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PHOTOS: Then and Now

Posted by kp5308 on Sat Mar 28 10:08:04 2020

For the past few years westbound NS 18N was a bit of an odd train, solid empty auto racks with typically just one locomotive for power. Two months ago I shot an AC44C6M on the point passing under the cantilever at Blandon:


Recently 18N was abolished due to slow car sales and if necessary the empties are added to 34K. The monster train is pictured at the same location yesterday with 3 AC 6 axles up front:


And a bunch of empty carriers on the tail:


These are the freight symbols that I know of that have been cancelled on the Reading Line...32A 33K 242 243 18N 11J 15J

The good news is I went back to work yesterday after 4 days off due to the change in our company's status. We are considered part of the supply chain supporting life-sustaining businesses. Thursday I shot ONE TRAIN (#294) in 4 hours, and the image was not a particularly good one:


More often than not H44 from Reading to Allentown is just a locomotive move like this one. I suppose this counts as a "train" since it does carry a symbol so we'll say 2 trains in 4 hours:


Between the virus closing businesses & the implementation of Precision Scheduled Railroading around here traffic has easily dropped off by half to about 20 trains a day. According to the Association of American Railroads the first 12 weeks of 2020 were not good ‘uns for the industry. U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 2,773,207 carloads, down 6.1 percent from the same point last year; and 2,948,362 intermodal units, down 8.1 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 12 weeks of 2020 was 5,721,569 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 7.2 percent compared to last year.

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Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Mar 28 13:21:04 2020, in response to PHOTOS: Then and Now, posted by kp5308 on Sat Mar 28 10:08:04 2020.

NICE SHOTS

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Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now

Posted by kp5308 on Sat Mar 28 14:13:43 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now, posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Mar 28 13:21:04 2020.

Thanks...FYI Karen & I cancelled our California trip next month. Perris can wait :o)

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Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Mar 28 15:13:16 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now, posted by kp5308 on Sat Mar 28 14:13:43 2020.

YOU WILL HAVE FUN HERE

PERRIS ON SPECIAL EVENTS

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Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now

Posted by George Foelschow on Sat Mar 28 15:53:28 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now, posted by kp5308 on Sat Mar 28 14:13:43 2020.

The Perris museum is closed until further notice.

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Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Mar 28 18:23:04 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now, posted by George Foelschow on Sat Mar 28 15:53:28 2020.

IAWTP

I AM A FAMILY MEMBER

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Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now

Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sun Mar 29 00:46:04 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now, posted by kp5308 on Sat Mar 28 14:13:43 2020.

"We'll always have Paris"

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Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now

Posted by kp5308 on Sun Mar 29 14:35:59 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sun Mar 29 00:46:04 2020.

I have never been to Perris or Paris :o)

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Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sun Mar 29 15:58:52 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now, posted by kp5308 on Sun Mar 29 14:35:59 2020.

PERRIS CALIFORNIA IS A NICE COUNTRY TOWN

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Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now

Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sun Mar 29 16:00:04 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Then and Now, posted by kp5308 on Sun Mar 29 14:35:59 2020.

me either. it was ariff on Casablanca.

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