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Rarely photo'd Midvale Yard in Philadelphia remains a Conrail Shared Assets facility. Here, train MV-5 shoves cars east, near the site of the old Budd plant.
Apr 06
Urban D Kaye
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Apr 23, 2006
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Category: Yards
CSX power waits for next assignment just beyond the reach of the Septa catenary at Lansdale PA. The former RDG track north of Lansdale near Telford serves as an exchange point for CSX and EPRY.
Mar 24, 06
Urban D Kaye
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Apr 23, 2006
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Category: Yards
NS manifest 39G plows thru a recent snowfall on Valentine's Day.
Urban D Kaye
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Mar 22, 2006
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Category: Eastern United States
Eastbound NS train 38G blasts thru a February downpour at Port Kennedy, PA.
Urban D Kaye
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Mar 22, 2006
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Category: Eastern United States
Ex-SOU GP38-2 helps out on steel slab train 69J, westbound on the Harrisburg Line at Valley Forge, PA.
Urban D Kaye
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Jan 31, 2006
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Category: Eastern United States
New GEVO ES40DC leads train 39G west at Port Kennedy, PA.
Urban D Kaye
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Jan 31, 2006
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Category: Eastern United States
Eastbound train Q438 blasts his horn as he crosses Amosland Road in Holmes PA.
Urban D Kaye
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Jan 31, 2006
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pennsylvania
q438
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Category: Eastern United States
ex-CR geep shuttles cars between West Falls and Midvale yards in Philly. On the scanner he ID'd himself as "Conrail" 4423.
Urban D Kaye
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Jan 31, 2006
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Category: Eastern United States
CEFX leaser leads a short K206 north across the Reading-built Columbia Bridge in Philly.
Urban D Kaye
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Dec 13, 2005
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philadelphia
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Category: Eastern United States
Missing her conductor's side numberboard, this UP unit lends a hand on CSX train Q370.
Urban D Kaye
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Dec 13, 2005
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csx
pennsylvania
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up
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Category: Eastern United States
CSX 681 leads train K295 west, past the site of the former B&O station in Philly.
Urban D Kaye
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Dec 13, 2005
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philadelphia
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Category: Eastern United States
New primer unit with a crooked CSX nose logo. Guess the fellas at the paint shop were drinkin' that day.
Urban D Kaye
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Nov 8, 2005
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es44dc
pennsylvania
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Category: Eastern United States
NS train 39G features some older power, led by a tired-looking ex-LMS C40-8W. Helping out are a fire-scorched NS C39-8 and an ex-Conrail GP38-2 (dating back to the Penn Central).
Urban D Kaye
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Nov 8, 2005
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Category: Eastern United States
Standard Steel Baldwin switcher dead in tow, on its way to join other vintage Baldwins at SMS in New Jersey.
Urban D Kaye
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Nov 8, 2005
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vo-660
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Category: Tourist Railways - Diesels
This coal train appears to be on the move but is actually awaiting a crew. But nice of them to pose it in the sun.
Urban D Kaye
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Oct 19, 2005
c40-9w
ns
pennsylvania
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Category: Eastern United States
Sparkling new GE ES44DC's lead train Q439 westbound along the former B&O Royal Blue Line at Holmes. Third in the lash is an MP15 switcher.
Urban D Kaye
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Sep 26, 2005
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gevo
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Category: Eastern United States
Ain't no flies on this vintage 1979 GP40-2 just yet. And a power turn has put her on point of a coal drag.
Urban D Kaye
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Sep 26, 2005
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pennsylvania
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Category: Eastern United States
Light power for CSX stacker Q190 passes a sleeping coal drag at Port Kennedy as it returns east to its train at Abrams yard.
Urban D Kaye
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Sep 26, 2005
csx
pennsylvania
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sd70mac
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Category: Eastern United States
My wife actually snapped this one from the car, as I drove her to work. A wide array of CP schemes on the old PRR high line.
Urban D Kaye
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Aug 30, 2005
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pennsylvania
soo
Comments: 3
Category: Eastern United States
Septa's Route 101 passes thru Smedley Park on its way to Media
Urban D Kaye
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Aug 29, 2005
lrv
pennsylvania
septa
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Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
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