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The Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society Established in 1936
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Railfan Pictures of the Week - 10/21/2012
| SEPTA Fern Rock Shop Philadelphia PA October 13 2012 |
| Part Two of SEPTA 2012 Rail Rodeo, Part One can be found here. |
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Out back at Fern Rock were the two diesel work engines used for maintenance of way along the Broad Street Line: the four year old MP 70, aka EMC7107, and ... |
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| the old-as-dirt LM2. |
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| Behind the LM2 was flat car 45707 with what appears to be track cleaning equipment. |
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| The Rodeo portion pitted operators from across the system competing in a series of tests on a loop trip between Fern Rock and Erie Avenue using a pair of Kawasaki's, here just returning to finish the final task ... |
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| pull up to the barrel and get as close as possible without coming in contact with it. |
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| After that, a trip around the loop to end the run, here passing a most interesting piece of track work: a third rail diamond. |
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All pictures October 13 2012 Copyright © 2012 John P. Almeida Photographs for personal use only. All rights reserved by original owner of image. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without express written permission is prohibited. |
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Last Updated October 21, 2012
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