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4/6/2025
 
 
 
 
  Viewing the last 200 photos I selected as my favorite Pictures.
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Under the Water Tower
Title:  Under the Water Tower
Description:  NS 23W heads west on the Royalton Branch. Not only is the TOFC train running many hours late, seeing it on the Roy Branch has become quite the rare occurrence due to a usual Enola drop.
Photo Date:  7/3/2022  Upload Date: 7/27/2022 11:54:44 AM
Location:  Middletown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9789(C44-9W) NS 8060(ES44AC) NS 3624(ET44AC)
Views:  230   Comments: 0
Trailers at Cola
Title:  Trailers at Cola
Description:  Norfolk Southern 23W passes Cola Tower on the way west to Harrisburg. Getting westbound trailers here in good light is a very rare occurence
Photo Date:  7/3/2022  Upload Date: 7/27/2022 11:51:08 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9789(C44-9W) NS 8060(ES44AC) NS 3624(ET44AC)
Views:  236   Comments: 0
Steam at Haucks
Title:  Steam at Haucks
Description:  Reading T1 2102 is back on home rails at Haucks as they reach the end up the heavy uphill grade from Jim Thorpe
Photo Date:  7/2/2022  Upload Date: 7/27/2022 10:31:41 AM
Location:  Haucks, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  RBMN 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  197   Comments: 0
In the Lehigh Gorge
Title:  In the Lehigh Gorge
Description:  The Reading & Northern F Units bring the 3pm LGSR train down the wall at Coal interlocking
Photo Date:  7/2/2022  Upload Date: 7/27/2022 11:13:19 AM
Location:  Glen Onoko, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  RBMN 270(F9A) RBMN 275(F7B)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
Years of Waiting
Title:  Years of Waiting
Description:  After several years and multiple failed attempts to catch NS GP38-2 5642 leading a train, I finally caught it on NS 044 heading north on the Buffalo Line
Photo Date:  6/27/2022  Upload Date: 7/19/2022 4:53:09 PM
Location:  Dauphin, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 5642(GP38-2)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
Fire on the Susquehanna
Title:  Fire on the Susquehanna
Description:  NS "Honoring First Responders" SD60E #911 leads NS HO03 as the yard job takes headroom over the Rockville Bridge
Photo Date:  6/27/2022  Upload Date: 7/19/2022 3:51:10 PM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E) NS 6347(SD40E)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
Roy Branch Color
Title:  Roy Branch Color
Description:  NS Y93 makes a daylight run west on the Royalton Branch with 4000 up front, passing the Three Mile Island nuclear facility
Photo Date:  6/16/2022  Upload Date: 7/19/2022 3:46:51 PM
Location:  Royalton, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 4000(AC44C6M) NS 9630(C44-9W) NS 4297(AC44C6M) NS 7509(ES44DC)
Views:  423   Comments: 0
Welcome Back 2102
Title:  Welcome Back 2102
Description:  Reading & Northern 4-8-4 2102 passes through Millers Crossing with a sold-out train of happy passengers
Photo Date:  5/28/2022  Upload Date: 7/18/2022 1:28:13 PM
Location:  Molino, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  RBMN 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
Letting Off Steam
Title:  Letting Off Steam
Description:  Reading and Northern T1 #2102 exits the engine shops for another test run
Photo Date:  5/20/2022  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 3:49:13 PM
Location:  Port Clinton, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  RBMN 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
Lancaster County Railroading
Title:  Lancaster County Railroading
Description:  Norfolk Southern H28 has grabbed two empty centerbeams from H.M. Stauffers, and shoves back to the rest of their train
Photo Date:  5/3/2022  Upload Date: 7/10/2022 9:14:04 PM
Location:  Leola, PA
Author:  Jfcob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 6322(SD40E)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
Home Heritage Under Wire
Title:  Home Heritage Under Wire
Description:  A ratty looking Penn Central heritage unit leads NS 591 west on the Royalton Branch at dawn. NS 1073 looks right at home, as the PC owned these rails between 1968-1976
Photo Date:  5/5/2022  Upload Date: 7/10/2022 9:17:20 PM
Location:  Middletown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 1073(SD70ACe) NS 9537(C44-9W)
Views:  328   Comments: 0
Short and Sweet
Title:  Short and Sweet
Description:  A late running and extremely short NS 24M makes a daylight run along Amtrak on the NS Royalton Branch
Photo Date:  4/15/2022  Upload Date: 7/7/2022 9:52:54 PM
Location:  Middletown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 4382(AC44C6M) NS 4305(AC44C6M)
Views:  254   Comments: 0
Heritage Sandwich
Title:  Heritage Sandwich
Description:  Making quite the colorful trio, the Central of Georgia and Original NS heritage units sandwich a UP SD70ACe on NS 26E.
