I stayed up late Saturday night...all the weather people said that today (Sunday the 18th) would be cloudy and cold...A good day to sleep in, so I do. Out of bed about 0800 to find the sunshine booming in (figures) and the NS radio alive with trains. A crew shortage has things backed up and there is a huge Eastbound parade headed my way. While mulling over how to spend the day, I hear the North End DS talking to train 287 with NS 2685,,,well, how bout that! I Call Caleb...not home, Randy, no answer, Shack and GW are busy..oh well. I head out about 1130 to intercept at the wye.
287 has already stopped and tied down and the North end crew picked up by the time I get there. The train is setting just short of Faulkner road in perfect sun, and I have it all to myself.. Here are a few pics from the day..High res version can be found in the JREB galleries and on RP...
287 sets at the wye waiting on a Louisville crew.
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I had plenty of time for some detail shots...
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NS 215 slides by 287 just before the Louisville crew arrived to go West.
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287 gets on the move and heads around the wye towards Louisville
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Winding through Harrodsburg KY
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By this time the clouds are starting to roll in, so I decided to let 287 go instead of following them on West. catch one more, A very late 275, at East Talmage.
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Nice shots Emmett! I'm glad you finally got to catch one in good light!
Quote from: DieselfanNice shots Emmett! I'm glad you finally got to catch one in good light!
Thanks...it was a good day...at least for those who answered the phone :)
If yall get a chance to see one of these beast, be sure to listen to the horn.. They carry some version of a K5LA, but the one on the 2685 sounded like a mix between a K5LA and a Leslie RS5T...deep and rich. The most unusual NS horn I have heard.
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fjreb.org%2Fv-web%2Fgallery%2Falbums%2Falbum05%2Fns2685horn121805.sized.jpg&hash=259a64590a4f03a978a7e3be7c9a119938e66211)
I caught me one also dude! Here is 2686 leading 21M.
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That horn on the 2685 looks like a K5LAR1.