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ESPN 7874 |
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The East Penn Railroad's Manheim operation has received some new power in the form of ex-SP B30-7 7874. Built by GE in 1979, it was moved here from the ESPN Lancaster Northern line to work with MNJ 44-ton 2 on former Reading rails. Seen from the Manheim Community Park which borders the tracks. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 6:21:49 AM |
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Manheim, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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ESPN 7874(B30-7) |
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| Title: |
NS Local |
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Norfolk Southern's local on the Lititz Secondary eases past the old Manheim depot on its way through town. The station here was built in 1881 by the Philadelphia & Reading Railway and today is owned by the Manheim Historical Society, which operates it as both a town museum and rental hall. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 6:27:50 AM |
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Manheim, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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NS 5657(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
NS 5657 |
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NS 5657 was originally Penn Central 7886, built as a GP38 in 1971. It was rebuilt as a GP38-2 by NS in the late summer of 2006. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 6:35:04 AM |
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Manheim, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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NS 5657(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
NS 5659 |
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Trailing unit on this NS local was another rebuilt GP38-2 with a different heritage than the locomotive up front. NS 5659 was one of four GP38AC locomotives constructed by EMD in the early winter of 1971 for freight service on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Originally LV 313, this unit along with its three sisters could be found at the head end of most heavy freight consists on the LV main line between Oak Island in Newark, NJ and Buffalo, NY. Acquired by Conrail in 1976, the unit was renumbered CR 7659 and would continue to serve on main line freight. NS would gain this unit to its roster in 1999 following the CR split and rebuilt it into its present configuration in 2006. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 6:42:14 AM |
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Manheim, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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NS 5659(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
Crossing the Farmlands |
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Heading east towards Lititz, the NS local is about to cross W. Lexington Road in the small village of Limerock. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 6:51:49 AM |
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Limerock, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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NS 5657(GP38-2) NS 5659(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
NS 5657 |
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Sounding his horn for W. Lexington Road, the crew is just a few minutes outside their destination of Lititz, the current end of NS' portion of the former Reading R&C line. The train will perform some switching there before heading back to Lancaster to tie up for the day. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 6:54:47 AM |
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Limerock, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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NS 5657(GP38-2) NS 5659(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
NS 5659 |
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Good to see a former LV Geep working in 2017, almost forty one years after the former anthracite road was merged into Conrail. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 6:59:11 AM |
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Limerock, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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NS 5659(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CORY 2-26 |
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Constructed in 1949 as C&O 5015, this well traveled Alco is operated by the Columbia & Reading Railway to serve a few customers on the western end of the former Reading R&C line. This locomotive has seen service on several Pinsly owned shortlines, including the Frankfort & Cincinnati in Kentucky and the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts. The CORY acquired it in 2009 from New Hampshire's Claremont Concord Railroad. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 7:07:17 AM |
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Columbia, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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CORY 2-26(S2) |
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| Title: |
R&C Freight Depot |
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The old Reading & Columbia Railroad freight house has been nicely restored and currently stands near the old connection between the R&C and the former PRR Port Road branch along the Susquehanna River. Today this connection serves as the interchange between Norfolk Southern and shortline Columbia & Reading Railway. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 8:15:56 PM |
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Columbia, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
Cola Tower |
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The former PRR interlocking tower still stands along the Port Road, although only a shadow of its former self. At one time this was the control center for the busy interlocking here, including the switches between the Reading's line north towards their namesake city and the PRR line along the mighty Susquehanna. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 8:25:47 PM |
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Columbia, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
YRC 1754 |
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Built by EMD in 1956 as Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 6490. Currently stored out of service as York Railway has leased some younger locomotives for its freight operations over former PRR and MPA trackage. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 8:29:42 PM |
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York, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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YRC 1754(GP9) |
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| Title: |
YRC 1754 |
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Front end view of this vintage Geep still set up for long hood forward operation. The unit still wears the paint scheme of former operator York Rail, once owned by Emons Transportation. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 8:35:06 PM |
| Location: |
York, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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YRC 1754(GP9) |
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| Title: |
YKRX 53011 |
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Among the freight cars along the line is this rare air powered side dump car, constructed in 1957 for the Canadian National Railway. The car still wears much of its CN paint scheme and its original number. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 8:39:47 PM |
