April 2016
Author: Jacob Rink
All trains seen during the month of April 2016
Photo Gallery
NS H24, the Hershey Shifter, assembles its train in Hershey Yard before heading west
On Conrail's 40th birthday, NS 67X rolls east with an Ex CR SD80MAC leading the train solo
Oil loads head east as the shifter waits for traffic to clear up
After being gone for 17 years, Conrail can still be seen on the main, even on Big Blue's 40th bday
NS H24 heads west on the Harrisburg Line
Norfolk Southern 10N heads east on the Harrisburg Line
NS 18N on the Harrisburg with an Ex CR C40-8W in the lead
An Ex NYSW SD70M trails on NS 18N
East through Hershey with a trio of Dash 9s.
23M heads west with a widecab/standard cab D9 lashup
Autoracks for Ohio head west on the Harrisburg Line
NS 962 heads west with a damaged SD45-2 on its way to Altoona
NS SD45-2 1705 heads to Altoona for repairs after involved in a small incident in Oak Island Yard
Autorack train 15J westbound on the Harrisburg Line
NS 21M makes trackspeed through Hershey on its way west
The restored Reading Palmyra station sits along the NS Harrisburg Line as 34A approaches
NS 34A passes through Palmyra at a snails pace as they prepare to do work at Hershey Yard
MERR 764 heads west on 34A. It is on its lease to the Starsburg Railroad from the Morristown & Erie to be used for freight ops
The Maine Eastern GP9 is in the consist of NS 34A working Hershey. 764 is on lease to the Strasburg Railroad
NS 202 approaches Shippensburg with three GEs for power
Norfolk Southern 13R heads south down the Lurgan Branch with an interesting assortment of power
Ex N&W SD40-2 6156 is last out in NS 13R
CSX SD70ACe 4th out on 13R on the NS Lurgan Branch
CSX GP40-3 5th out in 13R on the NS Lurgan Branch
Norfolk Southern 202 heads north up the Lurgan Branch with 3 EMD widecabs
Sitting in Enola awaiting it's movement to Strasburg
NS Enola Yard
Idling awaiting inspection or the call to duty
NS trio awaiting to assemble it train
Two SD80MACs in Enola Yard
NS Enola Yard
Newly rebuilt SD70ACU (former Ex UP SD9043MAC) 7264 in Enola Yard
Norfolk Southern power in Enola Yard
Ex Reading SW1001 in Enola with an unknown fate
NS Enola Yard
NS Enola Yard
Enola Yard
Enola Yard
Enola Yard
Enola Yard
Ex N&W SD40-2 6078 in Enola
NS Enola Yard
CSX Q416 heads towards Cumberland with a whole assortment of engines for the terminal.
CSX Q398 in Martinsburg, WV
Eastbound manifest on the Cumberland Sub
An empty CSX coal train heads through Martinsburg on the Cumberland Sub
CSX Q276 on the Cumberland Sub
NS 52T arrives in Harrisonburg with two NS Dash 9s leading the way
Two Dash 9s shove 52T into the grain elevator
NS 52T yarding the loaded grain train in Harrisonburg