NS 68Q and Port Reading

[locomotiveman1225]

When does NS 68Q usually arrive in Port Reading/ Seawaren

[Kaback9]

As required.

* I should add this train has no set schedule and that's what is meant by AR. From personal experience when its there ranges from the morning to the afternoon to late at night.

[locomotiveman1225]

Thanks, I heard it usually has some foreign power on it.

[Kaback9]

...sigh

Yes it does but its not a guarantee, if your looking for foreign power just take a trip out west where it becomes common power.

[njt5140]

With the days of run thru power becoming more and more common, there is NO such thing as "foriegn power". All the same engine types just in different paint(usually fathead GE's)!

[blockline4180]

With the days of run thru power becoming more and more common, there is NO such thing as "foriegn power". All the same engine types just in different paint(usually fathead GE's)!

Yes, but wasn't there a few months this past year(Jan through May) when "different paint" units were scarce on NS?? They seem to be showing up a bit more now.

[locomotiveman1225]

There is this guy that I know he caught a NS SD40-2, a CN SD75I, And a Illinois Central SD70 on the 68Q

[chuxter26]

One of the 68Qs this week had the CSXT 130 and BNSF 4881in the consist.The CSXT 8552 came in on another train.

[Kaback9]

Yup the BNSF unit should be leading on 69Q but they came in I think Thursday so they should be out by now, I thought there was another 68Q behind them with all Black.

[locomotiveman1225]

Yea I heard about that, Im going to the River Line today, and sometimes CSX runs there own ethonal train up to Selkirk NY from Port Reading NJ/ Seawaren, maybe that power will be the Consists on the ethonal train today.

[chuxter26]

UP 7009-6018-2 AC units-came in Friday-went west on 69Q Saturday

[RailsEast]

Today's 68Q arrived about 11:15am, with a very nice lashup; an old friend as leader, with some western visitors.........

http://njtwom.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... id=1787900
http://njtwom.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... id=1787880

[umtrr-author]

Now that's a lashup I would have liked being "back home" for...

Thanks for the photos!

[Kaback9]

There was an SP patch job in one of last weeks trains, those War bonnets were here last week too, they turned them though for this weeks trip.

Chris thanks for finding this thread and reviving it .

Entire Train:
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1782447

SP Unit:
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1782456

[RailsEast]

Nice lashup on todays 68Q.......

http://njtwom.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... id=1839327
http://njtwom.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... id=1838134
http://njtwom.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... id=1838099
http://njtwom.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... id=1839324
http://njtwom.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... id=1839318