Switching Saturday

[KriegslokBR52]

Here is a Norfolk Southern train getting over a hump in Allentown:

This is former Lehigh Valley/Jersey Central yard; the main yard in the city.

Pictures taken in February 9, 2025.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

It's last few seconds on Saturday, so this NS switching job was caught in Leola from the cab of my truck:

 

[TrucTrain55]

Happy SWSAT everyone.

 

[Iron Horseman]

That is a lot of pickles!

The fleet of pickle cars in the yard....all different numbers

 

[Iron Horseman]

I had gotten this photo, actually part of a slide show, a couple years ago. Had saved it for the loads. Who makes Tank Loads? Sunshine Models? Has anybody ever seen tank loads modeled?

Yes actually. A "tank" train, even won this years Chisholm Trail Model Train show "best of show" award.

There are lots of tanks out there in all scales to load onto trains, plastic, die-cast, and now 3D printed. The harder part is getting the "tie down" done well. I noticed in your picture they even have side guards using the flat cars uprights.