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By:Lee King
Dates:7/1/2008 - 12/31/2008
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NS 2744 17G
Title:  NS 2744 17G
Description:  17G heads west with an M2 duo brackketting a 9W. Before this, a SEPTA train came in. Instead of going to Elm Street though, it came back in on the other track to go back to Philly, and was waiting to fill up as I took this photo.
Photo Date:  7/18/2008  Upload Date: 7/19/2008 12:05:39 PM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  NS 2744(SD70M-2) NS 9420(C40-9W) NS 2760(SD70M-2)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
NS 3038 HM21
Title:  NS 3038 HM21
Description:  After 400 years, HM21 finally got going.
Photo Date:  7/18/2008  Upload Date: 7/19/2008 12:06:40 PM
Location:  Bridgeport, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 3038(GP40-2) NS 7145(GP60)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
NS 2747 20E
Title:  NS 2747 20E
Description:  20E rolls east at one of Lee King's newest spots.
Photo Date:  7/19/2008  Upload Date: 7/19/2008 12:07:33 PM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 2747(SD70M-2) NS 7528(ES40DC) NS 9964(C40-9W)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
CSX 5354 Q190
Title:  CSX 5354 Q190
Description:  Q190 in a newer Swedeland view.
Photo Date:  7/19/2008  Upload Date: 7/19/2008 12:08:13 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5354(ES44DC) CSX 729(ES44AC-H)
Views:  538   Comments: 0
AC/DC
Title:  AC/DC
Description:  Apparently, not the band.
Photo Date:  7/19/2008  Upload Date: 7/19/2008 12:08:47 PM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 729(ES44AC-H) CSX 5354(ES44DC)
Views:  479   Comments: 0
NS 2747 17G
Title:  NS 2747 17G
Description:  A new view of 17G, sporting 20E power.
Photo Date:  7/19/2008  Upload Date: 7/20/2008 12:08:23 PM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 2747(SD70M-2) NS 7528(ES40DC) NS 9964(C40-9W)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
AMTK 909 Sunday
Title:  AMTK 909 Sunday
Description:  Not the best view you'll see here of a slow moving Amtrak weekender.
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 7/27/2008 6:54:09 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 909(AEM7)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
CSX 5115 Q439
Title:  CSX 5115 Q439
Description:  Q439 heads west over the High Line.
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 7/27/2008 6:54:49 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5115(AC44CW) CSX 277(AC44CW)
Views:  216   Comments: 0
CSX 5488 Q300
Title:  CSX 5488 Q300
Description:  Q300 rolling east after waiting for Q439.
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 7/27/2008 6:55:33 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5488(ES44DC) CSX 639(AC60CW)
Views:  346   Comments: 0
CSX 8748 Q703
Title:  CSX 8748 Q703
Description:  Q703 coming west off of single tracking. Note I'm at an old spot-Fox Street.
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 7/27/2008 6:56:07 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8748(SD60I) CSX 5268(ES44DC) CSX 8857(SD40-2)
Views:  396   Comments: 0
CSX 5488 Q300 Recaptured
Title:  CSX 5488 Q300 Recaptured
Description:  Q300 again after waiting for Q703.
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 7/27/2008 6:58:32 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5488(ES44DC) CSX 639(AC60CW)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
CSX 8748 Q703 Also Recaptured
Title:  CSX 8748 Q703 Also Recaptured
Description:  Q703 again(in the nick of time). Notice that the third engine, an ex-CR SD40-2, is no longer in the consist.
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 7/27/2008 6:59:33 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Tunnel,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8748(SD60I) CSX 5268(ES44DC)
Views:  371   Comments: 0
NS 6748 17G
Title:  NS 6748 17G
Description:  Westbound general freight 17G lumbers west, taking another step forward toward Conway. An eastbound SEPTA train was behind me when I took this picture. Also-the considerably shiny SD60I was dropped at Abrams.
