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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
5/2/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Norfolk Southern
Model:GE C40-9WBuilt As:NS 9889 (C40-9W)
Serial Number:55047Order No:1972
Frame Number: Built:8/2004
Other locos with this serial:  NS 9889(C40-9W) NS 9889(C44-9W)
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Holding the main
Title:  Holding the main
Description:  Empty coal train 8859 holds the main as it rolls through CPF 648. An unusual pair of UP GEs lead four NS units.
Photo Date:  12/5/2004  Upload Date: 10/6/2017 3:19:13 AM
Location:  Hop Bottom, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7262(AC44CW) UP 5980(AC44CWCTE) NS 2554(SD70) NS 8959(C40-9W) NS 8789(C40-9) NS 9889(C40-9W)
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On high
Title:  On high
Description:  Not as high as it will be in a few minutes, though. Train 8859 rolls across Martins Creek Viaduct behind a pair of UP and four NS units. It will be on Tunkhannock in about ten minutes.
Photo Date:  12/5/2004  Upload Date: 10/6/2017 3:58:46 AM
Location:  Kingsley, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7262(AC44CW) UP 5980(AC44CWCTE) NS 2554(SD70) NS 8959(C40-9W) NS 8789(C40-9) NS 9889(C40-9W)
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Not so summery
Title:  Not so summery
Description:  Empty coal train 8859 skirts a snowy field at Summersville, between Hallstead and New Milford.
Photo Date:  12/5/2004  Upload Date: 10/6/2017 4:06:27 AM
Location:  Summersville, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7262(AC44CW) UP 5980(AC44CWCTE) NS 2554(SD70) NS 8959(C40-9W) NS 8789(C40-9) NS 9889(C40-9W)
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Southbound empty coal
Title:  Southbound empty coal
Description:  From time to time, NS would send coal to the D&H via Harrisburg. On CP these would be symbolled 8858 north and 8859 south, with varying symbols on NS, though Ive seen 87T and 88T used. Here we see one of the 8859 trains crossing "baby Tunkhannock" more properly known as Martins Creek Viaduct south of Kingsley PA, with a pair of UP leaders.
Photo Date:  6/20/2005  Upload Date: 11/25/2012 3:48:36 AM
Location:  Kingsley, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7262(AC44CW) UP 5980(AC44CWCTE) NS 2554(SD70) NS 8959(C40-9W) NS 8789(C40-9) NS 9889(C40-9W)
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