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NS 20V Comin' Round the Bend
Title:  NS 20V Comin' Round the Bend
Description:  NS 20V rumbles downgrade at Horseshoe Curve west of Altoona, PA, as lake-effect snow falls down heavily.
Photo Date:  1/2/2010  Upload Date: 1/6/2010 10:41:11 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9138(C40-9W)
Views:  249   Comments: 0
Lilly Curve
Title:  Lilly Curve
Description:  Looking Southwest over Cresson and MO interlocking towards Lilsy and Johnstown, PA, with the big curve West of Cresson visible on the mainline.
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:05:00 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4880(C44-9W) BNSF 5479(C44-9W) NS 9153(C40-9W) BNSF 676(C44-9W)
Views:  566   Comments: 0
Light Power
Title:  Light Power
Description:  Light power rolls downgrade at Bloomsbury, NJ, several days after a snowfall in Febraury 2000.
Photo Date:  2/12/2000  Upload Date: 9/5/2009 7:19:51 PM
Location:  Bloomsbury, NJ
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9234(C40-9W)
Views:  512   Comments: 0
NS 21M
Title:  NS 21M
Description:  NS 21M storms west at track speed on the Main approaching Pattenburg Tunnel and CP64 on a warm spring morning in April 2006.
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 6/2/2006 2:57:51 PM
Location:  Pattenburg, NJ
Author:  David Abeles
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9245(C40-9W)
Views:  428   Comments: 0
NS 169
Title:  NS 169
Description:  NS 169 rolling South at Unadilla, NY on a hot August 1, 2006.
Photo Date:  8/1/2005  Upload Date: 5/11/2006 11:11:51 PM
Location:  Unadilla, NY
Author:  David Abeles
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9282(C40-9W)
Views:  632   Comments: 0
Sunset on the River
Title:  Sunset on the River
Description:  A bit later in the afternoon, NS 65J came west behind 3 big GE's while the sun began to set behind Rockville Bridge's huge stone arches.
Photo Date:  7/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/23/2011 7:37:18 AM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  David Abeles
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  NS 9295(C40-9W) NS 9754(C40-9W) NS 9320(C40-9W)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
Out of the Shadows
Title:  Out of the Shadows
Description:  NS 212 storms into the Shared Assets area of North Jersey with high-priority traffic for the New York Metropolitan Area from Atlanta, Georgia, passing a few maples that manage to hold their leaves at this late date.
Photo Date:  11/12/2010  Upload Date: 11/29/2010 5:24:45 PM
Location:  Edison, NJ
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9306(C40-9W)
Views:  259   Comments: 2
Crossing Over
Title:  Crossing Over
Description:  Right behind the 925 was the 501, coal empties for points west. The trains both crossed over, 3 to 2 at MG, to get around work in the tunnels on Track 3. A clear signal is lined up for an eastbound on 1.
Photo Date:  8/4/2010  Upload Date: 9/8/2010 6:04:19 PM
Location:  MG Tower, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9362(C40-9W)
Views:  262   Comments: 1
The Waiting...
Title:  The Waiting...
Description:  NS 20K, a hot Chicago-Croxton premium intermodal train, awaits the passage of NS 21M just after sunrise on a chilly November 5, 2006.
Photo Date:  11/5/2006  Upload Date: 6/13/2007 9:58:09 PM
Location:  Pattenburg, NJ
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9363(C40-9W)
Views:  665   Comments: 5
Autumn Dawn
Title:  Autumn Dawn
Description:  The dawn light of November 5, 2006 illuminates NS 20K as it pauses to wait for 21M at the east end of Pattenburg Siding. The colors of the season are peaked as the cool morning mist burns away.
Photo Date:  11/5/2006  Upload Date: 6/13/2007 10:01:58 PM
Location:  Pattenburg, NJ
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9363(C40-9W)
Views:  490   Comments: 3
Rollin' West
Title:  Rollin' West
Description:  NS 9389 and a sister roll west down the hill at Portage, PA, coming under an old bridge that PRR installed and used to support its position-light signals.
Photo Date:  10/17/2012  Upload Date: 1/7/2013 9:28:21 PM
Location:  Portage, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9389(C40-9W)
Views:  267   Comments: 3
C90
Title:  C90
Description:  NS local C90 prepares to exit the Portage Secondary Track at 'NY' after loading a hopper train to become the next day's 648.
