We went car hunting today, so i assumed Railfanning, and the rest is history.
When we went over the first time, i got some things, but wanted a closer look
NYSW
GP18 1802 was sitting outside the shops, along with
SD40T-2 3014
SW900 901
U23B 2208
that ERIE boxcar, recently acquired by the Sayre HS.
GP20 2064 was knocking cars around. then, a cut of cars moves in front of us, Guess what the Power is!
CN
SD75I 5744, this was here yesterday, along with
C40-8M 2437
they were also switching
NS
SD70 2501, same place as yesterday
C40-8 8302, same place as yesterday
there was a train coming off the wye, it wasn't 167
UP
SD70M 4120
NS
D8-40CW 8407 in CR paint
D9-40CW 9371, Horsehead Paint
After this, we went ouit towards Kirkwood, doing a check of the Roadnames of the Copvered Boxcars that asked for
the only one wasn't blue and silver it was ROIX, but on the way, there was a train waiting to go East, towards Jervis, it had 5 locomotives!
NYSW
(in order)
SD40T-2 3016
SD45 3618
SD45 3634
SD40T-2 3010
SD40T-2 3012
a crew truck was waiting, we couldn't figure out why. You'll find out later in this post.
we went further east after this, and all of a sudden, there was a train going towards Binghamton!
It had 3 locomotives, here they are in Order
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GP40 3040
MLW 636 NYSW/RRPX 78
MLW 636 NYSW/SIXX 41
All of a sudden, that Crew truck pulls up aliongside the locomotives, which had stopped near JAck Sherman Toyota, followed by a blue Pickup, and then the Crew Changes. Upon this, a horn sounds in the distance, and that other train prepares to leave.
Oh by the Way, that mystery alco's Number is 4326, in CP paint, with a faded multimark, 4 axle, the cars in front of it had been moved. Anybody know of this locomotives RR/ Status?