Photo Date:  4/11/2022  Upload Date: 7/7/2022 9:49:50 PM
Location:  Hershey, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 8101(ES44AC) UP 8733(SD70ACe) NS 8114(ES44AC)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
Thirty-Eight Quartet
Title:  Thirty-Eight Quartet
Description:  The four GP38-2s work hard to bring a rather large NS H15 up the grade on the Shippensburg Secondary
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 7/7/2022 9:46:37 PM
Location:  Camp Hill, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 5125(GP38-2) NS 5296(GP38-2) NS 5266(GP38-2) NS 5647(GP38-2)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
The Storm is Coming
Title:  The Storm is Coming
Description:  The storm clouds have rolled in as the Elizabethtown Industrial ]ailroad drops off a tankcar at the interchange point with Amtrak's Keystone Corridor
Photo Date:  4/8/2022  Upload Date: 6/18/2022 7:56:46 PM
Location:  Conewago, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  CTR 1650(GP9u)
Views:  6371   Comments: 0
Running in the Woods
Title:  Running in the Woods
Description:  Ex CP GP9u 1650 leads a single tankcar down the former PRR Cornwall & Lebanon Branch
Photo Date:  4/8/2022  Upload Date: 6/18/2022 7:55:36 PM
Location:  Conewago, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  CTR 1650(GP9u)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
Working Crystal Clean
Title:  Working Crystal Clean
Description:  The Elizabethtown Industrial Railroad grabs a loaded tankcar from the Crystal Clean loading pad.
Photo Date:  4/8/2022  Upload Date: 6/18/2022 7:54:37 PM
Location:  Elizabethtown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  CTR 1650(GP9u)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
Fields and Farms
Title:  Fields and Farms
Description:  The East Penn LANO job passes through Stevens
Photo Date:  4/4/2022  Upload Date: 6/16/2022 4:15:16 PM
Location:  Stevens, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  GMTX 2801(GP38-3)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
Heritage on Home Rails
Title:  Heritage on Home Rails
Description:  The Conrail heritage unit runs solo on NS 11N, and looks right at home on the former CR/RDG Harrisburg Line
Photo Date:  3/21/2022  Upload Date: 6/15/2022 10:12:18 AM
Location:  Hershey, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 8098(ES44AC)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
Electric Memories
Title:  Electric Memories
Description:  NS Y90 passes under the still standing catenary poles seen near the Three Mile Island plant
Photo Date:  3/14/2022  Upload Date: 5/27/2022 10:11:17 AM
Location:  Royalton, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 4218(AC44C6M) NS 4374(AC44C6M)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
Newest Addition
Title:  Newest Addition
Description:  CR 243880, a former NYC autoparts boxcar, is the newest piece of rolling stock along the CVRR Rail Trail in Shippensburg, and will soon be the home of the CRHS museum.
Photo Date:  3/5/2022  Upload Date: 5/25/2022 4:08:59 PM
Location:  Shippensburg, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  143   Comments: 0
A Shell of its Former Self
Title:  A Shell of its Former Self
Description:  NS H30 works in Columbia Yard, which is now only used for rare MoW movements. They will drop a gondola here before continuing back to Lancaster
Photo Date:  3/4/2022  Upload Date: 5/11/2022 12:22:50 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 5655(GP38-2)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
Over the Arches
Title:  Over the Arches
Description:  NS 904, the geometry train, rolls through Pequea while inspecting the track for defects
Photo Date:  2/28/2022  Upload Date: 5/11/2022 11:54:49 AM
Location:  Pequea, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9647(C44-9W) NS 34(Track Test Unit)
Views:  220   Comments: 1
Just in Time
Title:  Just in Time
Description:  The shadows had cleared just enough to grab a shot of 24M rolling along the frozen Susquehanna River, passing the Three Mile Island nuclear facility.
