{"id":32403,"date":"2021-12-05T07:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=32403"},"modified":"2021-12-04T22:57:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T03:57:05","slug":"coal-train-at-cassandra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/coal-train-at-cassandra\/","title":{"rendered":"Coal Train at Cassandra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Standing at the Railfan’s Overlook at Cassandra, Pennsylvania we could hear a heavy eastward train climbing the West Slope on Norfolk Southern’s former Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kris and I had arrived at this famous photo location on our drive east from Illinois last month. It was Kris’s first time at Cassandra, and my first visit here in more than a decade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally after several minutes a headlight appeared on the long tangent looking west toward Johnstown. A slow-moving loaded unit coal train was clawing up grade towards us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the train approached and passed us, I made this series of photos using my Nikon Z6 mirrorless digital camera fitted with a Z-series f2.8 70-200mm zoom lens. A pair of NS SD70ACUs were working at the back of the train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking east at Cassandra as the helpers shove at the back of the eastward loaded coal train.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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