Digital shots from NS' ex-NYC Chicago line between MP 252 and CP 253.
About 6:10 PM the scanner went off with the 14J hollering that they were in
Emergency at CP253.
We rushed to finish dinner and headed down to the tracks at CP253 just off
State St. to see what was up.
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The crew of the 9576 on NS 14J had just found a runaround hose to temporarily repair the trainline on the 18th car while the FA10 backs into the siding at CP 253 to clear Track 1 at 6:30pm.
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PRR GP38 5288 backs past the grade crossing at CP 253 in the siding while the crew starts to walk back to the disabled car on the 14J in the background at 6:32pm.
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Looking eastbound at the Dash-9's on the headend of the 14J on Track 2 at 6:32pm.
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Immediately to the left of the 5288 is the 18th car of the 14J (NS 191342) with the bad trainline.
The light's fading fast at 6:35pm and we're hoping for a westbound on Track 1! Canon Powershot S100 Digital Photo Copyright 2001 The Railfan Network 800x421 JPEG 67kb File="img_0289.jpg" Size=69022 |
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Good things come to those who wait! Here comes the 21Q approaching CP253 west on Track 1 at 6:40pm.
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The lead units on 21Q are just passing the headend of the 14J at CP253 at 6:41pm.
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Shooting as fast at the digital will shoot the 21Q is a little closer...
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And the 21Q blurs on past the FA10 in the siding at 6:43pm.
The light's almost gone, 5 minites later and this shot would be almost impossible to get. Canon Powershot S100 Digital Photo Copyright 2001 The Railfan Network 800x530 JPEG 123kb File="img_0297.jpg" Size=126031 |
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The tail end of the 21Q blurs past 14J's power.
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Despite having to lightly trespass I walked up the access road to the power on the 14J for a shot at Cabin 253.
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We heard another westbound call the signal at CP247 so we decided to haul on down to Plasterbed Rd. to see if we could get one more shot before we were out of light.
This is the only survivor of about 6 shots which were just too blurred by the lack of light. The 14J has just gotten underway and is the white light just to the right of the red signal at 253 in the distance. This is the 17J westbound at MP252 at 6:58pm. Canon Powershot S100 Digital Photo Copyright 2001 The Railfan Network 600x395 JPEG 27kb File="img_0304.jpg" Size=28324 |