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NS 592 Racking Up the Horsepower and Scattering the Birds at MP 277 | Johnstown, PA

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Channel: AliceInChains243 · 2009 · Autos & Vehicles

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NS loaded coal drag 592 (Shire Oaks, PA - Baltimore, MD) was WAYYYY too heavy to make it up the hill from CONPIT, so NS Pittsburgh East Dispatcher Hannah did what she does best and routed a 4 banger of SD40-2's down track 3 to pick up the 592 at CONPIT. The 592 was just about the start out when its crew reported problems with one of its two road units...TIME TO SEND DOWN A HELPER TO COUPLE AHEAD!! The rest is history. What can beat a helper ahead and a 4 banger on the rear of a loaded drag on the Pittsburgh Line? The answer ladies and gentlemen is...not much.

NS 592:
     Road Power: SD70M 2637 / C40-9W 9875
     Helper Ahead: SD40-2's 3354/3343
     4-Banger: SD40-2's 3341/3348/3336(CRQ)/3345

Location is "Old SG" at MP 277 in the west end of Johnstown, PA on Norfolk Southern's Pittsburgh Line.

NS 592 Racking Up the Horsepower and Scattering the Birds at MP 277 | Johnstown, PA

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