Thursday Proto Photo Jun 5/14

[Lenny53]

[basementcalling]

Hard to tell the quality of the scenery from that angle and distance.   

[Bob Bufkin]

MARC testing new cars on the day before Memorial Day.

[C855B]

This breathtaking photo is by a friend, Glenn Koproske, who was able to get away to attend this year's Spencer roundhouse event:

[wcfn100]

The circus is back in Springs.





Jason

[lock4244]

A BNSF SD75I still in the warbonnet, complete with 'Santa Fe' bilboard lettering on CN in Toronto. Re numbered back to it's original 208, but someone blanked out the trailing eight on the cab, then must have realized the mistake and painted out the leading eight while restoring the trailing eight:
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15299

CP crude oil with boring power but interesting lighting:
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15300

[mu26aeh]

A BNSF SD75I still in the warbonnet, complete with 'Santa Fe' bilboard lettering on CN in Toronto. Re numbered back to it's original 208, but someone blanked out the trailing eight on the cab, then must have realized the mistake and painted out the leading eight while restoring the trailing eight:
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15299

That 3rd car in line looks like an ex Boston and Maine hopper I shot in Enola, PA 2 weeks ago.

[lock4244]

That 3rd car in line looks like an ex Boston and Maine hopper I shot in Enola, PA 2 weeks ago.

I'm not sure what commodity they're hauling, but those former B&M cars move in a block like the one at the headend of this train on a daily basis (the seventh and last car in this block is also a former B&M car). They're a treat to catch, and luckily for me, a daily sight moving east and west through Toronto on CN.

[mu26aeh]

Here is my shot from 2 weeks ago.

[mu26aeh]

And here are two I shot this week

First up is a somewhat recently repainted CSX hopper with a rusting problem already.  I took this one because I'm fairly certain I have a model of this car in my collection somewhere



And secondly, the Gettysburg and Northern had a heavy train at some point today.  Here it is seen leaving Mt Holly Springs with 7 or 8 (I forgot to count) covered hoppers in tow.  Please excuse the "foggy" picture.  I had a smudge on my camera lens

[R L Smith]

Adam, did you catch the 2 Heritage Units yesterday? The Wabash and the Southern went through Mt Holly Springs about 11:30.

Ron

[mu26aeh]

Adam, did you catch the 2 Heritage Units yesterday? The Wabash and the Southern went through Mt Holly Springs about 11:30.

Ron

Nope, I was in Mechanicsburg.  I did catch the local from Camp Hill to the ethanol/gasoline mixing depot but I didn't have a clear shot for pictures.

[R L Smith]

I was off work today and Mom Nature provided Kodachrome skies over Harrisburg.  What was intended to be a two-hour max hangout near Enola turned out to be several hours after I learned that the Lackawanna Heritage unit was headed for Enola.  What follows are the more interesting shots I took today.

Wabash unit from the Streamliners at Spencer event:


A Genset unit?










For Mike Madonna!






I did not want to get any closer to this guy...


and finally the prize:












Ron

[mu26aeh]

Nice pictures Ron.  I don't think you'd have any problems with the snake, doesn't look to be poisonous    Pattern looks like a Northern Water Snake

[LV LOU]

I was off work today and Mom Nature provided Kodachrome skies over Harrisburg.  What was intended to be a two-hour max hangout near Enola turned out to be several hours after I learned that the Lackawanna Heritage unit was headed for Enola. 
and finally the prize:




Ron

Ron,the Lackawanna Heritage unit went through Dupont,Pa this week,heading west toward Scranton & Binghamton.I got video of it,but it's still in my camera..Went right past my house,first Heritage loco I've seen here..