Photo Date:  8/1/2008  Upload Date: 8/2/2008 1:07:51 PM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6748(SD60I) NS 7633(ES40DC) NS 9090(C40-9W) NS 5287(GP38-2)
Views:  743   Comments: 2
Nature With The Black Beast
Title:  Nature With The Black Beast
Description:  It's the black line!!!! But at a pause.
Photo Date:  8/2/2008  Upload Date: 8/2/2008 1:08:46 PM
Location:  Port Kennedy, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9272(C40-9W)
Views:  354   Comments: 0
NS 2764 34M meets The Black Line
Title:  NS 2764 34M meets The Black Line
Description:  An M2/8W duo picked up black niner for 34M. See them meet The Black Line, still at a pause.
Photo Date:  8/2/2008  Upload Date: 8/2/2008 1:09:18 PM
Location:  Port Kennedy, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2764(SD70M-2) NS 8440(C40-8W) NS 9265(C40-9W) NS 9272(C40-9W)
Views:  402   Comments: 0
CSX 4766 Q410
Title:  CSX 4766 Q410
Description:  SD70AC 4766 leads an AC44 and a crewless Q410. Note the seagull.
Photo Date:  8/3/2008  Upload Date: 8/3/2008 1:20:09 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 4766(SD70MAC) CSX 82(AC44CW)
Views:  441   Comments: 0
CSX 7775 Q300
Title:  CSX 7775 Q300
Description:  Q300 cruises north at Fox Street past the Tastykake Factory. Note the 7775's poor condition.
Photo Date:  8/3/2008  Upload Date: 8/3/2008 1:20:56 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 7775(C40-8W) CSX 456(AC44CW)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
CSX 9050 Q417
Title:  CSX 9050 Q417
Description:  After running up the block to the railroad crossing at Ingleside, yet another duo of YN2 GE's head east toward Pavonia. Note that I was still in pain after 3 hours.
Photo Date:  8/3/2008  Upload Date: 8/3/2008 1:21:39 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 9050(C40-9W) CSX 468(AC44CW)
Views:  420   Comments: 0
CSX 4830 Q190
Title:  CSX 4830 Q190
Description:  Q190 eases east over the former PRR High Line. Note that a ran another block to catch this.
Photo Date:  8/3/2008  Upload Date: 8/3/2008 1:22:07 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4830(SD70MAC) CSX 5326(ES44DC)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
CSX 4536 Q370
Title:  CSX 4536 Q370
Description:  A YN2 70MAC brings the late-running Q370 east towards Greenwich. Note the old rusty boxcars to the right of the frame.
Photo Date:  8/3/2008  Upload Date: 8/3/2008 1:22:39 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4536(SD70MAC) CSX 7746(C40-8W) CSX 8259(SD40-2)
Views:  490   Comments: 0
CSX 5326 Q190
Title:  CSX 5326 Q190
Description:  Q190 strolls east under the Route 100 towards it's destination.
Photo Date:  8/3/2008  Upload Date: 8/3/2008 1:23:22 PM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 5326(ES44DC) CSX 4830(SD70MAC) SPAX 153(LRV)
Views:  379   Comments: 0
CSX 4821 L173
Title:  CSX 4821 L173
Description:  L173 heads south towards RG for a crew change. Q703 pulled up to the edge of the portal to the right, but alas it was to far away.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/16/2008 5:13:36 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Tunnel,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 4821(SD70MAC) CSX 8787(SD60)
Views:  469   Comments: 0
CSX 8730 Q300
Title:  CSX 8730 Q300
Description:  An ex-CR SD60I in YN3, in need of some facial work, heads north past the Tastykake factory at Fox Street.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/16/2008 5:14:20 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8730(SD60I) CSX 7677(C40-8W)
Views:  318   Comments: 1
CSX 8763 Q190
Title:  CSX 8763 Q190
Description:  Another ex-CR Widecab SD60/GE duo-this one in considerally better condition-heads west over the High Line on Q190 dividing University City from the Schuykill.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/16/2008 5:15:11 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8763(SD60M) CSX 5440(ES44DC)
Views:  321   Comments: 1
CSX 4777 Q370
Title:  CSX 4777 Q370
Description:  Q370 hustles east as if the world will end upon tardiness at 58th Street Crossing.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/16/2008 5:15:55 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4777(SD70MAC) CSX 347(AC44CW)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
CSX 4535 Q706 with 6 cars
Title:  CSX 4535 Q706 with 6 cars
Description:  A typical coal power set is seen with trash behind-6 cars of it. See how the whole train is in the picture here at Locust next to the River Path.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/16/2008 5:16:26 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4535(SD70MAC) CSX 77(AC44CW)
Views:  505   Comments: 0
CSX 4535 Q706 with 6 cars
Title:  CSX 4535 Q706 with 6 cars
Description:  Once again, the whole train is captured in the frame in this eerily similar image...
