Coal Train [2004oct9,coal1]
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For the coal train, riders followed aboard the picnic train and were
discharged into the adjacent fields for the runbys. Here the coal train
is on the S curve, and the photographers can be seen scattered about the
fields.
Speeders [2004oct9,speeders]
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Speeder rides head south from the shop complex, all the way to the IOOF
cemetary road.
Linn Moedinger [2004oct9,linn]
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Linn Moedinger, Chief Steam Mechanic of the Strasburg Rail Road treated
FEBT Reunion attendees to an hour long talk about the work Strasburg
had undertaken on EBT locomotive #15, and locomotive maintenance in
general.
Shop Tour [2004oct9,shoptour]
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A shop tour gets underway in front of the main shops entrance.
M1 with caboose 28 [2004oct9,m1caboose28]
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M1 made special runs, pulling caboose 28.
Mt Union Tour [2004oct9,mtutour]
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Chris Coleman leads a tour of the Mount Union yard.
Night Train [2004oct9,nightline]
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Ticketholders queue up for the night trains (the long exposure belies the
time of day).
[2004oct9,night1] Night Train
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Engine 14 simmers prior to pulling the night train.
[2004oct9,night2] Night Train
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Boarding of the passenger train.
Coal Train [2004oct9,coal2]
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On Sunday, the weather was much improved for photography of the coal train.
Coal Train [2004oct9,photo]
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Yet the ridership on the chase train was rather off.
Locomotive 17 [2004oct9,17static]
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Locomotive 17 on static display in the Rockhill Yard.
Putting 17 Away [2004oct9,17m7]
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Diesel M-7 pulls 17 past the shops to the turntable.
Putting 17 Away [2004oct9,17turn]
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Locomotive 17 waiting while the turntable is aligned. M4 will then push
the 17 (with all its might) into the roundhouse.
Ice Cube [2004oct9,cube2]
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For a little linside interest, the EBT had the "ice cube" speeder placed
out on the jigger track in the S-curve.
Ice Cube [2004oct9,cube1]
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After sheduled service concluded, a hardy group was dispatched on the
one-lunger to retrieve the ice cube. That's quite a set of shades.
Ice Cube [2004oct9,cube3]
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Getting it onto the mainline the traditional way.
Ice Cube [2004oct9,cube4]
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Heading back home with the job well in hand.
page by Bill Adams
