3 Ethanol Trains at Port Reading w/ICE, DME & NS 8101 CofG

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Channel: ErieLimited · 2012 · Autos & Vehicles

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Several interesting ethanol trains are seen at Port Reading, NJ; recorded on two separate days.

On Sunday July 22, 2012 Conrail's YPJR-2 crew is shown bringing ethanol empties out of the Motiva refinery in Sewaren, NJ.  This train included local power tacked onto the head end, ahead of the road power: NS 5288, CSXT 4412, CSXT 4805 & CSXT 7929.

An hour or so later the same JR-2 crew returned shoving a loaded train south to Motiva with a pair of SD40-2s, ICE 6415 & DME 6364.

On Tuesday July 24, 2012 NS 68Q arrived at Port Reading with a consist that included NS 8101, the Central of Georgia heritage unit: NS 8010, NS 8101 & NS 9744.

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