Title: |
Big power for the spur |
Description: |
Conrail never ran anything bigger than a GP 40 on the Vestal Spur, the remnant of the DLW main through Johnson City and a short distance into Vestal. Most of the traffic was coal for NYSEGs Goudy Station. NS did a major tie replacement and surfacing in late 2002, which improved conditions markedly, though they were using C40-8s there right from the start. Todays power is a western visitor, a UP SD 70MAC, a unit intended for more serious endeavors. Oh well-whatever gets the coal there. It has a cut for Goudy on the spur, rolling past another cut on the three pocket. |
Photo Date: |
12/2/2005 Upload Date: 11/13/2017 5:31:47 AM |
Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Winter,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4715(SD70M) |
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129 Comments: 1 |