Uploaded June 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
May 27 and June 3, 2014: Bennett Levin's famed E8's make a special run on the NS Harrisburg Line on their way to/from the Streamliners event in Spencer, NC.
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May 27, 2014
0:00 - The train is headed west toward Harrisburg past a road crossing and modern signal bridge near Milepost 81. The train will then head south to North Carolina from Harrisburg.
June 3, 2014
0:55 - The train returns north on the Lurgan Branch just below Harrisburg, passing a rural scene near Milepost 13.
1:25 - Now on the Harrisburg Line, the beautifully restored PRR E8's pass yet another rural scene. I missed the sun here by seconds!
2:45 - Stopped at DORF interlocking, the PRR E8's wait on a hotshot intermodal train 21M to head west before crossing over onto the same track to continue east pass another train and track work. Although stopped in a fairly remote area, the train attracted a lot of attention from those passing by.
4:30 - The train is on the move at DORF. I finally got the train in sun, albeit high solar noon (just after 1 o'clock).
5:28 - I raced the train east to the lower Harrisburg Line at MP 47, just beating the train, although the rain was following, nevertheless, I thought it was a good shot to close on, after a long and tiring chase.
I wasn't too pleased with the overall shots, but sometimes you can't help the weather and the clouds when a special train like this runs, so you just have to try to make the most of it. I hope you enjoyed the video!
May 27 and June 3, 2014: Bennett Levin's famed E8's make a special run on the NS Harrisburg Line on their way to/from the Streamliners event in Spencer, NC.
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May 27, 2014
0:00 - The train is headed west toward Harrisburg past a road crossing and modern signal bridge near Milepost 81. The train will then head south to North Carolina from Harrisburg.
June 3, 2014
0:55 - The train returns north on the Lurgan Branch just below Harrisburg, passing a rural scene near Milepost 13.
1:25 - Now on the Harrisburg Line, the beautifully restored PRR E8's pass yet another rural scene. I missed the sun here by seconds!
2:45 - Stopped at DORF interlocking, the PRR E8's wait on a hotshot intermodal train 21M to head west before crossing over onto the same track to continue east pass another train and track work. Although stopped in a fairly remote area, the train attracted a lot of attention from those passing by.
4:30 - The train is on the move at DORF. I finally got the train in sun, albeit high solar noon (just after 1 o'clock).
5:28 - I raced the train east to the lower Harrisburg Line at MP 47, just beating the train, although the rain was following, nevertheless, I thought it was a good shot to close on, after a long and tiring chase.
I wasn't too pleased with the overall shots, but sometimes you can't help the weather and the clouds when a special train like this runs, so you just have to try to make the most of it. I hope you enjoyed the video!
![Chasing Along the Everett Railroad [4K]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z8Dm5smQSGM/mqdefault.jpg "Chasing Along the Everett Railroad [4K]
On the morning of October 24, 2018, we spot the Everett working in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania with EV GP16 1828 and EV B32-8 561. Well follow the train down to East Freedom, where the 1828 cuts away from the train at to work an industry near the end of the line in Claysburg.
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The lighting conditions were abysmal at best, but having not railfanned in this area for over 9 years, it was neat to see an older EMD GP16 working with the former Norfolk Southern 4-axle Dash-8. Everett 1712 is on lease at the Curry Rail shops in Hollidaysburg, which is the building in the background at 1:00.
1:40 - Next, the train moves rather briskly through Monastery Rd. Mechanical crossing bells and Nathan P5 horns...something not near as common over on Class I railroad today.
2:15 - On the branch down to Claysburg, a lite 1828 passes a field where a manure spreader has just started working. It was hard to stomach the smell...and I grew up in the country living right next to cornfields!
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![CNJ 113 Bobbing and Weaving to Minersville [4K]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zXiXYX22mXw/mqdefault.jpg "CNJ 113 Bobbing and Weaving to Minersville [4K]
On December 6 and 20, 2015, CNJ 113 pulls the Santa Train Excursions between Landingville and Minersville, PA, looking better than ever with the new boiler jacket in place. Unlike last years double header, no snow accompanies the scene, but an 0-6-0 as the sole steam power ahead of a passenger consist made for an absolutely unique show. Rambling along at what is considered a high speed for a locomotive of this kind, the massive 0-6-0 seems to ride the rails like a roller coaster bobbing up, down, left and right.
Built as a switching locomotive by Schenectady Works in 1923, the anthracite burner is right at home in the Skook region of Pennsylvania with a history of hauling rich anthracite mined from the region. As an 0-6-0 switcher, or CNJ class 6S46 for 6 Wheel Switcher 46,000 lb Tractive Effort, the duties were limited around yards or shops to build and break up trains; therefore, these locomotives did not require the front or rear guide trucks for the slower speed operations.
Fast forward to today, and the beautifully restored 113 now has a different life of hauling passenger coaches at a brisk pace. Aside from the lack of guiding wheels, the jointed rail only adds to the amount that the large 0-6-0 bobs and weaves across the former Reading trackage. Our camera was strategically located along the line to capture this unique journey. We hope you appreciate the immense effort put into this video to try to do justice of capturing this rare relic of anthracite history, but more importantly hold gratitude for the countless hours put in by the many volunteers over the years to see history live today.
Visit Project 113s website for more information:
http://www.rrproject113.org/
Also thanks to the Reading & Northern railroad for hosting these trips on their rails.
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Please note that these shots are not necessary in chronological order, the detailed information is listed below:
The opening scenes include various shots of 113 getting under way at Minersville for the reverse trip down to Landingville.
1:10 - 113 storms around the bend at Landingville.
1:40 - Stack talk greets us at Cressona Yard.
2:40 - Further down along Railroad St, we get a long glimpse of 113 rocking and rolling right toward our camera.
3:30 - Further up the grade, the train rounds the bend near the green houses.
4:20 - In the woods along the West Branch of the Schuylkill River, 113 barrels along on the jointed rail toward our camera at Westwood Junction. The track on the right heads to Tremont and Good Spring, still actively served by R&N.
5:40 - The train rounds the S-curve at Marlin.
6:40 - Restarting the sequence over for the last trips of the day in lower light, we are now near the south of the line as 113 races past the station in Schuylkill Haven.
7:10 - The 3:30 train rounds the bend an hour later as the sun sets behind the West Cressona depot.
8:10 - Blue hour is among us as only the plume of steam is left visible as the train passes the Indian Run Reservoir.
8:40 - Finally, just after 5 PM, the final train of the season returns home to Minersville Station.
Thank you so much for watching!
Shot with a Sony FDR-AX100 Handycam at 4K 100 Mbps.
Edited with Sony Movie Studio Platinum 13; compressed to YouTubes 45 Mbps 4K bitrate.")
