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Viewing Album:  October 2021
 
By:Jacob Rink
Dates:10/1/2021 - 10/31/2021
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The Mogul
Title:  The Mogul
Description:  CN 2-6-0 #89 approaches Esbenshade Rd with the 12pm train
Photo Date:  10/1/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 11:50:49 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  SRC 89(2-6-0)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
The Queen Returns
Title:  The Queen Returns
Description:  Norfolk & Western 611 is seen running again at the Strasburg Railroad on its last weekend of public excursions
Photo Date:  10/1/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 11:52:17 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  143   Comments: 0
Working up Cherry Hill
Title:  Working up Cherry Hill
Description:  Canadian National #89 works hard up Cherry Hill passing the adventure farm on its way back to Strasburg
Photo Date:  10/1/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 11:55:27 AM
Location:  Cherry Hill[Lancaste, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  SRC 89(2-6-0)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
Out of Place
Title:  Out of Place
Description:  N&W 611 works up the hill at the Cherry Crest Adventure Farm with a sold out train of tourists and railfans
Photo Date:  10/1/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 11:56:07 AM
Location:  Cherry Hill[Lancaste, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
Solving the Mystery
Title:  Solving the Mystery
Description:  89 pulls the Murder Mystery train through Groffs Grove on the way back to Strasburg
Photo Date:  10/1/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 11:56:53 AM
Location:  Cherry Hill[Lancaste, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  SRC 89(2-6-0)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Stopping at Groffs
Title:  Stopping at Groffs
Description:  Norfolk & Western J Class #611 rolls to a stop at Groffs to pick up passengers at the picnic grove
Photo Date:  10/1/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 11:57:50 AM
Location:  Cherry Hill[Lancaste, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
Away We Go
Title:  Away We Go
Description:  N&W 611 departs Groffs Grove on the "Road to Paradise"
Photo Date:  10/1/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 11:58:17 AM
Location:  Cherry Hill[Lancaste, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
Down the Port Road
Title:  Down the Port Road
Description:  NS 36A passes through CP SHOCKS with a long manifest for Edgemoor, DE
Photo Date:  10/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 2:14:47 PM
Location:  Maytown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 8163(ES44AC) NS 1218(SD70ACe)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
Columbia Passings
Title:  Columbia Passings
Description:  NS 36A rolls by COLA Tower along the once electrified Enola Branch
Photo Date:  10/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 2:17:09 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 8163(ES44AC) NS 1218(SD70ACe)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
Catenary Pole Remains
Title:  Catenary Pole Remains
Description:  36A passes under the cat poles still standing from a bygone era of PRR, PC, & Conrail electric freights
Photo Date:  10/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 2:21:15 PM
Location:  Washington Boro, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 8163(ES44AC) NS 1218(SD70ACe)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
A Quick History Lesson
Title:  A Quick History Lesson
Description:  NS 633 passes through the location of 'Port' interlocking, where the Enola Branch ended, and the Columbia & Port Deposit and Atglen & Susquehanna branches began. The C&PD still survives as the Port Road Branch, but the A&S RoW which ran between the two tracks saw its last train in 1988.
Photo Date:  10/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 2:21:43 PM
Location:  Washington Boro, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9922(C44-9W) NS 9686(C44-9W)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Along the River
Title:  Along the River
Description:  NS 633 slowly passes along the Susquehanna River as the prepare to stop at CP COLA. I am standing where the Manor Siding once was many years ago
Photo Date:  10/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 2:18:51 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9922(C44-9W) NS 9686(C44-9W)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
Time for a Recrew
Title:  Time for a Recrew
Description:  NS 633 awaits a recrew at CP COLA on Norfolk Southern's Port Road Branch
Photo Date:  10/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 2:19:33 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9922(C44-9W) NS 9686(C44-9W)
Views:  182   Comments: 0
Onto the Secondary
Title:  Onto the Secondary
Description:  NS H19 leaves the Port Road Branch and starts up the Columbia Secondary as they head for Lancaster
Photo Date:  10/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 2:20:34 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 6335(SD40E) NS 6943(SD60E)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
Empty Coal at Cola
Title:  Empty Coal at Cola
Description:  With a fresh recrew onboard that will take the train onto the Buffalo Line, NS 633 passes COLA Tower
Photo Date:  10/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 2:20:09 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9922(C44-9W) NS 9686(C44-9W)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
Up the Royalton
Title:  Up the Royalton
Description:  633 passes alongside Amtrak rails as they close in on Harrisburg while running up the Roy Branch
Photo Date:  10/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/2/2021 2:22:21 PM
Location:  Middletown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9922(C44-9W) NS 9686(C44-9W)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
Running at Dawn
Title:  Running at Dawn
Description:  The sun has yet to rise as Norfolk Southern empty grain train 45M heads west on the Port Road. This would be the first of 9 daylight trains to run on the PORB this day
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:45:17 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9856(C44-9W) NS 9930(C44-9W)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
From the Low Grade
Title:  From the Low Grade
Description:  Norfolk Southern 23W heads west during the early morning hours on the Port Road at CP CRES, seen from the Enola Low Grade Trail, which was once PRR's electrified Atglen & Susquehanna Branch
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:53:19 AM
Location:  Creswell, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 4045(AC44C6M) NS 1844(SD70ACC)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
A Tale of Two Routes
Title:  A Tale of Two Routes
Description:  NS 592 slowly rolls through CP CRES after meeting 23W near 'Port'. 592 is on the former Columbia & Port Deposit Branch, while the abandoned Atglen & Susquehanna can be seen above.
