Thursday Proto Photo, Jul 6/17

[Lenny53]

[davefoxx]

CSX GP40-3 No. 6549 (nee B&O GP40-2 No. 4146) in Elkton, Maryland on July 4, 2017:



DFF

[conrail1973]

It was a chance encounter driving through Clayton, DE when I caught the Delmarva Central approaching the crossing by the station.

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[davefoxx]

@conrail1973,

Thanks for posting that picture!  That's the first that I've seen of the motive power for the new operator, Delmarva Central Railroad (DCR), but that paint scheme looked very familiar to me.  I took this picture last fall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania while railfanning the Allegheny Valley Railroad (AVR), and I really like that paint scheme.



A quick internet search confirmed that Carload Express, Inc. owns the AVR and the DCR, in addition to the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad and Ohio Terminal Railway.  Fascinating.

EDIT: Oh, snap!  The third unit in your picture is an SWP unit!

DFF

[coosvalley]

@conrail1973,

Thanks for posting that picture!  That's the first that I've seen of the motive power for the new operator, Delmarva Central Railroad (DCR), but that paint scheme looked very familiar to me.  I took this picture last fall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania while railfanning the Allegheny Valley Railroad (AVR), and I really like that paint scheme.


A quick internet search confirmed that Carload Express, Inc. owns the AVR and the DCR, in addition to the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad and Ohio Terminal Railway.  Fascinating.

EDIT: Oh, snap!  The third unit in your picture is an SWP unit!

DFF

And before starting those roads, the same guy started this one, notice the family paint scheme, albeit different colors..

[davefoxx]

And before starting those roads, the same guy started this one, notice the family paint scheme, albeit different colors..

Nice!

[mu26aeh]

Captured Friday evening on the CSX Hanover Sub 1:1 Scale 

[Philip H]

Carbon black hoppers in the wild:

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