Tuesday, May 25, 2010

To Algiers, Algeria via the Lehigh Line

(Train sightings on 5-22-10.)

Saturday saw an Air Products heat exchanger high/wide load coming down the LEHL. It's journey started at the Air Products facility in Wilkes-Barre (PA), went to Bethlehem (PA), was seen here in Manville (NJ) around 5 PM on 5/22. It will continue this journey down CSX's Trenton Line on Sunday (5/23). I was told that its final destination will be Algiers, Algeria, a country located in North Africa. Even though it's length and weight are unknown, previous heat exchangers have weighed in around 600,000 pounds and measured 145 feet long. Motive power for this move was NS 3438 (ex-CR 6984) and NS 5664. Bringing up the rear markers was Air Products caboose APTX 2002.