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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:10/25/2011 - 10/25/2011
Album Info:On the way back home from a fall foliage tour in Michigan, we came across this westbound Norfolk Southern local running along US 12 toward Michigan City, IN. We dogged it all the way to the Amtrak owned swing bridge over Trail Creek, formerly a Michigan Central bridge.
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NS 3069 and NS 3066
Title:  NS 3069 and NS 3066
Description:  Travelling parallel to US 12 just east of Michigan City is this pair of Norfolk Southern GP40's on a local run.
Photo Date:  10/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/20/2011 7:03:39 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3069(GP40-2) NS 3066(GP40-2)
Views:  282   Comments: 0
NS 3069 and NS 3066
Title:  NS 3069 and NS 3066
Description:  The two Norfolk Southern GP40's definitely have enough power to move these two cars down the tracks!
Photo Date:  10/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/20/2011 7:04:28 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3069(GP40-2) NS 3066(GP40-2)
Views:  132   Comments: 1
NS 3069 and NS 3066
Title:  NS 3069 and NS 3066
Description:  The Norfolk Southern GP40's are heading toward the former Michigan Central coaling tower still straddling the tracks just east of downtown Michigan City, IN.
Photo Date:  10/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/20/2011 7:05:01 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3069(GP40-2) NS 3066(GP40-2)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
NS 169140
Title:  NS 169140
Description:  Dogging the train along US 12 allowed this "moving photo" of the coil car behind NS 3066.
Photo Date:  10/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/20/2011 7:14:05 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  72   Comments: 0
NS 166894
Title:  NS 166894
Description:  Pacing the Norfolk Southern local allowed another "moving photo" to be taken of the second car in the train, one with a brightly colored FRED attached.
Photo Date:  10/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/20/2011 7:14:37 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  61   Comments: 0
NS 3069 and NS 3066
Title:  NS 3069 and NS 3066
Description:  The Norfolk Southern approaches the nearly 100 year old swing bridge over Trail Creek, a former Michigan Central construction and owned now by Amtrak. Note the Amtrak sign "Drawbridge" on the side of the control tower.
Photo Date:  10/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/20/2011 7:14:55 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3069(GP40-2) NS 3066(GP40-2)
Views:  147   Comments: 1
NS 3069 and NS 3066
Title:  NS 3069 and NS 3066
Description:  The Norfolk Southern GP40's cross the former Michigan Central truss swing bridge with its two car local. Now owned by Amtrak, the bridge is still in use, especially during the summer for sailboats heading out to Lake Michigan from their berths on Trail Creek.
Photo Date:  10/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/20/2011 7:23:57 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3069(GP40-2) NS 3066(GP40-2)
Views:  165   Comments: 1
Amtrak Trail Creek Truss Swing Bridge
Title:  Amtrak Trail Creek Truss Swing Bridge
Description:  After the Norfolk Southern GP40's have disappeared, the rustic (and rusty) ex-Michigan Central bridge almost hidden by the salboat masts is quiet again and listening to the light clatter of rigging in the sailboats docked along Trail Creek as it has for nearly 100 years.
Photo Date:  10/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/20/2011 7:25:23 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Bridge,Action
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Views:  76   Comments: 0


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