[4K60] C&NW Gong Bell SD40-2 Leads a Buffalo & Pittsburgh Train in the Fog

Dan, nice job on the video.  Thank you for the well researched information.  The last location where you shot the whole train is Bonniebrook Rd.  That is the Dollar General in the background at the traffic light at Rt 422.  I live 5 miles from that location up on top of a hill that overlooks the B&P and CN.

@pittsburghrailfan posted:

On this icky January day a year and a month ago, the train had an ex-Chicago & Northwestern SD40-2 leader, still equipped with a functional gong bell. Seeing a gong in operation outside of a museum was rare in 2023, and still is today. Later in 2023, the Homer City Generating Station would close, resulting in the transfer of the B&P SD50s to the Maryland Midland, and the dispersal of several SD40-2s. With the arrival of remanufactured BNSF/CSX Dash 9s, many of the rest of the SD40-2s, and almost all the SD60M/Is, have been sent to other railroads in Ohio and elsewhere. To cap off the changes, the RIBT and counterpart BTRI now usually run in darkness with late evening call times.

Consist: SD40-2s 3323, 3328, 6072, SD50 5020

(0:00) Intro

(0:15) Hampton Road, Punxsutawney

(3:06) Drake Highway/departing Punxsy

(3:44) Mosgrove Viaduct

(6:10) Vanderzee Road, Butler

(7:10) Stoneybrook Lane (whole train). Note the empty coal cars on the rear of the train, these would be sent to the AVR, and from there forwarded to the Wheeling and Nelms 2 mine.

Thanks for sharing video of B&P I've encountered them many times while in Punxy. Happy Groundhog Day