

About 1 pm on Monday afternoon I saw an empty UP coal train. Funny thing is even though it was empty it still had a pusher. Most of the time the empties I see don't have a pusher but this one did. It was UP 6739.

[corwinda]

A DRGW tunnel motor; with the paint in nearly mint condition except for a yellow number patch.

[Anonymous]

A DRGW tunnel motor; with the paint in nearly mint condition except for a yellow number patch.

Nice...

[JoeKoh]

Went back to my regular work area and came out and NS was nice to park a gp 38-2 mow cars dorm cars and all the mow equipment you could want in our siding just outside the door.was a little late picking up mamma but told her what I saw.should be some good pics.
stay safe
Joe

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeygaw

two refurbished PCC trolley's in use by SEPTA

That one is VERY interesting,I don't suppose you have any pictures laying around?And how many people out there (especially us of the over 50 bunch),know what the letters PCC stand for?

[fuzzybroken]

UP GP39-2 #1242 puliing <20 empty WEPX coal cars south on the Milwaukee Sub, at ~8:30 AM 6/9/04. Got 3/4 of a picture!

-Mark
Woo-hoo, I got a star!!!
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[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by fuzzybroken

UP GP39-2 #1242 puliing <20 empty WEPX coal cars south on the Milwaukee Sub, at ~8:30 AM 6/9/04. Got 3/4 of a picture!

-Mark
Woo-hoo, I got a star!!!
http://www.geocities.com/fuzzybroken

Mark [:D]

Congrats on your new "Star Status". [;)] [8D] [:)]

[JoeKoh]

good job mark
keep the posts coming
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

Friday morning about 225 am while on the way home from work I saw SP 335 as the pusher on a loaded coal train.

[Mikeygaw]

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeygaw

two refurbished PCC trolley's in use by SEPTA

That one is VERY interesting,I don't suppose you have any pictures laying around?And how many people out there (especially us of the over 50 bunch),know what the letters PCC stand for?

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=62462

[TrainFreak409]

I don't see much around Sykesville. I see CSX coal trains, and mixed empties. I did see a TTX Articulated Autocarrier the other day. The only one in a string of twohundred autoracks.

Not Much As of Now
[8]TrainFreak409[8]

[Mikeygaw]

lets see... CSX GP38-2 #2814 on local duty
CSX GP40-2 still in Conrail blue in the 4400 series on yard duty
and a NS i believe a GP 38-2... tried to look up the number can't seem to find it (5895) not 100% sure on the number but... definately 5000... 90% sure 5800...

[Anonymous]

On the way to work today I saw N S 6564. It was the only engine pulling the train AND it had the flashing ditch lights. UP doesn't buy that option so we don't see flashing ditch lights here usually. It was nice to see the engine PLUS it had the newer "White Face" paint scheme. [:)]

It was a nice thing to see when you are use to all yellow. I know how the northeast coast people feel when all they see is black or blue and nothing else. Most of what I see is yellow.

[JoeKoh]

Jim wtih csx ive seen black blue yellow norange green red white and grey.just never know what will be next.
stay safe
Joe

[JoeKoh]

today after the rain matt and i saw a consist of 2 norange bnsf 1 up yellow and 2 csx units then we saw a blue cefx and a gray hclx so you could say it was a rainbow after the storm.
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

I was cleaning out the truck today getting ready to go get some gas [:(] [:(!] and heard a train honking for a crossing. So I decided to hurry up and go see it, plus I had intended to take the dog as Duchess loves to go for a ride and is stuck in the house most of the time. I grabbed her leash and she got so excited about going for a ride I couldn't catch her. I finally was able to leash her, grabbed the notebook and pen and off we go. Well it was already past several of my "spots" and gaining speed as it was leaving town. The speed limit was 40 along a stretch of city hiway which is more country than city. Many trees between the right of way and the road kept blocking my view plus it also had a good head start on me. I finally got catch up to the power but had a hard time seeing the numbers for he trees. When I finally got to see enough of them to get the numbers this is what I found. UP 6306, still in SP paint but with a UP number patch. UP 4697 was the second unit. ONe thing I noticed was the number of cars with graffiti on them--there were a lot. I also saw a boxcar with SLGG 10217 on it and a CN boxcar number 414665 (I think). There were a variety of A & M cars (one numbered 960) , CNW, SP, ARM (or whatever the UP Fruit Express cars are lettered) and lots of other stuff too.

