Скачать или смотреть A Busy Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line

With about 60 trains a day, action on this line is non-stop. Here, on June 26th, we visit the eastern portion of the Pittburgh Line, which cuts through the heart of Pennsylvania along the Juniata River, and look at spots as Bailey around Milepost PT 128, Mexico at PT 148.7 and at Mifflin interlocking in downtown Mifflintown, around PT 153.

Bailey, just east of Newport:

12G - 0642 hrs
NS D9-40CW 9334
NS D9-40CW 9288

406 - 0706 hrs
NS D9-40CW 9202
NS D9-40CW 9835

407 - 0925 hrs
NS D8-40CW 8450 "Conrail Quality"
NS SD60I 6763

Mexico, in the middle of Amish farm territory and with Tuscarora Mountain in the background, is at PT 148.7 with signals and a defect detector. Tuscarora Mountain tops out at about 2100 feet in this area, and to think that 100 miles west on the Pittsburgh Line trains are topping the Gallitzin summit at that height!

14G - 1012 hrs
NS ES40DC 7693
NS D9-40CW 8893

21E - 1056 hrs
NS SD70M-2 2744 without a K5LLA
NS D9-40CW 9354

The Mifflin Signals in Mifflintown, the beautiful PRR signal bridges have since been replaced with modern vaders.

26T - 1124 hrs
NS D9-40CW 9801
NS SD70M-2 2760

13G - 1126 hrs
NS D9-40CW 9269
NS SD60I 6750

Just outside of the town, a little bit east down the river, there is a grade crossing at River Road.

21J - 1215 hrs
NS D9-40CW 9505
NS SD70M 2635
NS D9-40CW 9201

Back to Mexico for a rumbling duo of deuces:

23W - 1233 hrs
NS SD70M-2 2676
NS SD70M-2 2671

(20T at Cove was on June 21st while driving by the area, Cove is just west of Harrisburg and is a busy area when traffic clogs leaving Harrisburg and Enola while trains also funnel eastbound).

The power is typically the most modern and doesn't vary a lot from SD70M, SD70M-2, D8-40CW, D9-40CW, and ES40DC, but sometimes one will get lucky. I hope you enjoyed anyway, also see Part 2.