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By:Dave Abeles
Dates:2/4/2010 - 2/8/2010
Album Info:Thanks to scheduling and luck, I was at the Summit of the Allegheny Mountains again, this time just before, and then during and after the Blizzard of 2010. Thanks to my OTW buddies, especially Jon Keyes and Dave Shultz, without whom many of these shots would not have been possible!
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NS 519 Waits for a Crew
Title:  NS 519 Waits for a Crew
Description:  NS 519 sits awaiting a crew on Track 2 at CP Toms in Blairsville, PA, on the Conemaugh Line.
Photo Date:  2/4/2010  Upload Date: 2/10/2010 7:03:59 PM
Location:  Blairsville, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 7626(ES40DC)
Views:  534   Comments: 2
NS 539
Title:  NS 539
Description:  NS 539, with a nice trio of ex-Conrail SD60I's, is waiting for a signal at CP Latrobe in the town of the same name.
Photo Date:  2/4/2010  Upload Date: 2/10/2010 6:56:19 PM
Location:  Latrobe, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 6729(SD60I)
Views:  306   Comments: 3
NS 22W Crosses Over
Title:  NS 22W Crosses Over
Description:  NS 22W crosses over at CP Latrobe to run around 36A ahead.
Photo Date:  2/4/2010  Upload Date: 2/10/2010 6:58:39 PM
Location:  Latrobe, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9557(C40-9W)
Views:  280   Comments: 0
NS 539, Clear Signal, CP Latrobe, Track 2
Title:  NS 539, Clear Signal, CP Latrobe, Track 2
Description:  NS 537 begins to roll towards its 'Clear' aspect as NS 36A rounds the curve into town in the distance.
Photo Date:  2/4/2010  Upload Date: 2/10/2010 6:58:23 PM
Location:  Latrobe, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  271   Comments: 1
NS 539 Rolling Through Hill & Dale
Title:  NS 539 Rolling Through Hill & Dale
Description:  600mm of focal length yields this view of NS 539's SD60I's and more than 100 hoppers coming west through CP Latrobe, with a clear signal lined up for an eastbound.
Photo Date:  2/4/2010  Upload Date: 2/10/2010 7:05:58 PM
Location:  Latrobe, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  548   Comments: 1
Bridges!
Title:  Bridges!
Description:  NS rail train 93A rolls east across the Conemaugh River just south of the Conemaugh Dam near Blairsville, PA, in sweet light! The train is also crossing the old alignment of the PRR Conemaugh Line, relocated during the dam construction. My first ever moving train on the Conemaugh Line, and with a nice blue sky, it's hard to believe that tomorrow will bring several feet of snow to the area.
Photo Date:  2/4/2010  Upload Date: 2/10/2010 7:06:15 PM
Location:  Blairsville, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 3351(SD40-2) NS 5082(GP38-2)
Views:  1190   Comments: 7
NS 26T
Title:  NS 26T
Description:  Passing the icy cliffs in the Cassandra Cut, NS 26T battles the West Slope grade and the beginning of the storm.
Photo Date:  2/5/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 5:50:04 PM
Location:  Cassandra, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9705(C40-9W)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
Rolling Downgrade
Title:  Rolling Downgrade
Description:  NS 21E, a hot Morrisville, PA to Chicago mail train, rolls downgrade through Cassandra, PA as heavy snow begins to fall.
Photo Date:  2/5/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 5:51:00 PM
Location:  Cassandra, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9674(C40-9W)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
Watching Trains
Title:  Watching Trains
Description:  Max Miller watches from above as NS 21J rolls west through Cassandra, PA, during the beginning of the heavy snowfall.
Photo Date:  2/5/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 5:51:07 PM
Location:  Cassandra, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9731(C40-9W)
Views:  312   Comments: 0
Frosty
Title:  Frosty
Description:  A spur near NY on the PRR Mainline gathers flakes as the temperature drops ahead of the Blizzard of 2010.
Photo Date:  2/5/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 5:51:22 PM
Location:  Portage, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  173   Comments: 0
Empties for Sonman
Title:  Empties for Sonman
Description:  As snow begins to stick, NS SD80MAC 7213 drags empty TopGons upgrade on Track 1 passing through 'NY' to back into the branch at 'BC' just a few miles ahead.
Photo Date:  2/5/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 5:51:34 PM
Location:  Portage, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  241   Comments: 0
Easy Does It
Title:  Easy Does It
Description:  NS C90 drops downgrade at 'BC' as it moves empty TopGons to the loadout at Sonman, PA. Icy rail and mountain grades require patience and caution!
Photo Date:  2/5/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 5:51:50 PM
Location:  Sonman, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 7200(SD80MAC)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
Standing Guard
Title:  Standing Guard
Description:  PRR Position Light signals stand guard at Sonman, PA, still afixed to the Jamestown Road bridge over the main line as NS 20Q approaches on Track 2.
Photo Date:  2/5/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 5:51:59 PM
Location:  Sonman, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  188   Comments: 0
The Coal Pile and Tipple
Title:  The Coal Pile and Tipple
Description:  NS C90 eases down to the staging yard for the Sonman Loadout.
Photo Date:  2/5/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 5:52:12 PM
Location:  Sonman, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  252   Comments: 0
Lining up the First Section
Title:  Lining up the First Section
Description:  NS 7200, the lowest-number SD80MAC on the roster, shoves the first half of the train upgrade under the tipple for loading as the coal pile builds in the background.
Photo Date:  2/5/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 5:52:23 PM
Location:  Sonman, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 7200(SD80MAC)
Views:  252   Comments: 0
NS C90
Title:  NS C90
Description:  The C90 is ready to load the first car. The crew is almost out of time, and a new crew will be dropped off shortly to load the train overnight.
Photo Date:  2/5/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 5:52:42 PM
Location:  Sonman, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 7200(SD80MAC)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
Blizzard Warning
Title:  Blizzard Warning
Description:  The NS Engine Terminal in Cresson, PA, is under assault by the Blizzard of 2010. 30-mph winds and heavy snow are creating white-out conditions in the 20-degree air while crews struggle to service helper units.
Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 5:52:49 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 6318(SD40E)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
Drifting Snow after Midnight
Title:  Drifting Snow after Midnight
Description:  NS 6317 and 6318 throttle downgrade through drifting snow after servicing at the engine terminal.
Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 5:53:02 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  209   Comments: 0


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