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NIGHT VISIONS » 20150319-IMG_6562Literally… A Loram rail grinder works on the Norfolk Southern Lurgan Branch. The “grinding” removes blemishes and prolongs the life of a rail. Paced alongside going 10 mph on parallel road.

RAILS ON FIRE

Returning to Corning Yard after a Friday evening trek to Hagerstown. 86 rolls past an already made up Winchester turn.
Winchester and Western GP38-2 2197 glides on the rails of the former Cumberland Valley Railroad approaching milepost 99 seen in the distance. The train is in the midst of about 5 miles of straight tangent rails between Pikeside and Inwood. The milepost marks 99 miles in distance to Harrisburg, PA.

Published March 20, 2015 at 1024 × 683 in NIGHT VISIONS

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