Midweek Photos 6/8/2016

Now for the steam action. Saturday, June 4, there was a morning excursion at 8:00 with expected return by noon to arrive back in Manassas for a train festival.  To reach the station, the train pushed back from the yard to reach a switch, where the train then pulled forward on the main station track.  The rail in front of the first photo is part of a wye, and the line that would go to Front Royal. 

Off to the station.  Going ahead of the train, we stopped at Delaplane to catch this bit of action.

And this spot, near Linden, not long before arriving at the wye in Front Royal, which I believe they call Riverton Junction.

Let's visit Middletown station on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line. The station facilities were completely upgraded as part of the extension of electrification from Matawan to Long Branch in 1988. In the following images, we see several views of the station building followed by eastbound and westbound trains. 

Bob

Now for some of the return to Manassas action.  This is the train climbing uphill outside of Front Royal. The train did not go into town, but rather to a yard along the Shenandoah River, where it was wyed.  The final car on the train was Washington DC Chapter's Dover Harbor. 

And another nifty location, by an old train station.  There were several on this 40 mile line.  I can't remember the name, since we jumped out of the car just in time to catch the train. (Edit:  This is Rectortown)

Another close call, roaring through a town called The Plains.

This is approaching a road crossing, I believe in Gainesville.

A triumphant return into Manassas.  

The train had to wait in de-training riders due to the arrival of Amtrak's Cardinal.  Busy place.  That does it for me this week.  Thank you for viewing.  I will have the Sunday photos up next week, and maybe a few others, too.  See you next Wednesday.

A fine series of photos! Thanks for posting

Now for some of the return to Manassas action.  This is the train climbing uphill outside of Front Royal. The train did not go into town, but rather to a yard along the Shenandoah River, where it was wyed.  The final car on the train was Washington DC Chapter's Dover Harbor. 

This gentleman was one of the crew of the DOVER HARBOR when NKP 765 met R&N 425 at Jim Thorpe

N&W 611; 6-4-2016

Walkersville Southern, 6-4-2016

Maryland Midland, 6-6-2016

All images by me

Decided to try some rail photography - with the 611 in the D.C. area over the weekend, there could not have been a better excuse! Here she is, threading her way downhill through Thoroughfare Gap, on her way back to Manassas.

Not too bad for a point-and-click camera. I could do without the lens flare, though.

This one, not so great! But I've decided to keep it. It's "artsy"

Well, I was there too.  This was the view at the East Main street grade crossing in Marshall.  Seconds after the observation car cleared the crossing those dark storm clouds unloaded a torrential downpour.

Here is Casper Wyo on 6-5-16.  Yard engines on guard.  Mainline action.  North Platte  River at bank full. Comes north from Colorado, past the Snowy Range, but now turns southeast which the RRs follow to their advantage.  Finally  what you would see from the cab. 

Calling Wyhog . . . do you have a boat?