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Tuesday actually had some sunshine to work with.\u00a0 So after work, I decided to head west to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and see what I could see around the old Bethlehem Steel plant on the Lehigh Line.\u00a0 As things worked out, I caught a couple trains there, as well as shot a couple pictures of the new Sands Casino in part of the old steel plant.<\/p>\n
Because I got out of the office a bit late, I had to contend with traffic – there were a few slowdowns on I-78, but the kicker was the Bethlehem exit.\u00a0 It was backed up for about 2 miles from the exit.\u00a0 So I ended up having to go down another exit, turn around, and get off the Bethlehem exit.\u00a0 Seemed to work well, and I figure it was quicker than sitting in the traffic.<\/p>\n
Anyways, by the time I got down to Bethlehem, I heard NS 261 (Roadrailer train) preparing to pull out of town west.\u00a0 By the time I got down to track level, I was able to catch a shot of the trailers rolling past, with the old furnaces in the background.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9217]\n
After he cleared, it sounded like a track crew was getting their authority to head over the river.\u00a0 A quick look down the bridge confirmed that – a hyrail and what appeared to be a tamper were coming across the bridge<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9216] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9215]\n
After contemplating what to do next, I looked to the west and saw that 261 had stopped.\u00a0 I decided I’d head down and see what was up.<\/p>\n
As I got down by CP-Burn, I saw the crew getting back up on the power.\u00a0 OK, not sure what happened, but I’d at least get the head end of 261 heading west.\u00a0 A few seconds later, they started rolling west.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9214] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9213]\n
And in this shot, you can see the tail end of a railgrinder that’s been working the area recently.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9212]\n
As the train rolled past me, I got a few pan shots of the trailers<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9210] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9209] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9208]\n
OK, now what to do?\u00a0 The only thing I could pick up off of the scanner was some activity in Allentown yard, so I headed back towards the previous crossing.<\/p>\n
As I approached the crossing, I could see a train sitting just on the other side of the CP-Bethlehem signals.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9207]\n
After a little bit, and just before the shadows took over for sunlight, HA13 pulled out with the furnaces as a backdrop, crossed over, and headed across the Lehigh River towards Allentown yard.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9206] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9205] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9204] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9203]\n
After that not much else was happening.\u00a0 I hung around for a while, but nothing was doing.\u00a0 So I decided to get a couple photos of the new Sands casino, which was built in a portion of the old Bethlehem Steel plant.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9202] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9201] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9200]\n
At that point, I called it a night and made the 60 or so minute trek back to the hotel.<\/p>\n
Thanks for looking!
\nTom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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