Photo Date:  7/8/2005  Upload Date: 5/15/2006 12:17:54 PM
Location:  Portage, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9463(C40-9W)
Views:  554   Comments: 0
212 and Late Fall Colors
Title:  212 and Late Fall Colors
Description:  NS 212 rolls downhill into Jutland, NJ, surrounded by late fall colors in 2001.
Photo Date:  10/28/2001  Upload Date: 9/6/2009 11:45:58 AM
Location:  Jutland, NJ
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9466(C40-9W)
Views:  560   Comments: 1
Winter at the Summit
Title:  Winter at the Summit
Description:  NS 18G grinds to the summit of the Allegheny Mountains at AR tower. Ambient temperature is 8 degrees F., with a 45-mph wind and blowing snow. Winter railroading at its best!
Photo Date:  1/2/2010  Upload Date: 1/6/2010 10:41:48 PM
Location:  Gallitzen, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9507(C40-9W)
Views:  243   Comments: 2
Snow Showers - and Sun
Title:  Snow Showers - and Sun
Description:  NS 21Q, a big westbound stack train, kicks up fresh snow in Cresson, PA as the head end clears MO interlocking on Track 3. The sun is out, and it's still snowing...classic 'lake-effect' snowfall!
Photo Date:  2/3/2011  Upload Date: 3/7/2011 9:02:41 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9532(C40-9W)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
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:  316   Comments: 0
NS 21M
Title:  NS 21M
Description:  Leaving the chaos and density of North Jersey behind, NS 21M is just beginning its daily trek to Chicago behind 3 GE Dash-9's. Glowing oak trees hold the last of the fall colors of 2010 at this spot.
Photo Date:  11/12/2010  Upload Date: 11/29/2010 5:23:29 PM
Location:  Edison, NJ
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9645(C40-9W)
Views:  285   Comments: 1
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:  248   Comments: 0
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:  255   Comments: 0
NS 212
Title:  NS 212
Description:  NS 212 rolls east across the South Branch of the Raritan River amidst peak fall colors.
Photo Date:  10/25/2009  Upload Date: 11/22/2009 11:26:55 AM
Location:  Neshanic, NJ
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9707(C40-9W)
Views:  387   Comments: 0
What I'll Do for SD40-2's in Run-8...
Title:  What I'll Do for SD40-2's in Run-8...
Description:  NS 925, a loaded Herzog Inc. ballast train, was reported to have SD40-2 help out of Altoona. Where better to get the full experience of westbound 40-2's in Run-8 than MG Tower on the east slope? We made for MG and made the image of the head end here as the clouds rolled in, 1:40 p.m. August 4.
Photo Date:  8/4/2010  Upload Date: 9/8/2010 6:04:31 PM
Location:  MG Tower, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9727(C40-9W)
Views:  386   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:  377   Comments: 0
Winter's Night
Title:  Winter's Night
Description:  Long after dark, a 58V grain train has tied down on #5 runner in Cresson, PA, awaiting an RJ Corman crew to take it Clearfield. The eastbound home signals at MO glow in the distance.
Photo Date:  12/30/2010  Upload Date: 1/14/2011 11:40:46 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  David Abeles
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  NS 9856(C40-9W)
Views:  355   Comments: 3
Orion Rising
Title:  Orion Rising
Description:  The constellation of Orion rises over the cab of NS 9856 as it idles quietly in the frigid air.
Photo Date:  12/30/2010  Upload Date: 1/14/2011 11:41:12 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  David Abeles
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  NS 9856(C40-9W)
Views:  311   Comments: 1
Along the former Erie
Title:  Along the former Erie
Description:  NS 525, a train of empty Somerset RR coal hoppers, comes by the former Erie depot in Greenville, PA, while lake-effect snow falls down.
Photo Date:  1/29/2011  Upload Date: 2/16/2011 8:15:07 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9916(C40-9W)
Views:  366   Comments: 0
Runaround in the Snow!
Title:  Runaround in the Snow!
Description:  NS 69Q was the first to show, but the lighter 21J was running faster on Track 3 and just as they came into view, 21J came out from behind 69Q in a dramatic show of mountain railroading on the old PRR. The railroad was coming alive after a 48-hour lull. What a show!
Photo Date:  1/2/2010  Upload Date: 1/6/2010 10:41:25 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  David Abeles
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2734(SD70M-2) NS 9937(C40-9W)
Views:  292   Comments: 0


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