by teamgunzi
Update: 05/14/11
Let's start with the big news first: this weekend's 510 has 1/93rd of the remaining BLUE ex-Conrail units on it And it is one of only FOUR remaining BLUE SD60I's This particular unit, 6718, is one of two BLUEs I caught in an SD60I trio back in February while on a 'West Slope' railfan weekend.
The 510 was first publicly spotted/announced on the Station Inn's webcam on Friday am in Cresson PA. It pulled up to CP MO and stopped to get front-end helpers for the last leg over the mountain AND for added braking on the eastern descent into Pom Wonderful... I mean Altoona.
D9-40CW 9519 (in stripes) led SD70M 2629 (horsehead) back-to-back, with the 6718 also facing rearward. The 9519 is working crew one solo, with crew 2 operating the pair. Unless there is something wrong and the pair needs to be split, the 511 will have a BLUE leader- at least up to Enola.
The 6718 will be out in the open , shoving empties and fetching more loads, around 11am today and again sometime after 4pm.
Weather in Spring Grove: mild temps, completely overcast, hazy, misty, damp/humid, muddy. Showers expected in the afternoon, eventually becoming a steady rain through the weekend... It figures !
Ted G
WM York Sub MP 2.2
Let's start with the big news first: this weekend's 510 has 1/93rd of the remaining BLUE ex-Conrail units on it And it is one of only FOUR remaining BLUE SD60I's This particular unit, 6718, is one of two BLUEs I caught in an SD60I trio back in February while on a 'West Slope' railfan weekend.
The 510 was first publicly spotted/announced on the Station Inn's webcam on Friday am in Cresson PA. It pulled up to CP MO and stopped to get front-end helpers for the last leg over the mountain AND for added braking on the eastern descent into Pom Wonderful... I mean Altoona.
D9-40CW 9519 (in stripes) led SD70M 2629 (horsehead) back-to-back, with the 6718 also facing rearward. The 9519 is working crew one solo, with crew 2 operating the pair. Unless there is something wrong and the pair needs to be split, the 511 will have a BLUE leader- at least up to Enola.
The 6718 will be out in the open , shoving empties and fetching more loads, around 11am today and again sometime after 4pm.
Weather in Spring Grove: mild temps, completely overcast, hazy, misty, damp/humid, muddy. Showers expected in the afternoon, eventually becoming a steady rain through the weekend... It figures !
Ted G
WM York Sub MP 2.2