Sunday, May 03, 2015

Union Pacific, Monongahela and Ringling Brothers Red Unit Circus Train...

(Train sightings on 3-23-15.)

...is basically what passed by my vantage point on March 23rd near the Lehigh Line's MP 40 in Hillsborough (NJ) near CP SULLY. Here is what I saw starting with NS 11J. It would take Main 1, previously known as the Royce Runner, and hold there for a parade of eastbound trains.

11:36 NS 212 [Atlanta, GA to Croxton,NJ] - NS 6949, NS 9317 and NS 1104
11:58 NS 18N [Fostoria, OH to Doremus, NJ] - NS 9398 & NS 9590; loaded autoracks.
12:12 NS 20E [Chicago, IL to Croxton,NJ]   - NS 6344, NS 8465, NS 8342 & NS 2763
12:30 NS 20R [Chicago, IL to E-Rail, NJ] - NS 2521 & NS 8075
12:45 NS 11J [Doremus, NJ to Detroit, MI] - NS 7607 & UP 8249 with 67 empty autoracks
1:15 NS 67Z [Linden, NJ to Chicago, IL] - NS 1076 & NS 8025 [Monongahela heritage unit]
2:28 NS 056 Ringling Brothers Red Unit Circus Train - NS 2772 & NS 9501; East Rutherford, NJ's IZOD Center to Huntsville, AL. This will be a 984 mile move via NS scheduled to arrive in Huntsville on March 26th