Photo Date:  2/6/2022  Upload Date: 3/10/2022 3:06:21 PM
Location:  Royalton, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 1846(SD70ACC)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
Intermodal on the Curve
Title:  Intermodal on the Curve
Description:  NS SD70ACC 1846 leads 24M around the curve east of Royalton with TOFC for Baltimore
Photo Date:  2/6/2022  Upload Date: 3/10/2022 3:04:34 PM
Location:  Royalton, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 1846(SD70ACC)
Views:  244   Comments: 0
Bringing the Trailers East
Title:  Bringing the Trailers East
Description:  Another daylight NS 24M passes under the catenary poles near CP ROY with a single SD70ACC on the point
Photo Date:  2/6/2022  Upload Date: 3/10/2022 3:03:48 PM
Location:  Royalton, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 1846(SD70ACC)
Views:  249   Comments: 0
Missing Some Mainlines
Title:  Missing Some Mainlines
Description:  Now on the Port Road Branch, 24M passes through the former location of CP Port. The split in the two mains is due to the former A&S (Low Grade) main diverging at this location.
Photo Date:  2/5/2022  Upload Date: 3/9/2022 11:43:40 AM
Location:  Washington Boro, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 1149(SD70ACe)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
Lancaster County Heritage
Title:  Lancaster County Heritage
Description:  Amtrak 100 leads 42 east through Florin along the Keystone Corridor
Photo Date:  1/31/2022  Upload Date: 3/7/2022 10:39:46 AM
Location:  Florin, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  AMTK 100(P42DC)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
Heritage in the Snow
Title:  Heritage in the Snow
Description:  Amtrak '50th Anniversary' heritage unit #108 leads train 42 past the former PRR freight depot in Middletown
Photo Date:  1/8/2022  Upload Date: 3/2/2022 11:32:14 AM
Location:  Middletown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  AMTK 108(P42DC)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Farmlands
Title:  Pennsylvania Farmlands
Description:  Norfolk Southern H23 passes through Limerock as they head east on the Lititz Secondary
Photo Date:  12/20/2021  Upload Date: 2/17/2022 6:58:23 PM
Location:  Limerock, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 5670(GP38-2) NS 5655(GP38-2)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
Splitting the Highway
Title:  Splitting the Highway
Description:  Western Maryland Alco S6 #151 shoves its train across 230 and onto the siding. The Penn State Harrisburg campus can beÝpeen in the background.
Photo Date:  12/19/2021  Upload Date: 2/17/2022 6:19:14 PM
Location:  Middletown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  MIDH 151(S6)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
Over Route 230
Title:  Over Route 230
Description:  While shifting out cars, the M&H makes a rore move across Rt 230 on the remains of the Fruehauf Branch
Photo Date:  12/19/2021  Upload Date: 2/17/2022 6:18:10 PM
Location:  Middletown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  MIDH 151(S6)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
Great Meals Start With an Alco
Title:  Great Meals Start With an Alco
Description:  The Middletown & Hummelstown freight passes the Karns Grocery store as they head for the NS interchangeIM
Photo Date:  12/19/2021  Upload Date: 2/17/2022 6:17:42 PM
Location:  Middletown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  MIDH 151(S6)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Empty Coal at Cola
Title:  Empty Coal at Cola
Description:  With a fresh recrew onboard that will take the train onto the Buffalo Line, NS 633 passes COLA Tower
Photo Date:  10/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 2:20:09 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9922(C44-9W) NS 9686(C44-9W)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
Arriving at Brunner
Title:  Arriving at Brunner
Description:  Norfolk Southern 538, a loaded PPLX coal train, rolls onto the Brunner Island power & light spur and waits for permission into the plant
Photo Date:  9/17/2021  Upload Date: 10/26/2021 2:17:44 PM
Location:  York Haven, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9651(C44-9W) NS 7714(ES44DC)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
From Death Stars to Noodles
Title:  From Death Stars to Noodles
Description:  Two Illinois Central SD70s are in CN paint as they lead CN L521 through Griffith as they head for points west
Photo Date:  8/23/2021  Upload Date: 10/10/2021 10:10:19 PM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  IC 1016(SD70) IC 1031(SD70)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
Kicking Up the Coal Dust
Title:  Kicking Up the Coal Dust
Description:  Norfolk Southern 632 passes the Harrisburg International Airport, and is seen leaving a cloud of coal dust in their wake as they get up to track speed
Photo Date:  5/28/2021  Upload Date: 9/20/2021 9:28:41 PM
Location:  Middletown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9538(C44-9W) NS 9899(C44-9W)
Views:  313   Comments: 1
Standard Cab Duo
Title:  Standard Cab Duo
Description:  NS H53 rolls up the Buffalo Line with two SD40Es and a large train for Northumberland
Photo Date:  5/21/2021  Upload Date: 9/6/2021 3:35:08 PM
Location:  Dauphin, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 6311(SD40E) NS 6303(SD40E)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
Now Arriving on Track 2: NS 3414
Title:  Now Arriving on Track 2: NS 3414
Description:  H28 has been cleared by the platforms, and slowly rolls through Lancaster Station on Amtrak rails
Photo Date:  5/17/2021  Upload Date: 8/19/2021 10:29:25 AM
Location:  Lancaster, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 3414(SD40-2)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
Lumber for Stauffers
Title:  Lumber for Stauffers
Description:  NS H28 drops the lumber loads on the H M Stauffers spur in Leola. The former depot can be seen on the left.