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/16/2008 5:17:48 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4535(SD70MAC) CSX 77(AC44CW)
Views:  496   Comments: 0
NS 8853 39G
Title:  NS 8853 39G
Description:  Yay for Linfield!!!!! 39G thunders past green foliage, the magic 34 marker, and Trinley Road.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/16/2008 5:18:54 PM
Location:  Linfield, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8853(C40-9) NS 9950(C40-9W) NS 2504(SD70)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
NS 9808 38G
Title:  NS 9808 38G
Description:  2 Horsehead Thoroughbred units brakett a much older ex-LMS C40-8W, together leading 38G past the old Reading station.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/16/2008 5:19:32 PM
Location:  Royersford, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9808(C40-9W) NS 8454(C40-8W) NS 2661(SD70M-2)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
NS 2504 34A
Title:  NS 2504 34A
Description:  Return to Reading! A late arrival brings 34A past the old Reading station near Reading. Note that the lead engine was on 8/16's 39G.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:53:36 PM
Location:  Muhlenburg, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2504(SD70) NS 9366(C40-9W) NS 3038(GP40-2) NS 6712(SD60) NS 3807(SD38)
Views:  520   Comments: 0
NS 5401 69Q
Title:  NS 5401 69Q
Description:  Super Surprise! An empty ethanol train heads west with a blue SD50, the first SD9043MAC I've ever seen in my entire 12-year-old life(in person that is), and a western AC44!
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:54:07 PM
Location:  Muhlenburg, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5401(SD50) UP 8154(SD9043MAC) UP 6869(AC44CW)
Views:  327   Comments: 1
NS 9154 21M
Title:  NS 9154 21M
Description:  And the day died.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:54:37 PM
Location:  Muhlenburg, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9154(C40-9W) NS 9639(C40-9W) NS 8348(C40-8W) NS 7512(ES40DC)
Views:  420   Comments: 0
NS 9329 34M
Title:  NS 9329 34M
Description:  Quick, this 11-car 34M should help!
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:55:06 PM
Location:  Muhlenburg, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9329(C40-9W) NS 5412(SD50)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
NS 9757 H48
Title:  NS 9757 H48
Description:  This is H48? Why, yes it is! It is seen here as a push-pull empty hopper train, the hoppers to be set off at the coal siding(you'd know about it if you were there before).
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:55:26 PM
Location:  Wyomissing, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9757(C40-9W)
Views:  235   Comments: 0
NS 9338 H48
Title:  NS 9338 H48
Description:  After the ridiculously short operation, the 2 C40's head east to bring a different set of hoppers east. See the hoppers that the two dropped off at the left.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:55:49 PM
Location:  Wyomissing, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9338(C40-9W) NS 9757(C40-9W)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
NS 9322 66Z
Title:  NS 9322 66Z
Description:  Boo! Hiss!
