
On January 17, 2011, we took another trip to Allentown and Bethlehem for some more NS action, this was one of our best trips yet! 8:24 AM - We start the morning at Milepost RV 33.5 on the Reading Line. Our first train is NS 262 headed east with NS ES40DC 7539 and NS CW40-8 8461 in LMSX/Conrail Blue for power. 8461 is an engine I've gotten before. 262 - Chicago, IL - Bethlehem, PA Roadrailer NS ES40DC 7539 NS CW40-8 8461 LMSX 8:31 AM - Minutes later, NS 21M chugs west with not one, not two...but five Dash-9's for power! NS CW40-9's 9948, 9908, 9898, 9387, and 9412 pull the intermodal. 21M - Croxton, NJ - Chicago-63rd Street, IL Intermodal NS CW40-9 9948 NS CW40-9 9908 NS CW40-9 9898 NS CW40-9 9387 NS CW40-9 9412 8:38 AM - After 21M, NS 34A heads west with a surprise leading. A freshly repainted NS CW40-8 8330 and NS CW40-9 9798 are 34A's power. 8330 is the second unit of the 852 that I got in Altoona back in October, when it was in Conrail paint. 8330 has a very loud and great sounding K5LA horn. 34A - Allentown, PA - Baltimore, MD Manifest NS CW40-8 8330 NS CW40-9 9798 9:17 AM - We arrive at CP 88/CP Bethlehem on the Lehigh Line next, to find that 262 hasn't showed yet, so we get them again, as they head into River Yard. 9:29 AM - NS 11J trucks west on the Lehigh Line with NS SD70M-2 2756 and NS CW40-9 9546 for power, with sick horn action going on. 11J - Doremus, NJ - Conway, PA Autoracks NS SD70M-2 2756 NS CW40-9 9546 9:42 AM - NS 262's power pops out of the yard and <b>...</b>
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