Photo Date:  5/17/2021  Upload Date: 8/19/2021 10:27:39 AM
Location:  Leola, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 3414(SD40-2)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
Spotting the Lumber
Title:  Spotting the Lumber
Description:  NS H28 shifts H M Stauffer in some beautiful evening light
Photo Date:  5/17/2021  Upload Date: 8/19/2021 10:26:42 AM
Location:  Leola, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 3414(SD40-2)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Back on the New Holland
Title:  Back on the New Holland
Description:  After following H23 for a bit, we return to the New Holland Secondary to find H28 rolling through Bareville at trackspeed
Photo Date:  5/17/2021  Upload Date: 8/19/2021 10:25:09 AM
Location:  Bareville, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 3414(SD40-2)
Views:  118   Comments: 0
Black and White in the Country
Title:  Black and White in the Country
Description:  NS H28 passes through the middle of Lancaster County farmlands, while a group of cows pays no mind
Photo Date:  5/17/2021  Upload Date: 8/19/2021 10:19:30 AM
Location:  Witmer, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 3414(SD40-2)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
Cork Tower
Title:  Cork Tower
Description:  NS H28 is on Amtrak rails as they roll through Lancaster Station, passing the former PRR Cork Tower
Photo Date:  5/10/2021  Upload Date: 6/15/2021 9:17:36 AM
Location:  Lancaster, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 3414(SD40-2)
Views:  256   Comments: 0
Far From Home
Title:  Far From Home
Description:  A former Illionis Central 1001 is seen working International Paper on the Gettysburg Railroad
Photo Date:  4/26/2021  Upload Date: 6/11/2021 3:10:16 PM
Location:  Biglerville, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  PREX 1001(GP10)
Views:  167   Comments: 1
Dropping the Tankers
Title:  Dropping the Tankers
Description:  NS H04 shifts out Tanner Industries along the "Old Main" in Havre de Grace
Photo Date:  4/19/2021  Upload Date: 6/11/2021 2:17:37 PM
Location:  Havre de Grace, MD
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 5605(GP38-2)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
Heritage on the Corridor
Title:  Heritage on the Corridor
Description:  Norfolk Southern 650 passes through Aberdeen on the 3 track Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Photo Date:  4/19/2021  Upload Date: 6/11/2021 11:21:32 AM
Location:  Aberdeen, MD
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 8104(ES44AC) NS 1012(SD70ACe)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
Lehigh Valley on the Roy
Title:  Lehigh Valley on the Roy
Description:  NS 650 rolls down the Royalton alongside Rt 441 with the Lehigh Valley heritage unit on the point.
Photo Date:  4/19/2021  Upload Date: 6/11/2021 11:05:59 AM
Location:  Royalton, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8104(ES44AC) NS 1012(SD70ACe)
Views:  123   Comments: 0
Under the Low Grade
Title:  Under the Low Grade
Description:  NS 36A is seen under the huge bridge that once carried the Atglen & Susquehanna branch to Atglen and beyond.
Photo Date:  4/5/2021  Upload Date: 5/6/2021 8:30:03 AM
Location:  Safe Harbor, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 4364(AC44C6M) NS 9326(C44-9W)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
Down to Clorox
Title:  Down to Clorox
Description:  NS H04 heads south through Aberdeen on the way to the Channel Lumber spur
Photo Date:  4/2/2021  Upload Date: 4/23/2021 2:35:31 PM
Location:  Aberdeen, MD
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 5620(GP38-2)
Views:  213   Comments: 0


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