These photos are presented in roughly chronological order. Person and vehicle identifications are always in the order from left to right. All photos taken with a Canon Eos RebelXS camera with either a Tamron 28-80mm lens or a Canon 75-300mm lens. Film is Kodak Gold 100. All photos in this section copyright 2000 by William Adams.
EBT #3 [2000apr8,three1]
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The Mount Union Connecting RR was at work on Sunday, and allowed
us a peek at the enginehouse and EBT #3, a standard gauge switcher
with dual couplers, used in Mt. Union. Despite being a fairly
modern engine, it has the older slide valves and archbar trucks
on the tender. Overhead, the new roof timbers installed during the
construction of the early 1990's can be seen (the light ones are new,
the dark are originals).
EBT #3 [2000apr8,three2]
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Just a little 0-6-0 switcher, it's still a good bit larger than even
the biggest Mikados in Rockhill.
EBT #3 [2000apr8,three3][retouched]
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The sloped tender, common on standard gauge switchers, afforded better
visibility when backing.
EBT #3 [2000apr8,three4]
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The tender bunker has some leftover coal.
EBT #3 [2000apr8,three5]
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A closeup of the fireman's side running gear.
EBT #3 [2000apr8,three6]
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The engineer's side of #3, with the number still visible on the cab.
EBT #3 [2000apr8,three7]
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The engineer's side of #3's tender. As an actual Ozzy fan and one who
has run a couple of numbers through Einstein's "E=mc2" equation, I must say
it is unusual to see the two in close proximity. I don't mind that in
itself, but I'd prefer not to see the relationship exhibited on the side
of a locomotive tender.
EBT #3 [2000apr8,three8]
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The cab. The fiddly bits are reportedly in storage elsewhere by the EBT.
Mt. Union Yard [2000apr8,mtu1]
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Looking down the enginehouse lead toward the enginehouse from the
location of the ramp used to load EBT #6.
Mt. Union Yard [2000apr8,mtu2]
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Looking up the enginehouse lead toward the main from the location
of the ramp (same photo location as above). The switch in the
immediate foreground was the narrow gauge only turnout onto the
wye. The further switch led to the transfer shed and coal dump.
Mt. Union Yard [2000apr8,mtu3]
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Looking north along the main where the engine house lead track
splits off to the left.
Mt. Union Yard [2000apr8,mtu4]
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Looking north from near the timber transfer towards the enginehouse
lead track.
Mt. Union Yard [2000apr8,mtu5]
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Looking south from the same point as in the photo above (the
transfer was on the right, the coal cleaning plant on the left).
Mt. Union Yard [2000apr8,mtu6]
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Looking south through the southern end of the yard to the new rt 522
crossing.
Mt. Union Yard [2000apr8,adams]
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This is Adams siding, the southernmost extent (at the time) of
the Mt. Union Connecting RR's track clearing project in order to
resume standard gauge freight service on the northern part of the line.
Mt. Union Connecting RR [2000apr8,hirail]
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It's important to remember that Mt Union Yard is once again an
active rail facility. No freight yet, but one must be aware that
the MUC RR does ply the rails regularly with a hirail truck.
Aughwick Bridge [2000apr8,aughbridge]
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This is the western side of the bridge over Aughwick Creek. The MUC clearing
will get tantalizingly close to here, but will stop just short.
page by Bill Adams
