PITTSBURGH & SHAWMUT SW-9 POWER ROLLS SOUTHBOUND EMPTIES ON THE HIGH ROUTE OVER THE VALLEY - EAST BRANCH, NORTH OF MARKTON, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 29, 1982
Been a while since posting something for "Switcher Saturday", so why not remedy that with going to where switchers were once king, moving coal trains. Once upon a time, on various Pennsylvania operations it was proven day after day that nobody need's those silly six axle turbo charged things to move the coal thru the hills and valleys. I sure liked things better back then and was glad to have been able to enjoy the final years of these operations.
Headed for the mine loadout at Dora, three SW-9 units have an empties train rolling southwest. They would load at Dora, and then either continue west for interchange to the B&O, or take loads back to Brookville for Conrail interchange. At the time, the run to Dora was still pretty much a daily thing, with a second train on some days. The P&S featured a number of these nice trestles, making for a fun day of old fashioned railfanning.
PITTSBURGH & SHAWMUT SW-9 POWER ROLLS SOUTHBOUND EMPTIES ON THE HIGH ROUTE OVER THE VALLEY - EAST BRANCH, NORTH OF MARKTON, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 29, 1982
Been a while since posting something for "Switcher Saturday", so why not remedy that with going to where switchers were once king, moving coal trains. Once upon a time, on various Pennsylvania operations it was proven day after day that nobody need's those silly six axle turbo charged things to move the coal thru the hills and valleys. I sure liked things better back then and was glad to have been able to enjoy the final years of these operations.
Headed for the mine loadout at Dora, three SW-9 units have an empties train rolling southwest. They would load at Dora, and then either continue west for interchange to the B&O, or take loads back to Brookville for Conrail interchange. At the time, the run to Dora was still pretty much a daily thing, with a second train on some days. The P&S featured a number of these nice trestles, making for a fun day of old fashioned railfanning.