After my conference in Collegeville, PA on Tuesday, I made my way back to Bridgewater, NJ on a route, like the way down, that brought me past some railroading sights. This time, instead of a couple stops, I figured only one would be able to take advantage of the remaining light of the day. That one stop was along the Norfolk Southern Reading Line in Alburtis, PA – and the scenery around the tracks was, well, pretty corny.
Yeah, I know, it was a bad pun, but the spot I picked just west of the center of Alburtis had corn fields on both sides of the tracks. And with the corn about 18″ high, it made for some nice foreground elements, so I tried to take advantage of the growing crops. Catfish, you ask? That would be a common nickname for NS’ wide cab locomotives – the white stripes across the nose resemble whiskers, and to some, they’re downright ugly. Just like catfish. Wonder if they taste good cooked up Cajun style?
Well, I won’t go with a blow-by-blow, so instead here’s the summary. In the time I spent there (about 2 hours), I caught four trains. Much to my dismay, three of them were eastbounds, but I managed to get some decent shots. For the folks who like details like this, the jobs I caught were, in order, 18N, 33A, 64J and 261, which is the westbound RoadRailer job.
[cpg_album:734]Thanks for looking!
Tom
