Trackside Log for Saturday, January 21, 2006

I woke up this morning in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was overcast with a little bit of rain but not much. I made my way to the Gallitzin and Cresson area.

• 0930 Cresson, PA - Amtrak eastbound - NS 3373-NS 3370-AMTK 176
• 1006 Cresson, PA - NS eastbound - NS 9504-NS 9049 w/ helpers NS 3352-NS 3335
• 1050 Cresson, PA - NS power - NS 7201-NS 7210
• 1116 Cresson, PA - NS eastbound - NS 9136-BNSF 4183-BNSF 751
• 1200 Cresson, PA - NS westbound power - NS 9279-NS 7212-NS 7202-NS 7207-NS 7201-NS 7209
• 1330 Cresson, PA - NS westbound - NS 2684-NS 2670-NS 9859
• 1402 Cresson, PA - NS eastbound helpers - NS 3337-NS 3347
• 1406 Cresson, PA - NS westbound - NS 9508-CRIX 5976 w/ helper NS 3425-NS 3364
• 1424 Gallitzin, PA - NS westbound - NS 9609-NS 8464-NS 5414
• 1435 Gallitzin, PA - NS westbound helpers - NS 3335-NS 3352
• 1439 Gallitzin, PA - NS eastbound - NS 9431-NS 2633
• 1443 Gallitzin, PA - NS westbound - NS 2627-NS 2654-NS 9629
• 1504 Gallitzin, PA - NS westbound - NS 7554-NS 9139-NS 9298
• 1506 Gallitzin, PA - NS eastbound - NS 9759-NS 9838
• 1538 Gallitzin, PA - NS westbound - NS 3392-NS 3443-NS 3427
• 1551 Gallitzin, PA - NS westbound - NS 9429-NS 9489 w/ helper NS 3428-NS 3439
• 1719 Lilly, PA - NS eastbound - NS 6780-NS 8777

Well it got very dark for that last train but several more were on the way.

• 1725 Lilly, PA - NS westbound - NS 9819-NS 6663
• 1726 Lilly, PA - NS eastbound - NS 9223-NS 9362 w/ helper NS 3352-NS 3335-NS 3364-NS 3425
• 1733 Lilly, PA - NS eastbound - NS 9744-NS 9722
• 1813 Cresson, PA - NS eastbound dimensional - NS 8404
• 1819 Cresson, PA - NS westbound - NS 9277-NS 8974
• 1829 Cresson, PA - NS eastbound - NS 9968-NS 5406
• 1834 Cresson, PA - NS westbound - NS 9889-NS 8414
• 1847 Cresson, PA - NS westbound helper - NS 3343-NS 3341
• 1912 Cresson, PA - NS eastbound - NS 9157-NS 9112
• 1930 Cresson, PA - NS eastbound - NS 7549-NS 9936
• 1930 Cresson, PA - NS eastbound - NS 9533-NS 8594 w/ helper NS 3339-NS 3428
• 1946 Cresson, PA - NS westbound - NS 2693-NREX xxxx (SD40T-2)
• 1956 Cresson, PA - NS westbound - NS 9436-NS 9664
• 2000 Cresson, PA - NS westbound helper - NS 3425-NS 3364-NS 3335-NS 3352

It's amazing how busy a railroad can get after dark. However, I can't complain. It's been a pretty decent day.