Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus train and odd moves at Woodbourne *February 21, 2011*

On February 21, 2011, I had gotten what I had been waiting a very long time for, I finally got the Circus Train. There was some Snow on the ground when I got there, but it melted rather quickly. SEPTA wasn't having a good day on their West Trenton Line at all, with major power problems at West Trenton, most AM rush trains were canceled, with several deadhead moves running too. CSX was forced to contend with them, so here we go:

7:20 AM -
First up today was an odd move on CSX called X989-21, which was CSX ES40DC 5470 and CSX SD40-2 8131 running lite to Woodbourne, where they would back in the yard and pick-up a unit Windmill Train, not the crew gave us horn from both the 5470 and the 8131. Unfortunately, SEPTA wouldn't let them go by the Wire Train at West Trenton, and the crew timed out. The crew actually came over to talk to us after the Circus train went by, they said if the got moving, they would've given us a horn show.

X989 ?
CSX ES40DC 5470
CSX SD40-2 8131

8:08 AM -
A SEPTA Deadhead heads west through Woodbourne with a nice mix of Silverliner II's and III's.

SEPTA Silverliner III 239
SEPTA Silverliner III 221
SEPTA Silverliner II 9003
SEPTA Silverliner II 9012
SEPTA Silverliner II 211

9:37 AM -
The train we all came for comes! CSX P917-21, the RBBB Circus Train, comes east through Woodbourne with CSX AC44CW 210 and CSX AC44CW 76 for power, with a nice horn show, props to Mr. Brown!

P917 - Philadelphia, PA - Newark (Oak Island), NJ RBBB Circus Train
CSX AC44CW 210
CSX AC44CW 76

11:32 AM -
A somewhat uncommon Q418-21 comes east lite from South Jersey, and backs into Woodbourne Yard for an 18 car pickup. Leading, and providing sole power is another unwelcome blast from the past, CSX CW44AH 598 is the leader, and CSX SD50-2 8537 trails offline.

Q418 - Pavonia, NJ - Selkirk, NY Manifest
CSX CW44AH 598
CSX SD50-2 8537

12:21 PM -
Another SEPTA Deadhead comes west with four Silverliner IV's and a Silverliner III.

SEPTA Silverliner IV 446
SEPTA Silverliner IV 445
SEPTA Silverliner IV 374
SEPTA Silverliner IV 375
SEPTA Silverliner III 235

12:26 PM -
Now 18 cars as opposed to zero, CSX Q418-21 departs Woodbourne Yard with CSX 598 leading.

1:27 PM -
The Circus Train wasn't the only good one today. NS 24K rolls east on the Morrisville Line with NS CW40-9 9510 and NS CW40-9 9620 for power. As 24K rolls overhead, SEPTA extra 51 rolls west, which was SEPTA BL15 51 dragging a dead AEM-7 2303 and push-pull consist west. 51 has a very loud and good horn, not sure what kind though. 51 is an ex SW1200, rebuilt by the Brookville Locomotive Shops.

24K - Rutherford, PA - Morrisville, PA Intermodal
NS CW40-9 9510
NS CW40-9 9620

Extra 51
SEPTA BL15 51
SEPTA AEM-7 2303 D.I.T.
SEPTA Cab Car 2407

1:59 PM -
NS 14G slowly approaches Morrisville headed east with NS ES40DC 7531 and NS SD60I 6750 sounding quite good. A nice SEPTA meet also set up shop, with SEPTA Trains 3447 and 4354 ending the day!

14G - Conway, PA - Morrisville, PA Manifest
NS ES40DC 7531
NS SD60I 6750

Thanks for watching!