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:55:08 AM
Location:  Creswell, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 7589(ES44DC)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
Eastbound Minerals
Title:  Eastbound Minerals
Description:  NS 590 rolls down the Port Road near Milepost 37 with coal loads for CONSOL in Baltimore
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:50:22 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9786(C44-9W) NS 3628(ET44AC)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
Back to Lancaster
Title:  Back to Lancaster
Description:  Norfolk Southern H30 heads back to Lancaster after working the Marietta Industrial Track, and is seen here entering the Columbia Secondary
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:45:52 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 5662(GP38-2)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
Bringing Up the Marker
Title:  Bringing Up the Marker
Description:  NS SD40-2 #3414 is on the rear of H30 which is slowly to work the CORY interchange
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:49:46 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 3414(SD40-2)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
Waiting Game
Title:  Waiting Game
Description:  NS 590 holds at Washington Boro for a WB coming up the single tracked section of the Port Road Branch
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:57:07 AM
Location:  Washington Boro, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9786(C44-9W) NS 3628(ET44AC)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
Port Road Meet
Title:  Port Road Meet
Description:  NS 590 has been given the signal and continues east as it meets empty coal train 593 running short on time
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:57:59 AM
Location:  Washington Boro, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9706(C44-9W) NS 9786(C44-9W)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
The Trains Keep Coming
Title:  The Trains Keep Coming
Description:  The 7th train of the morning, Norfolk Southern 633, passes through Creswell along the Susquehanna River. The train can still be seen snaking around the mountainside to the right of the lead locomotive
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:55:48 AM
Location:  Creswell, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  147   Comments: 0
Taking the High Ground
Title:  Taking the High Ground
Description:  NS 593 runs up Track 1 on the Port Road as they continue west. The 2 tracks of the former C&PD split for a short time due to the now abandoned PRR Low Grade flyover which is directly behind me
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:56:21 AM
Location:  Creswell, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  162   Comments: 0
Meet Me at Columbia
Title:  Meet Me at Columbia
Description:  NS 591 sits tied down at CP COLA, as 593 comes a stop to figure out their game plan before combining both trains together
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:51:24 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
Port Road Side by Side
Title:  Port Road Side by Side
Description:  NS 591 & 593 sit side by side at COLA before combining both engine consists together to take both trainsets west
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:52:08 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  144   Comments: 0
Two into One
Title:  Two into One
Description:  593 and 591 had combined powersets, and are seen here doubling their train in Columbia
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:52:44 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  200   Comments: 0
CP LAKE
Title:  CP LAKE
Description:  The second 591 of the day passes through CP Lake and will soon head for the Royalton Branch
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:58:49 AM
Location:  Marietta, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  87   Comments: 0
Off and Running
Title:  Off and Running
Description:  After doubling both trains, NS 593 is seen passing Lake Siding as they continue west, passing an old PRR cast iron mile-marker and the newer NS era milepost
Photo Date:  10/9/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 10:59:26 AM
Location:  Marietta, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  190   Comments: 0
24 Hour Turnaround
Title:  24 Hour Turnaround
Description:  NS 593 passes through Marietta with the same trainset seen on 590 the previous morning
Photo Date:  10/10/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 8:55:47 AM
Location:  Marietta, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  119   Comments: 0
Standard Cab Under the Cat Poles
Title:  Standard Cab Under the Cat Poles
Description:  SD40E 6335 leads H19 east through Marietta
Photo Date:  10/10/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 8:56:16 AM
Location:  Marietta, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  87   Comments: 0
Off the Port Road Branch
Title:  Off the Port Road Branch
Description:  A family looks on as H19 swings onto the Columbia Secondary and passes COLA Tower
Photo Date:  10/10/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 8:56:46 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  82   Comments: 0
Up to Lancaster
Title:  Up to Lancaster
Description:  H19 works hard uphill at Mountville on its way to Lancaster
Photo Date:  10/10/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 8:57:27 AM
Location:  Mountville, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  144   Comments: 0
Passing the "Block Operator"
Title:  Passing the "Block Operator"
Description:  NS 591 passes through ROY alongside the block station which is now used as a MoW storage area
Photo Date:  10/11/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 8:58:35 AM
Location:  Royalton, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  107   Comments: 0
One Side to the Other
Title:  One Side to the Other
Description:  NS 637 is seen curving back alongside Amtrak's Keystone Corridor. The Royalton Branch ducks under Amtrak using a flyover between Highspire and Jednota
Photo Date:  10/13/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 8:59:50 AM
Location:  Highspire, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  108   Comments: 0
Meeting at Middletown
Title:  Meeting at Middletown
Description:  An EB Keystone local meets NS 591 near Roy interlocking
Photo Date:  10/16/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 9:00:55 AM
Location:  Middletown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  133   Comments: 0
Big Apple Bound
Title:  Big Apple Bound
Description:  Amtrak ACS-64 #626 departs Middletown as NS 591 heads west
Photo Date:  10/16/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 9:01:53 AM
Location:  Middletown, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  74   Comments: 0
Waving Hello
Title:  Waving Hello
Description:  The second 591 of the morning rolls through Royalton with a friend at the helm
Photo Date:  10/16/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 9:02:57 AM
Location:  Royalton, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Views:  128   Comments: 0
Departing Spring Grove
Title:  Departing Spring Grove
Description:  Norfolk Southern 511 departs Spring Grove with a York Rail crew after emptying the coal train over the weekend
Photo Date:  10/24/2021  Upload Date: 12/14/2021 4:08:01 PM
Location:  Spring Grove, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NS 9700(C44-9W) NS 9719(C44-9W) NS 9736(C44-9W)
Views:  121   Comments: 0

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