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Old 08-12-2012, 12:44 PM
 
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Saw it up by Beaver Falls!

Took some shots, and I'll try to get them up a little later today.
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Old 08-12-2012, 10:56 PM
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Here is a vid of it. Anyone know if it is coming up through the busway in the East End? That would be cool. I want to check it out.


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Old 08-13-2012, 06:13 AM
 
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My favorite from that video was the guy running away from his bike when the train came by. I don't know, it made me laugh.

I saw it for just a secondgoing over the Bridgewater Bridge by Rochester. Then, because I really have nothing better to do with my time, drove up 18 to see if I could see it at the North end if its trip and got lucky:


















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Old 08-13-2012, 08:28 AM
 
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Awesome pics, thanks
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Old 08-13-2012, 09:36 AM
 
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Thanks for the pics and video. :-) But they're pulling those modern passenger cars. Ought to have windows that open, so ya can get the whole sooty experience, haha. My relatives all tell great stories of the old steam train days, when there was no AC in the cars, so they rode with the windows down in the summer. Apparently the soot shower was pretty bad on the long uphill grades. Passengers got very dirty, they say.
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Old 08-13-2012, 09:58 AM
 
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Great pics--thanks!
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Old 08-13-2012, 10:06 AM
 
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Thanks for the pics and video. :-) But they're pulling those modern passenger cars. Ought to have windows that open, so ya can get the whole sooty experience, haha. My relatives all tell great stories of the old steam train days, when there was no AC in the cars, so they rode with the windows down in the summer. Apparently the soot shower was pretty bad on the long uphill grades. Passengers got very dirty, they say.
I guess people want to re-live a romanticized version of the past and not its harsh reality.
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Old 08-13-2012, 10:33 AM
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Thanks for posting the pictures.
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Old 08-13-2012, 10:49 AM
 
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Thanks for posting the pictures.
Well thank YOU for making the post and passing along the news/link. I never would have known about it otherwise, thanks!
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Old 08-13-2012, 10:55 AM
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I for some reason can't figure out where this train is. It is going to run up through the busway, but is there any way of knowing when? Is it already gone? I never been on Twitter and really don't know where to begin there, or if that would help. Anyone know where this train is? I have time to see it, but need to find it. lol Thanks for any help.
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