Re: (erielack) July calendar pictures... better late than never! :)

["toddsyr" <toddsyr_@_twcny.rr.com>]

Excellent description Paul. I wish more of today's mainline freights had 
this variety of cars and color schemes. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones 
though. Though only running two trains a day, the Finger Lakes Railway can 
be seen at the end of my street. They only run mixed freights with no 
containers and 95% of the boxcars are second hand but with original paint. 
Lots of gons, some tanks and usually a bunch of covered hoppers as well. 
Grain sized as well as cement. Hopefully these types of trains will continue 
for many years to come. Oh yeah. Until not too long ago, GP9's were the 
choice for power here. Now it's GE units but it's still a step back in time.

Todd K. Stearns

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paul.tupaczewski_@_alcatel-lucent.com>
To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 3:14 PM
Subject: (erielack) July calendar pictures... better late than never! :)


>
> Hi folks,
>
> Due to work and vacation committments, I haven't yet commented on the July 
> EL calendar photos... so here we go!
>
> The ELHS July calendar shot is a beauty - a wonderful sweeping vista of an 
> eastbound freight near Foster, PA on the former DL&W main. For a railroad 
> nearing its demise, it sure did put on a wonderfully dynamic appearance. 
> The verdant green hillside and the fresh contrasting ballast set off that 
> colorful 1970s-era train wonderfully. The DL&W steel milepost at the right 
> doesn't hurt, either! And for the freight car fan, there's plenty to see 
> here - the trio of Sterling Salt covered hopper at the far left, 
> plain-jane modernized scheme RDG boxcar just ahead of them, wonderful 
> bulky loads in the gondolas at the start of the distant curve, and what 
> appears to be a yellow cylindrical Center-Flow covered hopper right before 
> you reach the tree on the curve. And of course, a pair of burly U36Cs 
> leading the way. Imagine the warm summer day, the characteristic GE "chop 
> chop chop" sound, and the colorful sight approaching you. A nice thought 
> on this (heat index 100-degree) hot day - at l!
> east here in NJ. :)
>        - Paul
>
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