Norfolk Southern Power on Mon Line with Conrail Heritage Unit!

July 31, 2014
I decided to find a new spot to film from and as fate would have it I find a few in the south side of Pittsburgh. Here is approximately milepost 3.2 (Freyburg St) and 4.5 (Jane St) on the Mon Line from CP-BELL where the Pittsburgh Line reroutes to either the Mon Line to the south, or the Conemaugh Line to the north.
The first train captured is NS 9965 intermodal headed south, to CP-16 where it will eventually be rerouted over the Port Perry Bridge and through Port Perry Tunnel and back onto the Pittsburgh Line.
The second is another Norfolk Southern Intermodal train headed north to the Pittsburgh Line and headed to the Chicago terminal. NS 6303 has a four engine lashup that displays around 14,400 combined horsepower, pulling a long and massive consist through the curves of the Mon Line.
Finally, the crown jewel so far. First saw the Conrail heritage unit on CSX's Pittsburgh Subdivision in the southside. I then proceeded to chase it roughly 13 miles south to McKeesport, PA where I would eventually capture it rolling over the Youghiogheny Bridge pulling a heavy mixed freight load through the final stretch of the Pittsburgh Sub.

[@TheNWClassA1218]

Excellent video!

[@AdamKlimchock]

Nicely done! Nice camera work, especially the shot with the Conrail unit!

[@approachunlimitedproductio5659]

Thanks Patchmo, Wish I had steadier hands. lol

[@m3636y]

Nice channel. Met you in Homestead today.

[@approachunlimitedproductio5659]

Thanks m3636y! You missed two good ones after you left!

[@m3636y]

That's how it always is.

[@RyanFRails]

NS 8098 was coming off the CSX Pittsburgh Sub and going on to the CSX Keystone Sub. I think you had a couple of lines messed up.

[@Random.Channel_]

It would be better if the Conrail unit had an rs3l

[@WorldOfNothin]

Just so you know you have the Conrail unit labeled as an ES44DC its actually an ES44AC!

[@approachunlimitedproductio5659]

Ouch! haha well just imagine AC up there lol. A lot of NS's Power is DC traction so I threw it in there without realizing.

[@WorldOfNothin]

Steel City Trains They do, but recently they have started buying a lot of AC power

[@djmattson6491]

that's what am talking about NS#8098 leading. can't stand csx go stallions and my boys CR long live big blue