[Anonymous]

While on the way home from work this morning, just after midnight, I saw two UP engines setting under the I-40 Interestate bridge. This is the location where I usually see the pusher engines stopped but tonight the head end was stopped there. This is very odd. NEVER have I seen the head end of the train stop there. AND there was a UP hirail pickup shinning the headlight on one of the engines. You could see people walking back and forward.

The UP engines were:

7091

6739

[88gta350]

The Carlisle Rubber plant is directly behind my house (the rail line runs between the plant and my house) and every weekday about noon, a switcher comes back and switches in new covered hoppers for the plant. They're usually back there about an hour and I've stopped going back to watch as it's the same every day. Today though I went back just to note the loco for this thread. Today it was NS GP38 (high-nose) # 2864. Sometimes (usually) there are two locos that do the switching, NS must be low on power. On another note, another thread on this forum asked about the PRR markings on the NS engines (I too had wondered about this), today on the GP 38, it had SOU (southern I assume?). First time I had seen that one.

The line behind my house used to serve a number of industries and warehouse but it has become in disrepair as they've all converted to trucks. It's kinda scary seeing this several hundred ton engine and cars cross this twisted and buckling tracks!

[JoeKoh]

more mow equipment on ns. busy busy busy.
stay safe
Joe

[Anonymous]

Yesturday saw CP 2816. Chased it from Des Plaines all the way to Portage. Caught it 4 times. First in Des Plaines, then Strutevant, then Brookfield, and finally at Portage. Since it stopped at Portage i was able to get up close and personal with it. Be back up in Wisconsin on Sunday for MILW 261.

[JoeKoh]

This morning saw a conrail unit pulling some john deere and case combines on ns through archbold ohio
stay safe
Joe

[JoeKoh]

After seeing my new great niece Matt and I saw on ns a gp 38-2 5505 and high hood gp 50s 7090 and 7081 in the yard in Bryan Oh.
stay safe
Joe

[athelney]

Saturday 19th June - saw westbound doublestack at Page near Mission BC -- CN mainline, hauled by CP # 5683 SD-40-2 together with SOO #6001 SD 60 . There were 3 doublestacks all over 10000f t headed west over a period of 2 hrs . All headed to Roberts Bank - must be a ship in .

[Anonymous]

At Hershey Park yesterday I saw....a NS (still in CR paint) switcher on a train, a SOO Line widecab, and a couple coal trains. But I didnt bring my cam corder[:(]

[88gta350]

QUOTE: Originally posted by NJMike

At Hershey Park yesterday I saw....a NS (still in CR paint) switcher on a train, a SOO Line widecab, and a couple coal trains. But I didnt bring my cam corder[:(]

You were in my neck of the woods!! In fact, my wife and kid were at Hershey Park yesterday too. The new house I'm buying is right along the line that takes Hershey's cocoa beans into the plant.

[JoeKoh]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 88gta350

QUOTE: Originally posted by NJMike

At Hershey Park yesterday I saw....a NS (still in CR paint) switcher on a train, a SOO Line widecab, and a couple coal trains. But I didnt bring my cam corder[:(]

You were in my neck of the woods!! In fact, my wife and kid were at Hershey Park yesterday too. The new house I'm buying is right along the line that takes Hershey's cocoa beans into the plant.

Living that close to chocolate Mookie might come knocking on the door for a visit.[:)]
stay safe
Joe