Here are some photos of CR 4973 operating on the Amboy Secondary (NJ) in May 1976:
http://trainspot.rrpicturearchives.net/ ... ?id=830663
http://trainspot.rrpicturearchives.net/ ... id=1328686
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Here are some photos of CR 4973 operating on the Amboy Secondary (NJ) in May 1976:
http://trainspot.rrpicturearchives.net/ ... ?id=830663
http://trainspot.rrpicturearchives.net/ ... id=1328686
I've posted the link below to indicate the misinformation that is often being presented nowadays on the subject of High( er ) Speed Rail. Note the paragraph stating the Acela is often held up by freight trains and railroad crossings . I assumed neither exists to any degree on the Northeast Corridor...
I just checked out OpenStreetMap.org, specifically the Philadelphia area, and they've got the NEC and just about every stub track at 30th Street Station labeled "Norfolk Southern Railway." I thought Amtrak owned those tracks...
Rodger,
Check out a site called www.Mailboxesandstuff.com; they offer steam locomotive mailboxes that fit your description, but they're a bit pricey.
The SL-II/SL-V shop photo is a remarkable study in contrasts. Great shot of the old and the new!
Two views of 802...
Another view of 701, and 801 on the pier.
Here are a few shots of 701 at Packer Marine Terminal this morning. 801 and 802 were still sitting on the pier as of 3pm today.
269 was in a four-car consist on train #4372 on Friday 2/26. Spotted at Eddystone just before 4pm with 219 leading.
SMS Rail Service.
Those are some terrific vantage points. Thanks for sharing, Tim!
I didn't know about the trip in advance, but I pulled up just as the train was preparing to leave Middletown in the afternoon... got some good pictures, too!
Honestly the entire trepassing thing is not what really bothers me its the fact that they brought the entire DHS thing into the mix. A local PD officer citing "homeland security" as a reason to issue a citation??? As a CBP Officer (a DHS component agency), I would be impressed if the offi...
well you still can go to the lower end of Abrams yard . if you go down Abrams road to the light turn left, follow that road (landmark) school to your left, pass the school then go a mile or so, you come to a houses that are on your left you can see the yard from there , go down the one street, your...
Nice shot, Gerald!