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RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - TMo - 09-07-2024
(09-07-2024, 10:25 AM)Charlie B Wrote: September, 1976 Helping a westbound at MP 50, East Palestine, Ohio. There is a grade out of town to the west that is about a mile long and a 0.88% grade (approximate rise of 10.5 inches per 100 feet) The track speed at this time was 10 MPH and that was stretching it, so helpers were not uncommon here. Here is a revised copy of the local track chart.
Charlie
Talk about a freshly dipped paint job! That had to be right out of the paint booth for that SDP45.
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - Charlie B - 09-08-2024
9/8/2014. Approaching the PA RTE 351 bridge east of Enon Valley. Pa.
Charlie
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - Charlie B - 09-09-2024
9/09/2013. If the front of this locomotive had a shark nose it would be beautiful, from the cab back it looks like a sharknose. I don't like the design of the new passenger locomotives at all but I did take a few photos of them over the years. Enon Valley heading west.
Charlie
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - BR60103 - 09-09-2024
Those early Amtrak days with all the colour schemes mixed together...
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - Charlie B - 09-10-2024
David, the Amtrak train was an extra called the art train and the cars were private cars.
This one is from 9/10/2015 and the train is NS local C10 approaching the Broadway crossing in East Liverpool, Ohio
Charlie
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - Charlie B - 09-11-2024
9/11/1977 Eastbound at East Palestine, Ohio.
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - Charlie B - 09-12-2024
On the final journey, 9/12/1977. I wish I had been able to get to Youngstown during the week to see these working. Alcos are my favorite locomotive.
Nothing pulls like these old ALCo's did (except Baldwins) and they had great sound.
Charlie
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - Charlie B - 09-13-2024
September, 1977. Westbound at MP 50, East Palestine. Another rainbow consist.
Charlie
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - Charlie B - 09-14-2024
September, 1978 westbound coal
Charlie
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - Charlie B - 09-14-2024
9/15/1978, Cumberland MD. Protection for the Chessie Steam special.
Charlie
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - Charlie B - 09-16-2024
9/16/2010. West Pittsburgh, Pa.
Charlie
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - jim currie - 09-16-2024
Charlie your picks are amazing to me most all are so well composed and clear.
Jim
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - FiatFan - 09-17-2024
Did you notice that Charlie even managed to have the grassy area mowed!
Tom
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - Charlie B - 09-17-2024
(09-17-2024, 06:44 AM)FiatFan Wrote: Did you notice that Charlie even managed to have the grassy area mowed!
Tom
The location is actually the old P&LE station in West Pittsburgh, Pa. It is owned and maintained by the Beaver-Lawrence Railway Historical Society and they try to mow every Monday. It is between two mainline CSX tracks.
Charlie
RE: Trains This Day/Month in the Past - Charlie B - 09-17-2024
Exiting a tunnel at Gallitzin, Pa. 9/17/1977
Charlie