Saving the best for last...

Can be the only way to describe going trackside on this warm sunny Saturday morning in Manville along the Lehigh Line on this Saturday morning. Three Class 1 railroads (CSX, NS and CP) were seen during my two hour time frame. In time sequence, the trains seen passing by my location were as follows:

7:17 CSX Q417- had CSX 5113 (AC44CW) and CSX 8153 (SD40-2) as the motive power on this mixed freight.

8:13 NS 212- would have NS 2766 (SD70M-2) and NS 7693 (ES40DC) as power. On board was a Vermont Railway trailer that had a scenic design honoring “Vermont Railway 35 Years of Service”. That was something I hadn’t seen previously. Had to wonder if there are there anymore trailers having this design or just this one?

8:29 NS 21M- 6,800 feet of TOFCs headed west with NS 9482, NS 9844 and NS 9658.

9:15 CP 38T- had to be the best looking train of the day for me! Four SD40-2s, CP 5934, CP 5905, CP 5966 and CP 5929, would bring its consist of gray hoppers east to Oak Island.