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Viewing Album:  Pennsylvania Pics
 
By:Douglas Hildebrandt
Dates:8/20/2001 - 8/25/2003
Album Info:Pictures that I took during my vacations to PA back in 01', 02', and 03'
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NS 9458
Title:  NS 9458
Description:  This was one of the first trains I caught after I got to Wilmerding.
Photo Date:  7/26/2002  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 1:26:11 AM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 9458(C40-9W) NS 9568(C40-9W)
Views:  387   Comments: 0
Going away
Title:  Going away
Description:  NS 9568 trails.
Photo Date:  7/26/2002  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 1:29:34 AM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 9568(C40-9W) NS 9458(C40-9W)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
Lite power move
Title:  Lite power move
Description:  Two NS SD70s run lite powered past the Westinghouse Airbrake Company.
Photo Date:  7/29/2002  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 12:41:39 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 2585(SD70M)
Views:  526   Comments: 0
NS 3344
Title:  NS 3344
Description:  Another helper set makes it way through Wilmerding. NS 3343 trails.
Photo Date:  7/29/2002  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 12:48:32 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 3344(SD40-2)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
NS 3351
Title:  NS 3351
Description:  NS 3351 rolls on by with th 3359 trailing.
Photo Date:  7/29/2002  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 1:18:47 AM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 3351(SD40-2) NS 3359(SD40-2)
Views:  528   Comments: 0
Classic Conrail
Title:  Classic Conrail
Description:  Two former Conrail SD40-2s head towards Pitcairn after helping a train come down from Altoona. I love the flexicoil trucks on those SD40-2s.
Photo Date:  7/29/2002  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 1:10:26 AM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 3359(SD40-2) NS 3351(SD40-2)
Views:  708   Comments: 0
Wilmerding East
Title:  Wilmerding East
Description:  You can see how the tracks are super elevated on the curve at Wilmerding. This is looking east towards Pitcairn.
Photo Date:  7/29/2002  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 12:24:14 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives: 
Views:  142   Comments: 0
Looking West towards Turtle Creek
Title:  Looking West towards Turtle Creek
Description:  Looking west towards the town of Turtle Creek. I love those Pennsy style signals, they look so cool at night.
Photo Date:  7/29/2002  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 12:30:50 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  137   Comments: 0
Coming past Pitcairn
Title:  Coming past Pitcairn
Description:  NS 6721 rolls past what is left of the once massive Pitcairn Yard.
Photo Date:  8/16/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 11:25:20 PM
Location:  Pitcairn, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 6721(SD60I)
Views:  434   Comments: 0
Ex Conrail dash 2s
Title:  Ex Conrail dash 2s
Description:  This is why I loved the gon trains when I was out there, they always had two former Conrail SD40-2s on the end. The last unit is NS 3333. If you look on the right, you can see the tail of a stack train that is arriving at Pitcairn.
Photo Date:  8/17/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 1:00:06 AM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 3364(SD40-2) NS 3333(SD40-2)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
Gon train
Title:  Gon train
Description:  A ratty looking ex Conrail leads an SD60M past an ancient relay box.
Photo Date:  8/17/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 12:48:40 AM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 6788(SD60M) NS 8373(C40-8W)
Views:  556   Comments: 0
AMTK 141
Title:  AMTK 141
Description:  Amtrak rolls past Wilmerding on a muggy summer day. Back in Wilmerdings prime, there was a station that served five tracks right in the area that the second passenger car is at. Now there are only four tracks here and no traces of the station. This is picture #500 for me on RRPA.
Photo Date:  8/18/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 1:37:06 AM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  AMTK 141(P42DC)
Views:  387   Comments: 0
NS 6747
Title:  NS 6747
Description:  An SD60I leads a C40 through town.
Photo Date:  8/18/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 12:56:07 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 6747(SD60I) NS 9061(C40-9W)
Views:  504   Comments: 0
NS 6747
Title:  NS 6747
Description:  NS 6747 is the lead unit on this stack train as it passes the classic Pennsy signals, Westinghouse Airbrake Company, and the ancient relay box.
Photo Date:  8/18/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 2:33:42 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 6747(SD60I)
Views:  290   Comments: 0
NS 9483
Title:  NS 9483
Description:  NS 9483 heads towards Pittsburgh in the last days light.
Photo Date:  8/18/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 1:04:02 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 9483(C40-9W)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
Class leader
Title:  Class leader
Description:  NS 9500 rolls on by as I was walking from my Great Aunt Kays house to my Great Aunt Olgas house which is just across the blue bridge.
Photo Date:  8/18/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 11:37:31 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 9500(C40-9W)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
Helper Power
Title:  Helper Power
Description:  Two ex Conrail SD40-2s coast through town after helping another train over the Allegheny mountains
Photo Date:  8/19/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 12:29:23 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 3426(SD40-2)
Views:  319   Comments: 0
Horseshoe Curve
Title:  Horseshoe Curve
Description:  After coming all the way from Minneapolis, MN, this was the only train that I saw when I was at the Horseshoe curve. I would see this same train at night come through Wilmerding.
Photo Date:  8/19/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 12:35:11 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 5417(SD50)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
NS 3340
Title:  NS 3340
Description:  Roster shot of NS 3340.
Photo Date:  8/20/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 11:15:40 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 3340(SD40-2)
Views:  516   Comments: 0
NS 3347
Title:  NS 3347
Description:  Two helpers shoving on the back of a train.
Photo Date:  8/20/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 11:04:15 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 3347(SD40-2) NS 3372(SD40-2)
Views:  669   Comments: 0
Dash 2s on a gon train
Title:  Dash 2s on a gon train
Description:  Two ex Conrails lead a gon train through Wilmerding
Photo Date:  8/20/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 11:10:13 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3362(SD40-2) NS 3340(SD40-2)
Views:  640   Comments: 0
Stack Train
Title:  Stack Train
Description:  One of my last trains I shot this day rolls past Wilmerding with a C40-8 trailing.
Photo Date:  8/20/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2008 12:22:10 AM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 9179(C40-9W) NS 8307(C40-8)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
NS 9188
Title:  NS 9188
Description:  This is one of my early NS pictures, and even though its a little dark, I'm happy how it turned out. Three NS C40s round the curve as they head off towards Altoona.
Photo Date:  8/20/2003  Upload Date: 11/28/2008 11:52:42 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 9188(C40-9W)
Views:  280   Comments: 0
Coal empty
Title:  Coal empty
Description:  An empty coal train with a repainted Conrail unit passes by the Westinghouse Airbrake Building while on its way to Pittsburgh.
Photo Date:  8/21/2003  Upload Date: 11/28/2008 11:57:00 PM
Location:  Wilmerding, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NS 8386(C40-8W)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
Sweet CSX lashup
Title:  Sweet CSX lashup
Description:  An excellent lashup rolls by on the CSX at the PL&Es former Station, now called Station Square, as my younger brother looks on. Besides the 7507, the other units were HLCX 8166, CSXT 7547, and CSXT 7333. I wish I took rosters of the other units...
Photo Date:  8/22/2003  Upload Date: 6/11/2009 11:16:55 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CSX 7507(C40-8)
Views:  298   Comments: 0

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