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Fast forward: Conrail’s days as an independant Class I carrier are now a quarter century behind us, so what was this modern GE in blue paint Kris and I saw last week?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the unit coal train (NS 632) rolled across the multiple-span truss bridge, I realized what I was looking at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norfolk Southern’s specially painted Conrail heritage locomotive! This is a General Electric ES44AC, engine number 8098, an Evolution-series 4,400 hp low-emissions diesel-electric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conrail never owned anything quite so advanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I made my photos and then Kris and I decided to follow the train back down NS’s Buffalo Line. This was a rare find! It was our lucky day! Lucky!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had a couple of prime locations in mind, if we could only stay ahead of the train!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNorfolk Southern 632 crossing the Susquehanna River between Northumberland and Sunbury, PA\u2014February, 2024. Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm Z-series zoom.<\/figcaption> \n
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Norfolk Southern 632 crossing the Susquehanna River between Northumberland and Sunbury, PA\u2014February, 2024. Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm Z-series zoom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n
Norfolk Southern 632 crossing the Susquehanna River between Northumberland and Sunbury, PA\u2014February, 2024. Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm Z-series zoom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNorfolk Southern 632 crossing the Susquehanna River between Northumberland and Sunbury, PA\u2014February, 2024. Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm Z-series zoom.<\/figcaption> \n
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Norfolk Southern 632 crossing the Susquehanna River between Northumberland and Sunbury, PA\u2014February, 2024. Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm Z-series zoom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n
Norfolk Southern 632 crossing the Susquehanna River between Northumberland and Sunbury, PA\u2014February, 2024. Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm Z-series zoom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNorfolk Southern 632 crossing the Susquehanna River between Northumberland and Sunbury, PA\u2014February, 2024. Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm Z-series zoom. Look what’s trailing! Another EMD diesel number 1127. <\/figcaption> \n
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Norfolk Southern 632 crossing the Susquehanna River between Northumberland and Sunbury, PA\u2014February, 2024. Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm Z-series zoom. Look what’s trailing! Another EMD diesel number 1127. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n
Norfolk Southern 632 crossing the Susquehanna River between Northumberland and Sunbury, PA\u2014February, 2024. Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm Z-series zoom. Look what’s trailing! Another EMD diesel number 1127. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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