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| Title: |
Heritage on the Philly Main |
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Amtrak Phase III heritage unit 145 leads Amtrak #42 through Middletown |
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1/1/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 11:42:37 AM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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AMTK 145(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
Chickies Rock Overlook |
| Description: |
Norfolk Southern 12G approaches LAKE interlocking on the Port Road Branch, as seen alongside the Susquehanna River from Chickies Rock |
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1/4/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 11:43:25 AM |
| Location: |
Marietta, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 6977(SD60E) NS 6947(SD60E) |
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| Title: |
Work on the East Pete |
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Norfolk Southern H14 prepares to begin their work at Packaging Corp in downtown Lancaster |
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1/4/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 11:46:07 AM |
| Location: |
Lancaster, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 5658(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
Leaving Lancaster Behind |
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Norfolk Southern 13G departs Lancaster Yard, seen here at FARM |
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1/4/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 11:46:47 AM |
| Location: |
Rohrerstown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 6947(SD60E) |
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| Title: |
Back on the Port Road |
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Darkness is quickly approaching as Norfolk Southern 13G heads west back to Enola |
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1/4/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 11:48:01 AM |
| Location: |
Columbia, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 6947(SD60E) NS 6977(SD60E) |
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| Title: |
Down to Coatesville |
| Description: |
Norfolk Southern H84 is on former Reading trackage as they head for ArcelorMittal |
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1/5/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 12:13:31 PM |
| Location: |
Coatesville, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 6982(SD60E) NS 6973(SD60E) |
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| Title: |
Flying Through |
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Amtrak 43, the westbound Pennsylvanian, passes by the former PRR Coatesville station |
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1/5/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 12:14:11 PM |
| Location: |
Coatesville, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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AMTK 115(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
Running Late |
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Amtrak 42, the westbound Pennsylvanian, passes Thorn Tower running 18 minutes behind |
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1/5/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 12:15:02 PM |
| Location: |
Thorndale, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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AMTK 109(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
Freight at Thorn Tower |
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Norfolk Southern H84 heads east on Amtrak's Keystone Corridor, passing Thorn Tower. The tower once saw up to 50-60 freights per day, but in 2021, H84 is the only regular freight movement to pass by several times per week. |
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1/5/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 12:15:42 PM |
| Location: |
Thorndale, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 6973(SD60E) NS 6982(SD60E) |
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| Title: |
Splitting the Phase Breaks |
| Description: |
Norfolk Southern H84 slowly rolls down Track 2 of Amtrak's PHL Line, passing by the phase break indicators, which signify sections of track served by different power plants that may be out of phase with one another |
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1/5/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 12:16:23 PM |
| Location: |
Downingtown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 6973(SD60E) NS 6982(SD60E) |
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| Title: |
Back to Abrams Yard |
| Description: |
NS H84 heads west on the Amtrak Keystone Corridor, once the PRR's busy mainline between Philly and Harrisburg |
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1/5/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 12:16:59 PM |
| Location: |
Downingtown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 6973(SD60E) NS 6982(SD60E) |
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| Title: |
Caboose on the Mainline |
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Used as a shoving platform on the connecting tracks at Coatesville and Norristown, CR 21201 still sees use in 2021 on local freight H84 |
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1/5/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 12:17:35 PM |
| Location: |
Downingtown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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| Title: |
Empty Oil Cans |
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Catching the early morning sun glint, NS 67R heads west on the Royalton Branch with an EMD pair |
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1/7/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 9:45:43 PM |
| Location: |
Royalton, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 1817(SD70ACC) NS 1001(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
Under the Roadways |
| Description: |
Empty coal train NS Y93 makes a daylight run up the Royalton Branch, seen here under the overpasses leading to the Harrisburg International Airport |
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1/7/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 9:46:28 PM |
| Location: |
Jednota, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 9776(C44-9W) NS 4016(AC44C6M) |
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| Title: |
Deja Vu |
| Description: |
