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A quartet of Big ALCO/MLWs leads a large cut of grain upgrade east of Dunmore. I never knew you could drive all the way in here, but this is ground level where 84/380 crosses the former Lackawanna high above in the Roaring Brook Gorge. Thanks to Biff for tipping us off to the "road" to get to this spot. The former Lackawanna mainline east of Scranton is still littered with signal bridges that speak to the line's former glory. While the traffic density will never return, it's hard to beat a quartet of Bigs making one helluva racket storming the grade.
*Better make sure you have good ground clearance on your vehicle and plenty of spare time to get in here. Thanks to my friend Dave Curtis for driving in here with his new Dodge Ram.
Western end of Ray’s Hill Tunnel on Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike near Breezewood, PA
Originally built in 1881 for trains, opened to vehicular traffic in 1940, and was bypassed in 1968
Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1940 including seven tunnels. By the late 1950s, the turnpike was so heavily used that traffic congestion demanded expansion of two-lane tunnels which causing a major problem at each tunnel, especially during the summer.
To reduce the traffic jams, a second tube was added to 4 tunnels as the less expensive option. For the other 3 tunnels, a bypass option was planned to relief more quickly and less expensively.
This is one of two tunnels on 13-mile (21 Km) bypassed section in 1968. This tunnel is 3,532 feet (1,076 m) long, the shortest of the original 7 tunnels. From the entrance, I was able to see a small light at the end of the other side. Bike or foot are allowed, no driving. This tunnel is 1.5-mile (2.4 Km) walking from Rt 30. The entire 1.5-mile old turnpike and tunnel have been heavily vandalized.
Where Art Deco (1925) heads towards Modernist and eventual Brutalism. Built 1936. Designed by Charles Holden
After waiting for Q200 to pull into the yard, K931 blasts off at Turnpike with a solo former Conrail SD50 in charge. The 2498 is one of the few remaining ex-Con EMD's to retain its marker lights. Visibility issues created by the construction of the turnpike here is the reason behind the unique signal configuration on the cantilever in the foreground.
Western end of Ray’s Hill Tunnel on Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike near Breezewood, PA
Originally built in 1881 for trains, opened to vehicular traffic in 1940, and was bypassed in 1968
Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1940 including seven tunnels. By the late 1950s, the turnpike was so heavily used that traffic congestion demanded expansion of two-lane tunnels which causing a major problem at each tunnel, especially during the summer.
To reduce the traffic jams, a second tube was added to 4 tunnels as the less expensive option. For the other 3 tunnels, a bypass option was planned to relief more quickly and less expensively.
This is one of two tunnels on 13-mile (21 Km) bypassed section in 1968. This tunnel is 3,532 feet (1,076 m) long, the shortest of the original 7 tunnels. From the entrance, I was able to see a small light at the end of the other side. Bike or foot are allowed, no driving. This tunnel is 1.5-mile (2.4 Km) walking from Rt 30. The entire 1.5-mile old turnpike and tunnel have been highly vandalized.
Q243 pulls out of Walbridge Yard and heads east down the former C&O toward Fostoria.
The signals here at Turnpike are a bit of an oddity. Mounted on a traditional C&O cantilever, the searchlight signals are required because of the proximity of the Ohio Turnpike overpass, which is behind us.
1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser
The Mercury Turnpike Cruiser is a series of automobiles that were produced by the Mercury division of Ford for the 1957 and 1958 model years. Named to commemorate the creation of the Interstate Highway System, the Turnpike Cruiser was marketed as the flagship Mercury model line, slotted above the Montclair.
The Turnpike Cruiser was produced as a luxury two-door and a four-door hardtop sedan. During the 1957 model year, a convertible, called the Convertible Cruiser, was offered on a limited basis, which served as a pace car for the Indianapolis 500 auto race. Mercury fitted the Turnpike Cruiser with a wide variety of advanced features for the time of its production, including a retractable rear window marketed as the "Breezeway", compound-curve windshield, mechanical pushbutton transmission controls and a trip computer.
In total, 23,268 examples of the Turnpike Cruiser were produced over two years. Mercury discontinued the Turnpike Cruiser for the 1958 model year, phasing its content into the Park Lane product line.
For 1957, the Turnpike Cruiser was fitted with a 368 cubic-inch, 290 hp V8. Sharing its name with the car, the engine was offered as an option across the rest of the Mercury line. For 1958, two all-new "Marauder" engines were introduced: a 383 cubic-inch, 330 hp V8 was standard (and shared with the Montclair and Colony Park); and a 430 cubic-inch, 360 hp (shared with the Park Lane). An optional triple-two barrel carburetor "Super Marauder" version of the 430 V8 produced 400 hp. Exclusive to Mercury, the Super Marauder was the first factory-produced engine with a 400 hp output, a response to the 375/390 hp 1957 Chrysler 300C.
