NS 68Q and Port Reading

[ChrisU]

Nice shot,definately CSX Ksomething.

[bigblue5277]

Nice shot,definately CSX Ksomething.

Thanks a lot, this is great to know.

[JerseyShore16]

69Q will be departing port reading around noon

[ChrisU]

Heard that 68Q is coming to Port Reading with power as follows:NS 8010,NS 8101 CofG heritage unit,and NS 9744 spotted by South Bend,IN today! Anyone know when it's due into Motiva?

[chuxter26]

Should be in the Port Reading area....by Manville around 11am.....

[RailsEast]

Arrived at 1130 hours; damn fine looking locomotive.....

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=3119293
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=3119295

Thanks for the heads-up, Chris.

[ChrisU]

Nice stuff!

[TAMR213]

Nice photos! Its too bad I didn't get to Sewaren until the units were already squirreled away under the West Ave. bridge, in such a position that made it impossible to see anything but the nose of the lead unit (for understandable reasons). Nice photos again!

[ChrisU]

Anyone know anything about NS Ethanols tomorrow?

[RailsEast]

A rare northern visitor came in yesterday on 68Q, and will most likely depart this afternoon on 69Q.....

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=3153574
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=3153577

[TAMR213]

A rare northern visitor came in yesterday on 68Q, and will most likely depart this afternoon on 69Q.....

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=3153574
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=3153577

Wow, nice catch!

[waldwickrailfan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EWz8Fz8eMU

My day at Bound Brook Friday. 13 and a half hour day includes 69Q with NS, CN and BCOL Dash 9's. Incudes 24 trains: 11J, 21M, MA01(2), MA02(2), 19G, 22V, Q190, 212, Q032, Q418, L128, 20K, 33K, Q191, 18N, Q702, 69Q, Q438, L034, 32A, Q417, 23Z.

NS, CSX, UP, CN, BCOL

ES40DC, D8-40CW, D9-40CW, GP38-2, SD70M-2, ES44AH, SD70M, AC4400CW, AC6000CW, D9-40C, SD60I, SD70MAC, C44-9W, GP40-2, C40-8

*If moderator does not want this link up here for any reason, please remove it, I have no problem about this link not posting to this site*

[SecaucusJunction]

Thats the first flat bed intermodal unit I've seen in NJ on 212. Good catch. Hopefully those continue.

[RailsEast]

With Hurricane Sandy wreaking havoc on coastal NJ this week, something interesting from the Yahoo TierSightings group.........

"An NS 68Q-01 Loaded Ethanol Detour Train is making its way East across the Southern Tier today supposedly destined for Providence, RI. This train normally runs the NS Pittsburgh/Harrisburg/Reading/Lehigh Lines and terminates along the chemical coast in Central New Jersey, however the railroad and refinery facilities sustained damage during Hurricane Sandy.

The 68Q-01 was just by Adrian (M.P. 319) on the NS Southern Tier around 13:00 hours with the following stats:

NS 9220
NS 8874
NS 8903

81 Ethanol Loads and 2 spacers

There is possibly a second NS 68Q billed for Providence, RI that may detour over the Southern Tier as well in the next day or so! "

No further info at this time...
Chris

[wolfboy8171981]

Makes sense, Motiva has a place on the PW.