Exactly one week after I shot it right across the tracks, Amtrak Phase III heritage unit #145 comes charging through Middletown leading train #42 |
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1/8/2021 Upload Date: 1/8/2021 10:03:18 PM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 145(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
Arriving at E-Town |
| Description: |
Amtrak 43 rolls into Elizabethtown Station 15 minutes late with Phase III heritage unit #145 on the point |
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1/9/2021 Upload Date: 1/9/2021 6:08:11 PM |
| Location: |
Elizabethtown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 145(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Keystone #670 |
| Description: |
Amtrak ACS-64 #658 brings up the rear of Keystone local 670, which met 43 at the station platform |
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1/9/2021 Upload Date: 1/9/2021 6:08:52 PM |
| Location: |
Elizabethtown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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AMTK 658(ACS-64) |
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154 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Reminders of the Past |
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Phase III heritage unit #145 leads 43 west over the W High St bridge, which still carries the Amtrak "Arrow" logo. |
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1/9/2021 Upload Date: 1/9/2021 6:09:37 PM |
| Location: |
Elizabethtown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 145(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
Stripes Return at ROY |
| Description: |
Amtrak 42 passes through ROY interlocking with Amtrak Phase III heritage unit #145 leading yet again. |
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1/10/2021 Upload Date: 1/10/2021 10:26:04 PM |
| Location: |
Royalton, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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AMTK 145(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
Along the Susquehanna |
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Norfolk Southern 36A makes a rare daylight run on the Port Road Branch, seen here at Washington Boro, where the Columbia & Port Deposit and Atglen & Susquehanna branches once split |
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1/10/2021 Upload Date: 1/10/2021 10:26:55 PM |
| Location: |
Washington Boro, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 4262(AC44C6M) NS 4097(AC44C6M) NS 1068(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
Heritage on the Port Road |
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NS 1068 trails third on 36A |
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1/10/2021 Upload Date: 1/10/2021 10:28:17 PM |
| Location: |
Washington Boro, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 1068(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
Another Day, Another 13G |
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NS 13G is at the very end of the their trip on the Columbia Secondary, and will swing onto the Port Road Branch momentarily |
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1/10/2021 Upload Date: 1/10/2021 10:29:06 PM |
| Location: |
Columbia, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 6947(SD60E) NS 6977(SD60E) |
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| Title: |
Columbia Happenings |
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Norfolk Southern 12G enters the Columbia Secondary at COLA with two SD60Es. The former PRR tower which once controlled all movements through here can be seen in the background. |
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1/11/2021 Upload Date: 1/14/2021 2:01:49 PM |
| Location: |
Columbia, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 6981(SD60E) NS 6941(SD60E) |
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| Title: |
Cat Pole Holdout |
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NS 12G passes under one of the few remaining cat poles left on the Columbia Secondary |
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1/11/2021 Upload Date: 1/14/2021 2:02:42 PM |
| Location: |
Oyster Point, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 6981(SD60E) NS 6941(SD60E) |
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| Title: |
Remnants of the Low Grade |
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The bridge over Martic Forge that once carried the rails of the PRR's Atglen & Susquehanna Branch now lie dormant after a recent arson fire. Hopefully it will be open to rail-trail pedestrian traffic in the near future |
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1/11/2021 Upload Date: 1/14/2021 2:03:27 PM |
| Location: |
Martic Forge, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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| Title: |
Atglen & Susquehanna Memories |
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One of the few surviving reminders that the Enola Low Grade trail was once a heavy duty PRR mainline is the bridge in Martic Forge |
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1/11/2021 Upload Date: 1/14/2021 2:05:02 PM |
| Location: |
Martic Forge, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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| Title: |
Derailment Remians |
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On December 23rd, 1981, a Conrail freight collided with a rockslide, derailing and destroying the 2 engines and the first 13 cars. One of the boxcars fell down a nearby embankment, where its crushed remains lay to this day |
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1/11/2021 Upload Date: 1/14/2021 2:06:16 PM |
| Location: |
Safe Harbor, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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| Title: |
Safe Harbor Trestle |
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A testament to the incredible engineering that took place to construct the PRR's Low grade Route, the Safe Harbor bridge sits quiet after the last train crossed over 33 years prior. |
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1/11/2021 Upload Date: 1/14/2021 2:10:56 PM |
| Location: |
Safe Harbor, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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| Title: |
Early Morning Heritage |
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NS 8100, the Nickel Plate heritage unit, leads empty oil train 65R through ROY on the Royalton Branch |
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1/14/2021 Upload Date: 1/14/2021 2:12:45 PM |
| Location: |
Royalton, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 8100(ES44AC) NS 7654(ES44DC) |