While sharing much of its body with the Montclair, the Turnpike Cruiser was distinguished by several exterior design features. Although not legalized across the entire United States until 1958, "Quadri-Beam" dual headlamps were fitted as standard equipment, the only 1957 Mercury to do so, as well as one of very few cars from that year to be equipped as such. For states that still mandated single headlights, a standard setup was used. In place of contrasting paint, the scalloped tailfins were gold-anodized. Along with its retractable "Breezeway" rear window, the Turnpike Cruiser received a separate roofline, with a windshield curving into the roof. The windshield was among the first to use tint to reduce solar glare.
With his pickup at Walbridge Yard complete, eastbound autorack train Q243-16 pulls onto the former C&O mainline at Turnpike. The searchlight signals on the cantilever are one of a kind, but blend well with all of the other C&O flavor here.
One the tunnels on the PA Turnpike, seen at speed.
Stay tuned for pics from an abandoned turnpike tunnel.
Nikon D610 & NIkkor 24-70mm f/2.8 AFS @ f/5
I was shooting a CP close to London when I heard RTC talking to M394 about meeting a westbound west of London. With the help of someone whom had access to ATCS, I was able to make it to McLeod Interlocking just before the train. When I learned why the signal set-up here looked so unique I was reminded of CP Turnpike on the CSX Pemberville Sub. Similar to CSX Turnpike and its relation to Interstate 80/90, CN lowered the heads here at McLeod when the Adelaide Street overpass was completed many years ago to increase sight lines for crews.
When this train rounded the curve I was surprised and saddened to see the trio of cowls DIT likely going for scrap. I was particularly sad to see BCOL 4615 as just a few years ago I chased it solo on the Flint Sub with Colt Jeffries.
Train: CN M394 with CN 3274 (ET44AC), CN 2946 (ES44AC), CN 5712 (SD75I), BCOL 4621 (C40-8M), CN 2406 (C40-8M), BCOL 4615 (C40-8M), and mid DPU CN 2908 (ES44AC).
Dundas Subdivision
London, ON
As 52 returns from Hazens, it parallels the Turnpike Road in Jefferson, NH. The sun broke through the clouds literally seconds before they came by. The weather today was typical New England. Snow one minute, then the next, it was sunny.
It appeared that there may have been a fire at a turnpike maintenance building, just East of Strongsville, OH. There were several engines, and ambulances surrounding the building. Couldn't get any good shots up the driveway though.
W860-25 rolls east under the C&O signals at Turnpike with a classic pair on the point.
The 8823 and 8533 are the power for this out of the ordinary train. A buffer car and 18 LPG loads from Flint, MI to Linden, NJ is what the train consists of and dusk begins to settle in.
©joanne mariol 2019
Vintage 1957 Mercury Turnpike
Nikon D50 + Snapseed
See the original image here: From This to That: Dark Turnpike
On October 8th, 2018, CSX signal crews converged on the former Chesapeake & Ohio mainline in northern Ohio to begin removing the classic C&O color light signals from service. By the end of the day, all the signals between W. E. Pemberville and Turnpike were either removed or bagged. The rest of the route to Fostoria is expected to be cut over within the coming weeks, marking the end of an era on what was easily one of the most identifiable and interesting class I mainlines in the midwest. In addition to the signals, original C&O telegraph lines still parallel the tracks all the way to Fostoria and continuing on toward Columbus, brining power to all the signals. It is currently unknown whether CSX plans to continue using it to power the new signals.
CP Turnpike was one of the most unique and most photographed locations on the line. This location lies at the south end of CSX's Walbridge Yard in Walbridge, Ohio, a major automotive terminal where brand new vehicles from Detroit are classified and sent out on trains destined for locations all over the eastern US. When the Ohio Turnpike bridge on which I am standing was built over the tracks, crews had difficulty seeing the signal as they approached this location from the south (railroad east), so the signals were lowed on the masts so that they could be seen from further away, which in turn created a unique looking arrangement on this cantilever with all searchlights.
In this image, rack train Q241 rolls under the now removed C&O signals at CP Turnpike as they depart Walbridge with a former Seaboard SD40-2 leading the way.
I spent the last three days driving, and today it was snowing. The turnpike was terrible in the morning, the snow was heavy, the plows hadn't been out, and then this car carrier in front of me lost one of it's vehicles. Only because of my masterful driving skills was I able to avoid CERTAIN DEATH!
Luckily I had the presence of mind to not only avoid the tumbling, flipping, and eventually exploding vehicle, but I was also able to snap off a quick picture of the action as it unfolded.
Just call me the ever-ready photographer.
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Explored - peaked at #7.
Day 255.
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