July 1, 2010.
Norfolk Southern’s 17G, a very heavy westward manifest freight, has crested the summit of the Allegheny Divide and is beginning its long descent of the ‘West Slope’.
I made this trailing view of the SD40E helpers from the hill above the Gallitzin Tunnels using my Canon EOS 7D with 28-135mm zoom set at 85mm.
It had been a beautiful clear summer morning with non-stop action since sun up. A great day on the old Pennsylvania Railroad Mainline!
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I’ll dig through my 1990s-Illinois files and put some up in a bit. I don’t have SP at Savanna, but some Canadian National on BN, CC&P, and plenty of CP along the Mississippi, pre ICE. Let me see what I can find. Cheers, Brian.
Nice shot Brian, How about some from ILL, Maybe SP on the CP’s ex MILW line in Savanna? Before they moved to the SF. Life was Grand and we didn’t know it! Oh thats another lines thats gone!