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York, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
YRC 84 |
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A blast from the past, the Ma & Pa heritage unit remains stored on a siding near the York Railway's yard. Wearing one of the Maryland & Pennsylvania's historic paint schemes, the switcher was acquired by MPA in the bicentennial year from original owner Pittsburgh & Lake Erie. Built in 1952, it is one of two locomotives to showcase this look in York County today, the other being MPA 82, another SW-9 preserved at the Ma & Pa Railroad Preservation Society site at Muddy Creek Forks. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 8:47:06 PM |
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York, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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YRC 84(SW9) |
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| Title: |
STRT 10 |
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Stewartstown Railroad's GE 44-ton switcher stands silent in the former interchange yard between the STRT and PRR Northern Central line. The unit had been leased to excursion operator Steam Into History in recent years and is awaiting movement back to its owner in nearby Stewartstown. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 8:59:23 PM |
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New Freedom, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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STRT 10(44Tonner) |
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| Title: |
The Junction |
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At one time it was common to see fast freight and passenger trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad rushing back and forth between Baltimore, MD and Sunbury, PA along the Northern Central. A small yard was maintained here for freight interchange with the tiny Stewartstown Railroad as well as a passenger station serving both operations. Today the old station sees only the trains of excursion operator Steam Into History recalling a much simpler time, in addition to the many bikers and joggers on the parallel rail trail. The Stewartstown Railroad is also looking to rebuild its own tracks from Stewartstown back to this location as well. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 9:03:48 PM |
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New Freedom, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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STRT 10(44Tonner) |
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| Title: |
Pennsy Cabin Cars |
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Both constructed by their former owner at Altoona, these two restored cabin cars recall the days of the Pennsy's operation of the Northern Central Railway. The one to the left, the younger of the two, was constructed in late 1951 with a more streamlined cupola and is classified as an N8. The other was constructed in 1941, a few months before the United States' entry into World War II, and is classified as an N5B. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 9:10:46 PM |
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New Freedom, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
STRT 10 |
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The Stewartstown Railroad's 44-ton switcher looks right at home along this country railroad line. The Coudersport & Port Allegany Railroad of Coudersport, PA purchased this locomotive new from General Electric in 1946 for operation along their line in the northern part of the state. Acquired by the Stewartstown in 1972 from the Wellsville Addison & Galeton Railroad, it was unable to reach new home rails until 1985 due to damage to the Northern Central line caused by Hurricane Agnes. It is the last surviving locomotive from the long abandoned C&PA. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 9:19:30 PM |
| Location: |
New Freedom, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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STRT 10(44Tonner) |
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| Title: |
NCRY Station |
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The former Northern Central/Pennsylvania Railroad station at New Freedom, built in 1885, was the first stop for trains heading north over the MD-PA state line. Today a small cafe and museum occupy the interior. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 9:33:23 PM |
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New Freedom, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
Towards York |
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Looking north on the old Northern Central at the old New Freedom station area and yard. The track to the left next to the station and cabooses is the PRR line heading north towards Glen Rock, Hanover Junction, and York, today operated by Steam into History. The Stewartstown's GE diesel and a former MPA flatcar sit quiety on the beginning of the STRT line towards its namesake town, branching off to the right in the distance. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 9:36:24 PM |
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New Freedom, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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STRT 10(44Tonner) |
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| Title: |
NCRA 613 |
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Steam Into History operates this former Northern Pacific caboose for special charters along the railroad. Ex-BN 11417, nee-NP 10077. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 9:48:05 PM |
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New Freedom, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
EPRY 18693 |
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A recent arrival to the Stewartstown yard is this privately owned former Lehigh Valley caboose. For the past few years this car was on display in a backyard near Reading. The caboose will be restored to operation by its owner and eventually see service on STRT passenger trains. The EPRY markings are from the caboose's days in storage many years ago on the former Reading Kutztown branch, at that time operated by the East Penn Railway. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 10:13:26 PM |
| Location: |
Stewartstown, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
NCBX 01 |
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The Stewartstown Railroad recently acquired this caboose from a company in Baltimore, where it was used as a meeting room. The car was built in 1967 for the Union Pacific Railroad, originally UP 25623, and could be found on the tail end of long freight trains across the American West. It currently enjoys a new life providing rides to the many visitors that come to experience this authentic Pennsylvania shortline. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 9:55:23 PM |
| Location: |
Stewartstown, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
STRT 783 |
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One of the Stewartstown Railroad's future restoration projects is seen stored on one leg of the Stewartstown wye. Acquired from Rail Tours of Jim Thorpe, this car was originally constructed in 1925 by Harlan & Hollingsworth as RDG commuter coach 1163. Rebuilt in 1932 as a trailer car for use with the electric MUs in Philadelphia area commuter operations. |
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1/11/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 10:07:18 PM |
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Stewartstown, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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