NS on the West Slope

Pittsburg Line


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September 2003
Cresson
The lead unit died and the trailing SD60 is pulling the entire train.
Cresson
NS 3351 couples to NS 6777. The crews BS.
April 2004
Cresson
Three NS units, with a phase 2b SD70M in lead, haul a Herzog ballast train over the summit. Two helpers brought up the rear.
Cresson
The train comes to a stop at Cresson to let off the helpers.
July 2004
Cresson
NS 590 stops at CP-MO.
October 2006
Cresson
Empty hoppers lead by an SD60 head west through CP-MO.
December 2006
Cresson
Wind turbine generators are being erected along the mountain nearby. They are being unloaded in the MW yard at Cresson. Here one sits over the weekend.
January 2007
Cresson
The train is pulling out of the siding with the helpers pushing hard.
Cresson
I thought this shot was timed pretty well.
Cresson
Kicking up lots of snow.
Cresson
The helpers trail in a perpetual snow cloud.
March 2007
Cresson
This train has crested the grade and is now coasting through Cresson.
Cresson
Two helper sets and one lone SD40-2 are at the Cresson enginehouse.
Cresson
The NS F units are making their first main line test run this evening.. The move passes through the signal bridge at Rt 53.
Cresson
This pair of GP38-2 rebuilds is along for the ride to provide dynamic braking to simulate a train.
April 2007
Cresson
Helpers on a westbound pass the helpers on a stopped westbound.
August 2007
Cassandra
538 is eastbound with two blue SD60I's.
Cassandra
538 has a four-banger of helpers on the rear.
Cresson
Eastbound intermodal.
August 2007 Continued
Cresson
A rare daylight 262.
October 2007
Cresson
A 966 refuels at Cresson. The power is a C39-8 and an SD50.
Cresson
The usual suspects bring up the rear of a heavy intermodal.
Cresson
And under the signal bridge.
Cresson
And off they go.
Cresson
In this photo, the main goes from right to left. The Cresson Enginehouse is in the center, and RJ Corman PA lines makes up the west tail of the wye. The boxcars in the RJCP yard are for scrap.
Cresson
Closer up on the Cresson Enginehouse.
August 2008
Cresson
Helpers come to the rescue of the 10N.
Cresson
The helper power couples up the the head end of the 10N under the direction of a road foreman.
Cresson
A ballast train stored on "main 8" between CP-MO and CP-AR has a pair of blue SD60I's for power.
Cresson
Another shot of the ballast train power.
October 2008
South Fork
For the Conrail Historical Society's 2008 Convention, NS arranged to have some locomotives available for photos and cab tours in South Fork yard. Lots of blue in this shot. Photos taken on railroad property with permission.
South Fork
NS 7208 and 3410.
South Fork
33336 and 3338 will probably be the last blue helper set around.
Cassandra
3347 brings up the rear of a heavy coal train.
Summerhill
Helpers on the rear of a mixed freight.
Summerhill
Westbound intermodal.
November 2010
Cresson
Lite SD40E helpers westbound at MP 251.
Cresson
NS 5297 is still blue as a trailing unit on 36A.
August 2011
Cresson
Three SD80MACs lay over at the Cresson enginehouse.
Cresson
572 westbound coal train with SD70ACes up front, 85 loaded RBMN hoppers, and four SD40Es on the rear. By the time the train got the Cresson the sunlight was pretty much head-on unfortunately.
November 2011
Cresson
Westbound geometry train at CP-MO.
April 2012
Summerhill
This old PRR signal bridge at MP 263 is unusual in that the eastbound signals are mounted on masts the raise them above a bridge.
Summerhill
Westbound intermodal on track 3.
Summerhill
Lite helpers.
Summerhill
Eastbound intermodal on track 1.
Summerhill
Helpers shoving containers up the mountain.
April 2013
Cresson
Tier 1 SD70M leading a stack train.
Cresson
Stack train meets a coal train with one of the few white-face dash9s remaining.
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