Re: (erielack) ES99/SE98

[RWJ <arjay3_@_comcast.net>]

Yes they were not going to make it up the grade west of here.
Took photos of the train on the High Bridge branch, but in looking back I wonder how that power got that size train around the curve and up the grade at Lake Jct.?
Rich Jahn

On Oct 16, 2012, at 12:28 PM, Richard Onorevole wrote:

>
> I chased more than a few of the 99's and never saw a consist like that.
> That certainly is a rare one! Thanks for the explanation of the switching
> of power, as my initial question upon seeing that consist was how they
> would have made it to Scranton, unless they used pushers from East
> Stroudsburg. Those were the days!
>
> Rich Onorevole
>
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 12:06 PM, RWJ <arjay3_@_comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> This was an unusual day with the three little units. I was just after
>> Hurricane Agnes and previous days trains had been canceled. SE98 had not
>> arrived at Elizabethport the previous day so CNJ had no 6-axle units to
>> send out on this train. Can't say for sure but it may have been the only
>> time a solid CNJ consist like this made it onto the EL. The met the SE98,
>> which had three SD's, at this siding and the two trains swapped power. It
>> was after dark by the time the RS3-GP7, RS3 combo was headed back to Lake
>> Jct. with SE98.
>> Rich Jahn
>>
>> On Oct 16, 2012, at 10:09 AM, STEVEZ10_@_aol.com wrote:
>>


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