My family lives over 2 hours from me... so Easter weekend is a great reason for a road trip. Of course... y'all know I'm gonna spend some time trackside, too.
Day #1 aka Easter Eve was spent following the Southern Tier mainline from Linden to Elmira. I caught 4 traisn along the way.
NS 287 passing the former Erie RR/EL depot in Sliver Springs, which NS now uses for MOW:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2017%2FApr%25202017%2F0415%2520Norfolk%2520Southern%2FDSCN0638.jpg&hash=dbcd7ae5afb99a3d12d5278b6f2d2b5f7509c2e6) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/Apr%202017/0415%20Norfolk%20Southern/DSCN0638.jpg.html)
NS 287 passes the siding where NS interchanges with Rochester & Southern RR in Silver Springs:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2017%2FApr%25202017%2F0415%2520Norfolk%2520Southern%2FDSCN0658.jpg&hash=d7d29298d64946076e53506de1627daaeff018e3) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/Apr%202017/0415%20Norfolk%20Southern/DSCN0658.jpg.html)
Due to a derailment on the Pittsburgh Line, NS detoured a couple of trains via the Southern Tier Mainline. I itnercepted the 21Z at Cp Cass in Hornell:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2017%2FApr%25202017%2F0415%2520Norfolk%2520Southern%2FDSCN0669.jpg&hash=2ab07ea160f1f85bb1a95b3c76fc3923652035b5) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/Apr%202017/0415%20Norfolk%20Southern/DSCN0669.jpg.html)
NS 28N heading east at Philo Road in Horseheads:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2017%2FApr%25202017%2F0415%2520Norfolk%2520Southern%2FDSCN0695.jpg&hash=b8d62cfea36f02f4fdc333f164b06b12a797a23b) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/Apr%202017/0415%20Norfolk%20Southern/DSCN0695.jpg.html)
NS 309 heading west at Philo Road in Horseheads, with a couple of Pan Am EMDs as trailing power:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2017%2FApr%25202017%2F0415%2520Norfolk%2520Southern%2FDSCN0727.jpg&hash=3dda97761f46e0be9384f714f50a9e72e9610f79) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/Apr%202017/0415%20Norfolk%20Southern/DSCN0727.jpg.html)
A complete slide show of the day's sightings:
http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/slideshow/2017/Apr%202017/0415%20Norfolk%20Southern
All photos in this post were taken by me Saturday 4/15/2017 in upstate NY.
Easter aka Day #2 was a little quieter.
NS local H85 as a light engine move at Philo Road in Horseheads:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2017%2FApr%25202017%2F0416%2520Norfolk%2520Southern%2FDSCN0775.jpg&hash=328057adfae0994aed5bae7622886897ed29eaff) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/Apr%202017/0416%20Norfolk%20Southern/DSCN0775.jpg.html)
NS 287 westbound at the Route 417 overpass in Erwins:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2017%2FApr%25202017%2F0416%2520Norfolk%2520Southern%2FDSCN0803.jpg&hash=15df2b1e86136925051ac9a6c7749984b7d18d71) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/Apr%202017/0416%20Norfolk%20Southern/DSCN0803.jpg.html)
A slide show of both trains, including the going away shots:
http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/slideshow/2017/Apr%202017/0416%20Norfolk%20Southern
All photos in this post and the link weretaken by me Sunday 4/16/2017 in central NY.
Day #3 was spent with one of my favorite shortlines- the Bath & Hammondsport RR.
A pair of Alco C424ms running elephant style as they head tot the interchange track in Painted post:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2017%2FApr%25202017%2F0417%2520BHRR%2FDSCN0883.jpg&hash=d605d104b3e3582585ba04c7bc49bf1debf86c39) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/Apr%202017/0417%20BHRR/DSCN0883.jpg.html)
Idiling at Mill Street in Coopers Plains after picking picking up a string of tank cars 9and spacers) from NS in Painted Post:
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Crossing the Cohocton River in Coopers Plains:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2017%2FApr%25202017%2F0417%2520BHRR%2FDSCN0935.jpg&hash=15673ecd279e11737f14da9aa43a714ed9c7233d) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/Apr%202017/0417%20BHRR/DSCN0935.jpg.html)
Heading west at Eagle Valley Road in Blessing (Savona):
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2017%2FApr%25202017%2F0417%2520BHRR%2FDSCN0973.jpg&hash=83a4a4c39eff8bd6e04991e46f004a07f77e02f6) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/Apr%202017/0417%20BHRR/DSCN0973.jpg.html)
A slide show of the B&H on the former EL Wayland Branch:
http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/slideshow/2017/Apr%202017/0417%20BHRR
All photos in this post and the link were taken by me Monday 4/17/2017 in Steuben County, NY. A big thanks goes out to the employees of the Bath & Hammondsport RR for their professionalism and friendliness.