{"id":38286,"date":"2024-02-12T06:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=38286"},"modified":"2024-02-08T21:58:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T02:58:19","slug":"conrail-heritage-unit-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/conrail-heritage-unit-on-the-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Conrail Heritage Unit on the Move!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We were at the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Norfolk Southern’s unit coal train 632 rolled through Sunbury, Pa., on the former Pennsylvania Railroad Northern Central route, Kris and I chased along on the parallel Rt 147.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the way north we’d spotted several open locations right off the road. By the time we reached the south side of Sunbury, we were already a couple of minutes ahead of the train, so we pulled off the road near mile post 260.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I was surprised to catch a coal train on the move, and delighted to have stumbled into NS’s one-of-a-kind Conrail heritage unit No. 8098, I didn’t realise how infrequently Clearfield-originated coal trains are these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At milepost 260, I aimed to make some representative photos of the locomotive in nice light. At our next location about 17 miles further down the line, I hoped to make the most of the sweeping curve that Kris and I spotted on our drive northward earlier in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We timed the exercise well and had time to make nice sequences at both locations. Special thanks to Dan Cupper for operational details on the coal train!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm lens near milepost 260, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, February 2024.<\/figcaption>
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