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EASTERN RAILROAD NEWS
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SD70MAC UPDATE
Three pairs of SD70MAC's
are now out and running. 4130, 4131, 4132, 4133, 4134, and 4135 are
all in road service currently. 4136 to 4143 are all still in Juniata
under various stages of construction. 4136 is due to be released
this week for road testing.
CURRENT STATUS:
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MORE DERAILMENTS
CSX train L381-18 derailed 9 cars, including solid hazardous waste cars across the interlocking at Suman, IN, damaging all tracks. The derailment is forcing the reroute of Amtrak 40 across Conrail to Toledo. -Dave Chary
- PRIVATE CAR NEWS
AAPRCO IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
The American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners' annual Washington reception will be held at Washington Union Station on Wednesday evening April 22nd. Six PVs will represent AAPRCO:
BABBLING BROOK
Paul & Elizabeth
Yhouse
Ann Arbor, Michigan
DOVER HARBOR
The Washington DC Chapter,
NRHS
Washington, District
of Columbia
J. PINCKNEY HENDERSON
Lancaster & Chester
Railway Company
Lancaster, South Carolina
NORTHERN SKY
David and Marilyn Hoffman
Black River Falls, Wisconsin
SCOTTISH THISTLE
Dean and Mary Helen McCormick
Santa Ana, California
THE SURVIVOR
Dante Stephensen
Atlanta, Georgia
Although admittance to the event is by invitation only, those of you who are passing thru the upper level of the station on Wednesday will probably be able to view the cars' exteriors if they are not blocked by Amtrak/MARC equipment on adjacent tracks. The six cars will be parked towards the west side of the station, three cars on each side of a high level platform. You might be able to get a photo of two observation cars parked at the bumping posts. -Jack Deasy
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Please check this location daily, as new information will be posted, as it becomes available. If you have news to report or information regarding railroads in the Eastern United States, please send e-mail to Kevin Burkholder at KBurkholder@psghs.edu |
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