HEADS UP: Heritage Units on NS Southern Tier

Not quite, the PRR unit made it to Campbell Hall, NY a few weeks back. Here is a shot, but it is not mine.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=3061554

ah ha! thanks, I was not aware of that one..
I will edit my post!

Scot

She came back to Buffalo!

http://heritageunits.com/Locomotive/Detail/NS8114

Looks like she just did a "Day trip" over to Fort Erie, then came back to Buffalo..
could head down the Southern Tier Main afterall!
(or back West out of Buffalo..)
I will keep an eye on it..
I use two forums to track the heritage units:

http://heritageunits.com/
and
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/N ... itLocator/

Scot

At last report, still in Buffalo:

http://heritageunits.com/Locomotive/Detail/NS8114

Scot

Slim. Ever so slim chance that it would go on 13T today or now tomorrow. MMMMmnnn

8114 reported out of Buffalo leading 13T.

NS 8114 leading 13T today.

In cases like this, could people please just SAY what "13T" means?
We have three posts saying the unit might be on 13T, but no indication of what 13T means or where it is going..
I had to look it up..If im reading it correctly, does this mean the Heritage unit is running down the Southern Tier main
between Buffalo and Binghamton? I think it is, but im not sure..

Scot

scottychaos wrote:In cases like this, could people please just SAY what "13T" means?
We have three posts saying the unit might be on 13T, but no indication of what 13T means or where it is going..
I had to look it up..If im reading it correctly, does this mean the Heritage unit is running down the Southern Tier main
between Buffalo and Binghamton? I think it is, but im not sure..

Scot

Well, the topic of the thread is NS heritage units on the Tier, and 13T is a freight that runs on the Tier, so it seems pretty straightforward to me.

Mike

For people who can not read between the lines the 13T is a train that normally runs between Buffalo, NY and Allentown, Pa. This train passes towns such as Corning, NY Elmira, NY, Waverly, NY, Edicott, NY, Binghamton NY while on the NS Southern Tier line..... After that it heads down the former DL&W, present D&H Sunbury Line as I believe train #933 and passes through little towns such as Hallstead, New Milford, Pa, La Plume, Pa, Dalton, Pa and into Scranton.... Then it heads down the former CNJ Lehigh Line through Lehigh Gorge into Allentown..... Anyone else want to fill in the times the train can be seen??

Thanks!

I think a few people missed my point..

I dont know what percentage of railfans live and breathe train symbols, but I would guess its much less than 50%..
personally, in 30 years of railfanning, I have never paid the least attention to train symbols..mainly because I seldom have access to hearing about them.
Its just one particular aspect of railfanning I have never been "into"..(I have never owned a scanner either..)

So when someone says "The locomotive is on 13T"..To me that means absolutely nothing..
you could be talking about a train from Chicago to Alaska for all I know!
And in this case, the locomotive could be headed North, South, East or West out of Buffalo,
and all we want to know is were the loco is headed from Buffalo..for many of us, "13T" does not give that basic information..

All im asking for is *slightly* more clarification for those of us who don't know all (or any) of the symbols..
saying 13T is fine and great..im sure many people will want to know the train symbol.
but you cant assume everyone knows what 13T means..so just a few more words would make the reports helpful and meaningful for everyone..
instead of just "13T" you could say "13T (Buffalo to Binghamton, then Allentown)"..that would be very helpful!

thanks,
Scot

Tornado Warnings for Elmira and east! Be safe out there!!

Confirmed Tornado near Elmira about 4pm!
damage near the Arnot Mall (Horseheads area)
But NS 8114 made it through the storm, and is now in Binghamton.

http://heritageunits.com/Locomotive/Detail/NS8114

Scot

We seem to have a confused railfan updating the list:
http://heritageunits.com/Locomotive/Detail/NS8114
(perhaps someone not from the area? maybe..)

He says the Heritage unit is in Binghamton, and Gang Mills, at the same time:



Im not sure which is correct..

Scot

And so ends the first journey of a Heritage unit across the ST main..
the unit is now in Allentown, PA.

Who has photos?!

Scot