I decided one more trip trackside was on my agenda. Despite overcast skies I headed out along the Lehigh Line at various locations on this Saturday morning. The trains and their locations are as follows:
NS 21M (North Bergen, NJ to Chicago, IL-BNSF) -Bloomsbury, NJ (MP 69) @ 9:10-had two SD70M-2s, NS 2771 and NS 2745, along with NS 9962 (C40-9W) for power.
NS 19G (Oak Island, NJ to Pittsburgh, PA)-Jutland, NJ (MP 60.8) @ 9:36- was laboring with 104 cars of freight as it approached "NJ's Continental Divide" at Pattenburg Tunnel. Motive power was NS 9711 (C40-9W) and PRR 8443 (C40-8W, ex-CR 6271).
NS 24V (Harrisburg, PA to Dockside, NJ)-Flemington Jct. NJ (MP 51) @ 10:30- had NS 9343 (C40-9W) and CEFX 3166 (SD40-2, ex-UP 3360) bringing the containers east on this overcast Saturday.
In closing, I hope that 2006 was a good year for you and that 2007 will be even better...