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Pittsburgh, Fall of 2016

April 18, 2017 Ed KapuscinskiPhotos, UncategorizedLeave a comment

My friend Ben, who I’ve mentioned a number of times here is a Pittsburgh boy. Consequently, when contemplating railfanning trip destinations, the Steel City frequently comes up. When planning a trip for the fall of 2016, he wanted to show off more of the city he loves, and especially the Conemaugh Line he’s planning to model.

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Fall 2014 Middle Division Trip Part 2: Sunday

September 28, 2014April 27, 2016 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

Picking up from the previous day’s excitement, this one started with a run in with a friend, and then a chase for the ages up the west slope. It then continued with another great chase for some rare mileage, and finally a few minutes at Lewistown, for yet another Conrail classic unit.

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Eastbound CSX AC4400 In Meyersdale

My First Trip to Sandpatch: Summer 2013

August 25, 2013June 17, 2014 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

I’m not sure how it happened, but I had never spent any time on the old B&O west of Cumberland. That all changedĀ over the 2013 Bedford N Scale Weekend.

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CSX Helpers In Baltimore, in 2007

September 9, 2007July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

CSX uses helpers in Baltimore on heavy trains heading through the, surprisingly steep, grade through the Howard St Tunnel. I caught a set of them at work back in 2007 at St. Denis MD.

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