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By:Donald Albertson
Dates:5/10/1992 - 5/29/1999
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CR MetEd coal train
Title:  CR MetEd coal train
Description:  Two CR SD40-2's pull a coal train into the Portland MetEd plant, past a sign touting some technological achievement that wasn't enough to save this plant...12MAY1996
Photo Date:  5/12/1996  Upload Date: 7/18/2020 8:28:30 PM
Location:  Martins Creek, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6521(SD40-2) CR 6419(SD40-2)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
CR coal train
Title:  CR coal train
Description:  A pair of SD40-2's bring a loaded train into the generating station at Portland PA on 12MAY1996. No Q's but frame stripes and white number boards...and one of those shots where the sun went in at the wrong time.
Photo Date:  5/12/1996  Upload Date: 11/23/2018 8:17:44 AM
Location:  Portland, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6521(SD40-2) CR 6419(SD40-2)
Views:  309   Comments: 1
CR coal loads
Title:  CR coal loads
Description:  A loaded MetEd coal train descends the grade towards the plant on 15JUN1996 with a C40-8W head out.
Photo Date:  6/15/1996  Upload Date: 12/18/2021 11:57:57 AM
Location:  Portland, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6157(C40-8W) CR 6517(SD40-2)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
CR modern power
Title:  CR modern power
Description:  A pair of CR modern wide nose units enter the MetEd gen station at Portland PA on 01AUG1996
Photo Date:  8/1/1996  Upload Date: 12/18/2021 12:02:18 PM
Location:  Portland, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6156(C40-8W) CR 5590(SD60I)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
CR coal
Title:  CR coal
Description:  This shot really illustrates the steep grade entering the MetEd Portland plant as 6445 plus two bring a loaded coal train down the hill on 01SEP1996
Photo Date:  9/1/1996  Upload Date: 12/18/2021 12:00:12 PM
Location:  Portland, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6445(SD40-2)
Views:  97   Comments: 1
CR MT coal
Title:  CR MT coal
Description:  Two fairly new wide noses pull an empty MetEd coal train through Flicksville PA on 07MAY1997
Photo Date:  5/7/1997  Upload Date: 12/15/2018 1:16:34 PM
Location:  Flicksville, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 5525(SD60M) CR 6255(C40-8W)
Views:  174   Comments: 1
CR coal empties
Title:  CR coal empties
Description:  An empty MetEd coal train nears Martins Creek on 07MAY1997 with SD60M 5525 head out
Photo Date:  5/7/1997  Upload Date: 12/15/2018 1:22:48 PM
Location:  Martins Creek, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5525(SD60M)
Views:  137   Comments: 1
CR empty MetEd train
Title:  CR empty MetEd train
Description:  Two contemporary CR six axles have this empty MetEd train moving through the yard at Martins Creek PA on 07MAY1997
Photo Date:  5/7/1997  Upload Date: 9/24/2017 3:39:40 PM
Location:  Martins Creek, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5525(SD60M) CR 6255(C40-8W)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
MetEd coal train
Title:  MetEd coal train
Description:  A rare four-axle unit, CR 3311, leads three six-axles into the Portland generating station with loads of coal.
Photo Date:  6/8/1998  Upload Date: 5/22/2005 12:45:37 PM
Location:  Portland, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 3311(GP40-2) CR 6766(SD50) CR 5524(SD60M) CR 6224(C40-8W)
Views:  1391   Comments: 4
CR MetEd coal
Title:  CR MetEd coal
Description:  My last Conrail train, on a perfect spring day on 29MAY1999 with a CR SD70 and a NS C40-9W, pulls into the MetEd plant with loads of coal.
Photo Date:  5/29/1999  Upload Date: 3/23/2017 5:36:01 PM
Location:  Portland, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 2565(SD70) NS 8991(C40-9W)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
NS 9300
Title:  NS 9300
Description:  NS 9300 in primer leads some CSX units into the Portland MetEd plant with a coal train on 25JUL1999
Photo Date:  7/25/1999  Upload Date: 1/16/2018 6:08:35 PM
Location:  Portland, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  167   Comments: 1
NS 9300
Title:  NS 9300
Description:  It's right after the split and here's a loaded coal train entering the MetEd Portland generating station with three GE's, two CSX and a NS C40-9W so new it's still in primer. 25JUL1999
Photo Date:  7/25/1999  Upload Date: 11/7/2018 6:37:09 PM
Location:  Portland, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9300(C40-9W) CSX 367(AC44CW)
Views:  466   Comments: 1
NS coal empties
Title:  NS coal empties
Description:  Former CR C40-8W, now NS 8384, leads a NS proper C40-8 towards Martins Creek with empties from the MetEd Portland Gen station on 28APR2001
Photo Date:  4/28/2001  Upload Date: 11/7/2018 6:40:38 PM
Location:  Martins Creek, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  NS 8384(C40-8W)
Views:  220   Comments: 1
New NS EMD
Title:  New NS EMD
Description:  A new (note the rusty wheels) SD-70M-2 sits in Martins Creek yard. In the old days, this would have been the front of the loco.
Photo Date:  12/7/2005  Upload Date: 12/9/2005 7:50:09 AM
Location:  Martins Creek, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2691(SD70M-2)
Views:  519   Comments: 0
UP color
Title:  UP color
Description:  A UP SD-70M adds a welcome splash of color to this NS consist in the former LNE Martin's Creek yard after delivering coal to the MetEd Portland Gen Station.
Photo Date:  12/7/2005  Upload Date: 12/9/2005 7:36:34 AM
Location:  Martins Creek, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3861(SD70M) NS 2691(SD70M-2) NS 9209(C40-9W) NS 9213(C40-9W)
Views:  847   Comments: 0
NS MetEd coal
Title:  NS MetEd coal
Description:  My last MetEd coal train at Mt. Bethel with three big EMD's on 27FEB2011
Photo Date:  2/27/2011  Upload Date: 9/24/2017 8:07:52 AM
Location:  Mount Bethel, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 2719(SD70M-2)
Views:  117   Comments: 1
NS 2719
Title:  NS 2719
Description:  NS 2719 leads a coal train through Mt Bethel PA on 27FEB2011
Photo Date:  2/27/2011  Upload Date: 1/16/2018 6:20:11 PM
Location:  Mount Bethel, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 2719(SD70M-2)
Views:  86   Comments: 1
NS in Portland PA
Title:  NS in Portland PA
Description:  Back when the Portland interchange with the DL was a regular thing, a pair of NS units are just west of Portland station on 09MAY2013
Photo Date:  5/5/2013  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 4:26:51 PM
Location:  Portland, PA
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 2708(SD70M-2) NS 9212(C44-9W)
Views:  102   Comments: 0


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