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:56:16 PM
Location:  Wyomissing, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9322(C40-9W) NS 8910(C40-9W)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
NS 9928 19G
Title:  NS 9928 19G
Description:  Sorry about the signal.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:56:49 PM
Location:  Blandon, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9928(C40-9W) NS 2616(SD70M) NS 5291(GP38-2) NS 5404(SD50)
Views:  479   Comments: 2
NS 9064 38G
Title:  NS 9064 38G
Description:  38G through C.P. Blandon with the new Black River SD9m tacked on.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:57:15 PM
Location:  Blandon, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9064(C40-9W) NS 8962(C40-9W) NS 8450(C40-8W) BDRV 9581(SD9m)
Views:  488   Comments: 0
NS 8749 M9G
Title:  NS 8749 M9G
Description:  A 19G extra, before the power was flipped. Some thought this was an ethanol extra.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:57:43 PM
Location:  Muhlenburg, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8749(C40-8) NS 9544(C40-9W)
Views:  375   Comments: 0
NS 2661 39G
Title:  NS 2661 39G
Description:  39G, released from the Reading area.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:58:06 PM
Location:  Muhlenburg, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2661(SD70M-2) NS 8454(C40-8W) NS 9808(C40-9W)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
It's A Mistake
Title:  It's A Mistake
Description:  A 14G, not intended to be captured, heads east with REAL mistakes on the front. The clear is because of a working coal train that accidentally tripped the signal.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:58:37 PM
Location:  Royersford, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9280(C40-9W) NS 9446(C40-9W)
Views:  451   Comments: 0
Black River 9581
Title:  Black River 9581
Description:  A better, more detailed view of Black River's ex-NS SD9m.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/17/2008 5:59:02 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BDRV 9581(SD9m) NS 8450(C40-8W)
Views:  684   Comments: 1
NS 2746 20E
Title:  NS 2746 20E
Description:  A pair of almost-consecutively numbered M2's coax 20E through the NTC on the final leg of their Chicago-Morrisville journey.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 12:20:35 PM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NS 2746(SD70M-2) NS 2748(SD70M-2)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
CR 21201 H3A
Title:  CR 21201 H3A
Description:  One of the recently fixed up cabooses works with a pair of black GE's.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 12:21:21 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9521(C40-9W)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
NS 8426 H3A Works Past NS 2579 34M
Title:  NS 8426 H3A Works Past NS 2579 34M
Description:  H3A continues it's reversing towards the car area to work, now heading past 34M power. The true blue beauties are shut off and crewless.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 12:21:56 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  NS 8426(C40-8W) NS 9521(C40-9W) NS 2579(SD70) NS 6800(SD60M)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
Workin' Pups
Title:  Workin' Pups
Description:  As a foreman heads back to the main office, one third of the SW1001 roster works in eastern Abrams as HM01.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 12:22:40 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  NS 2110(SW1001) NS 2107(SW1001) NS 2102(SW1001)
Views:  586   Comments: 0
NS 6800 34M
Title:  NS 6800 34M
Description:  The CRQ EMD's are on and have and engineer, and so they go to work.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 12:23:19 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  NS 6800(SD60M) NS 2579(SD70)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
CSX 611 Q190
Title:  CSX 611 Q190
Description:  Q190, in a "Where did that come from?" situation, heads in to begin it's work.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 12:24:02 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 611(AC60CW) CSX 5257(ES44DC)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
Immaculate Rarities 3: Endangered Species
Title:  Immaculate Rarities 3: Endangered Species
Description:  With the time of NS filled with boring black fast approaching, it's getting to become a time where views like this could be just stop happening. This 34M is an example, with two CRQ EMD's on the point in pretty good condition.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 12:24:51 PM
Location:  Perkiomen Junction, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 6800(SD60M) NS 2579(SD70)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
Beauty
Title:  Beauty
Description:  It's amazing! It's beautiful! It's a pair of H1 C44's heading up a morning 34M-with a wave from an engineer!
Photo Date:  8/24/2008  Upload Date: 8/24/2008 10:50:25 AM
Location:  Perkiomen Junction, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1062(C44-9W) BNSF 1105(C44-9W)
Views:  444   Comments: 1


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