Midweek Photos 6/7/2017 [Real Trains]

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Great shots!!!

Finally got free to visit the Western Maryland Scenic Sunday. Went out to Woodcock Hollow, by way of the Frostburg Depot. Took one shot of the 502, and since she was to depart soon, I left for the hollow.

I wanted to check out the repair to the landslide, and walked up there to see what it looks like. Pretty nice work, seems to me. And the railroad goes to Frostburg once again. Here's the 502. A little work film on her!

Here is what the landslide repair looks like.

So, after a while here comes the train back down the hill. Kinda makes one thing of "coming round the mountain!"

And there she goes! Love the yellow lanterns.

In a few minutes, we can spot the train across the hollow at Sunnyside, and that ends our visit to the Scenic today.

As usual, click on photos for larger versions.

Ed

Follow the dotted line...eastbound across the bridge..Rockville bridge Marysville, Pa

NS ES44DC 7647 leads 201 westbound through Elliston, VA on the Christiansburg District running just in front of 611 

NS Dash-9 9237 passes under a set of the few remaining NW era CPLs as it heads westbound w/ 201 on the Pulaski District in Radford, VA

With storm clouds looming in the background, 611 steams through Montvale as it heads towards Lynchburg 

NS Dash-9 9237 leads southbound 201 past the classic NW signals in Arcadia, VA on the Shenandoah Valley Line 

A shot I waited 3 years to get for various reasons, 611 breaks the silence of early morning as she passes a small farm just outside of Webster VA. This is a scene that has not changed all that much since she regularly ran these same rails 60 years ago

Last Saturday I headed south to run along the former Nee-Nee line (Nebraska Northeastern) which is now the BNSF O'Neil sub.  It runs along the roof of Nebraska and is one of those obscure lines ignored by most foamers.  However, I never made it that far.  After crossing the river and going into Iowa at Sioux City, I spotted a BNSF grain train heading north on the Aberdeen sub.  I've never caught a train on that line despite it being only an hour away.  I turned my car back around and began heading north.  It was a hot day, over 90 degrees, and BNSF only lets the trains run on jointed rail at 5-10 mph.  I knew I'd be getting plenty of shots!  The train went from Sioux City IA to Mitchell SD, with a crew change in Scotland, SD.  It's a distance of about 150 miles, but it took nearly 12 hours.  All of these shots are my first from these locations after wanting them for twenty years!  This is a branch line with not a lot of traffic on it.

1. Train crosses into South Dakota over the Big Sioux River.

2. Passing the tubes at Elk Point, SD  Trains no longer load at this elevator.

3. Vermillion, SD.  Trains no longer load at this elevator.

4. Crossing the James River near Yankton, SD

5. Yellow board near Lesterville, SD  (Shot taken with 400mm lens, train >200 yards out, 10 mph.)

6. Scotland, SD.   Trains no longer load here.

7.  Ethan, SD.  Trains no longer load here since a bigger new complex was built south of town.

Kent in SD