Photo Fun September 2025

[TMo]

I'll kick off this month's photo fun...  Athearn GP40-2 leads a CR consist away from Hazleton back down Black Creek.

   

[tompm]

Here we have some grain carrying covered hoppers.

[TMo]

I love the variety of the weathering on those grain hoppers, Tom!

[tompm]

Thanks Todd. Those were from the days when I had time to weather stuff.

Here are a few more.

[tompm]

Now for a change of pace as we now have a couple of ACF Center Flow covered hoppers before returning to the PS-1 covered hoppers.

[LiveSteamer]

Conrail SD9 #6910 on the workbench after getting the numbers and letters added.

   

[TMo]

Handsome unit! I think I recall that two of those were helper units around the Horseshoe curve for many years. Almost pulled the trigger on a Broadway Limited version of the SD9 quite a few years ago.

[tompm]

Now we have some "new" Athearn covered hoppers.

[bdw9535]

Nothing new this week, a photo from September 2000.
WPMA-29 working Absegami Plastics.

Bruce

   

[tompm]

Bruce even the old stuff looks great.

Wrap things up with some pink hoppers and a safety caboose.

[bdw9535]

Tom, thanks.  Always amazed at the number of cars in your freight car fleet.

Bruce

[TMo]

Tom, thanks.  Always amazed at the number of cars in your freight car fleet.

Bruce

Yeah... I always have to get out my drool bucket when Tom does these runbys.  His collection of freight and especially his locomotives is beyond impressive.

[tompm]

Thank guys! I just realized the other day that I have been collecting model trains for the last 45 years and I still have many of those 40 plus year old trains. I guess I am something of horder. I have several locomotives from my childhood unfortunately none run consistently but they do run. I still have a bunch of rolling stock from then.

I forgot to post the video link. So here it is.

https://youtu.be/MRO9sd6a34A

[bdw9535]

YPMA-02 in the process of setting out three cars for the Flying Fish Brewery.

Bruce

   

[TMo]

I still haven't located the missing front handrail for this C628...  Nonetheless, she head ends a consist traveling into Penn Haven Junction.