Midweek Photos 11/7/2012

A few shots along Pittsburgh's mainlines and yards this week.

 

 

CSX 997 WAITING FOR A LIGHT

 

 

AVR 2005 ENTERING ISLAND YARD

Tim

Love that reflection shot! Nice catch!

Dennis

3254 pops off in the barn!

NS-BNSF Coal Drag EB through Berea, Ohio.

 

 

I can contribute some from Sunday, November 4. At long last, Amtrak resumed Cardinal service and we were able to ride PRR coach Franklin Inn back to Washington, DC. Here's photos of the Franklin Inn in the yards at Huntington, #50 arriving and then backing down the siding to pick up the car, and some freight action seen on the way home.

 

B&OBill

Great shots so far, everyone! Thank you Dennis! That was one of those lucky days. I am glad my own reflection didn't fight what I was going for By the way, your roundhouse photo is an excellent study in dark and light. ... And now, back to the show!!!

ChooChooDenn--that's the best shot I've ever seen from you, and one of the best of the year here.  I've mostly been shooting my new Leica the past couple of weeks--love that camera!  Will post a few shots from it eventually.  Meanwhile, I also shot a few with the Nikon D5100.  I'll call this week "Shortlines!"  First is from a very, very rare little railroad, the SMRR (Sisseton & Milbank.)  It's up in extreme northeast South Dakota, partly on the Sioux Indian reservation.  This is their only engine, and they had just hauled about a dozen TCWR (Twin Cities & Western) hoppers to the little elevator in Sisseton.  This might be my ONLY photo of this railroad.  Second is from Baltic, South Dakota--the D&I (Dakota & Iowa) pulling a string of empty rock hoppers back to Dell Rapids.  This railroad generally mostly shuts down in winter when the quarry is closed.  This was probably my last chance to get this shot until next year because the river is likely to freeze over until March this weekend.  Final shot brings me sadness.  It's my favorite little shortline--the Nee Nee!  (NENE--Nebraska Northeastern.)  It goes through the "attic" of Nebraska from Sioux City to O'Neil, about 120 miles I think.  The area is like a time warp!  I don't think a single town it goes through has a stop light.  It services several grain elevators and at least two, maybe three big ethanol plants.  Friendly folks, great scenery, and interesting power.  And, it's all going away.  BNSF bought it effective first of the year and the old engines are going, along with half the people.  Track will be upgraded to welded rail (currently jointed & 10 mph.)  Sigh.


Kent in SD

Friday we had a cold front move in with snow.  It stuck long enough to get a picture of a loaded grain train at Portola California heading for Roseville Saturday morning.

 

Greg