WM734
April 30th, 2004, 07:03 PM
Railfanning at Oakland MD, a few days ago, I was surprised to see the signal near the pretty depot there come on, green.
http://www.pennswoods.net/~wemullan/bos-a.jpg
Green light..must be a train approaching.
http://www.pennswoods.net/~wemullan/bos-b.jpg
Sure enough, here she comes, a coal drag.
Not much dragging here, it's moving, ramping up, heading out of Oakland.
http://www.pennswoods.net/~wemullan/bos-c.jpg
Light's still green, as CW44AC 71 and SD MAC 70 774 pass.
http://www.pennswoods.net/~wemullan/bos-d.jpg
Light changes to red almost as soon as the first car gets to the signal.
This train is hauling loads, and soon will be at Altmont, the beginning of
17 mile grade...the dynamics will howl as the train stays under the max speed
of 25 mph down grade, with that heavy load shoving at the diesels.
Ed
http://www.pennswoods.net/~wemullan/bos-a.jpg
Green light..must be a train approaching.
http://www.pennswoods.net/~wemullan/bos-b.jpg
Sure enough, here she comes, a coal drag.
Not much dragging here, it's moving, ramping up, heading out of Oakland.
http://www.pennswoods.net/~wemullan/bos-c.jpg
Light's still green, as CW44AC 71 and SD MAC 70 774 pass.
http://www.pennswoods.net/~wemullan/bos-d.jpg
Light changes to red almost as soon as the first car gets to the signal.
This train is hauling loads, and soon will be at Altmont, the beginning of
17 mile grade...the dynamics will howl as the train stays under the max speed
of 25 mph down grade, with that heavy load shoving at the diesels.
Ed