Thursday Proto Photo, Feb 4/16

[ChristianJDavis1]

Also interesting, the car in front of it seems to be a metroliner cab car.

Thank you. From what I can tell, the last two cars seem to be an ex-Metroliner catenary inspection car and Corridor Clipper 10002, respectively. The Metroliner is now catenary test car 10005, while the Corridor Clipper is based on the amfleet I and is a track geometry car. I now the catenary car is an ex-metroliner, but I am not sure whether or not the Clipper is a rebuilt or new-built car. I have seen both cars at different times sitting in 30th street station, but this is the first time I have seen them on an actual train.

[RockGp40]

Just this past Wednesday, the MD and DE RR had to get our cars out of an outlawed NS local that was tied up on our track. They run this local train in push-pull mode north of Dover so they can work all the switches without having to run around the train. NS power on this day consisted of an SD40-2 and this SD70ACe. Apparently, this SD70ACe has been stuck on this particular local for several weeks. The tonnage certainly doesn't warrant this much power for the local unless it's in the fall and we're handing off a grainer to them. So, I was inclined to take this shot. You don't catch an RS3m in 2016 pulling an SD70ACe.

[sirenwerks]

Christian, the fourth image down is really sweet.

[jmarley76]

You don't catch an RS3m in 2016 pulling an SD70ACe.

Great catch!

[ChristianJDavis1]

Christian, the fourth image down is really sweet.

Thank you. I just pressed the button, though.