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| Title: |
Over the Swatara |
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A daylight NS 593 rolls through Atrak's ROY interlocking on the Royalton Branch, passing over the Swatara Creek |
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1/15/2021 Upload Date: 1/15/2021 9:50:05 AM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 7591(ES44DC) NS 8014(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
Lots of Heritage |
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Amtrak 43 departs Elizabethtown Station with Phase III heritage unit leading the way, crossing over the "Pointless Arrow" logo still painted on the bridge over W High St |
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1/17/2021 Upload Date: 1/17/2021 9:26:56 PM |
| Location: |
Elizabethtown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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AMTK 145(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
Off to Philly |
| Description: |
Keystone local#670 departs Elizabethtown Station with a rather dirty ACS-64 #632 leading the way |
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1/17/2021 Upload Date: 1/17/2021 9:27:33 PM |
| Location: |
Elizabethtown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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AMTK 632(ACS-64) |
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| Title: |
Crossing the Creek |
| Description: |
Amtrak 42 rolls east over the Swatara Creek with Phase III P42DC #145 leading once again |
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1/18/2021 Upload Date: 1/18/2021 8:05:32 PM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 145(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
Empty Oil on the Roy |
| Description: |
Norfolk Southern 67X heads west on the Royalton Branch |
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1/20/2021 Upload Date: 1/26/2021 4:33:33 PM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 3655(ET44AC) NS 1115(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
Where GG1s Once Roamed |
| Description: |
Norfolk Southern 651 rolls up the Roylaton Branch, crossing Rt 441. |
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1/25/2021 Upload Date: 1/26/2021 4:35:03 PM |
| Location: |
Royalton, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 7591(ES44DC) NS 8014(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
Alco at the Interchange |
| Description: |
Middletown & Hummelstown #151 prepares to shift a cut of cars at the NS interchange |
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1/30/2021 Upload Date: 2/4/2021 8:06:13 AM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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MIDH 151(S6) |
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| Title: |
Working with the Tankcars |
| Description: |
Alco S6 #151 shifts out tankcars on the former PRR spur |
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1/30/2021 Upload Date: 2/4/2021 8:07:57 AM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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MIDH 151(S6) |
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| Title: |
Station Progress |
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The new Amtrak Middletown Station is well underway as M&H 151 drills out cars underneath |
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1/30/2021 Upload Date: 2/4/2021 8:10:28 AM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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MIDH 151(S6) |
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| Title: |
Switching Tracks |
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M&H Alco S6 #151 is pulling a cut of tankcars at Works underneath the Amtrak construction. Seeing a WM Alco working revenue freight in 2021 is a real treat! |
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1/30/2021 Upload Date: 2/4/2021 8:12:03 AM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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MIDH 151(S6) |
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| Title: |
Street Running |
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The M&H freight rolls through the center of Brown St next to Kuppy's Diner |
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1/30/2021 Upload Date: 2/4/2021 8:13:59 AM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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MIDH 151(S6) |
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| Title: |
Dropping Three |
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Alco S6 #151 spots three tankers in the passing siding before heading to Univar |
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1/30/2021 Upload Date: 2/4/2021 8:17:54 AM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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MIDH 151(S6) |
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| Title: |
Spotting the Cars |
| Description: |
MIDH 151 shoves three tankcars into Univar |
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1/30/2021 Upload Date: 2/4/2021 8:32:40 AM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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MIDH 151(S6) |
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| Title: |
Almost to Harrisburg |
| Description: |
Amtrak Keystone Service Local #666 departs Middletown |
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1/30/2021 Upload Date: 2/4/2021 8:35:58 AM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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AMTK 654(ACS-64) |
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| Title: |
Philadelphia Bound |
| Description: |
Amtrak 42 passes through Mt Joy on the Keystone Corridor with Phase III P42DC #145 leading |
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1/30/2021 Upload Date: 2/4/2021 8:46:13 AM |
| Location: |
Mount Joy, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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AMTK 145(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
A Little Too Late |
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Just minutes after the shadows covered the tracks, NS 13G rolls west on the Columbia Secondary at MOUNT. |
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1/30/2021 Upload Date: 2/4/2021 8:47:26 AM |
| Location: |
Mountville, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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NS 6977(SD60E) NS 6947(SD60E) |
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