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KeltikSylkCharter Member · 467 postsFeb 17, 2003 6:46 AM

Some shots taken on the PO&N as an Allegheny Eastern load of empties passed through.Power from the newly acquired Lehigh & Atlantic has started showing up regularly on AllEast trains. Here L&A 0-8-0 "Susquehanna" leads the 100 car train under "Natural Bridge". Still needs some animation work, but the deer on the headlight came out pretty nice.
Port Ogden &Northern 1859 – image 1
The firemans view back across those "iron pot" hoppers. Metal cars are "revolutionary" design introduced by the Baltimore & Ohio and eagerly adapted by the AllEast for it's coal trade.
Ever wonder why "camelback" types were outlawed? Loose rods cutting through cabs was part of it.
Port Ogden &Northern 1859 – image 4
It takes three of these workhorses to handle a train like this. A train of loaded hoppers would have to be handled in 50 car sections. Multiple unit is highly unusual. Long trains put too much strain on link and pin couplers, breaking the train and thus causing runaways or wrecks. Management prefers running shorter trains with only one locomotive.Bringing America into the 19th Century! Port Ogden &Northern 1859 – image 6

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