| Home | Chapter History | National Info | Chapter Info | CINDERS Newsletter | Our FP7 | Transportation Links | Railfan Links |
![]() |
The Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society Established in 1936
|
|||||||
Railfan Pictures of the Week - 5/22/2016
| Pennsylvania Northeastern Bethlehem Branch Hatfield PA April 13 2016 |
| A day after PN L160 derailed, the cavalry (in the form of Terra) arrived on site. |
![]() |
| A pair of Sidewinders were brought in to right the equipment. |
![]() |
| A front loader was used to secure the derailed tank car. |
![]() |
| With the front loader holding the tank cars, the Sidewinders lifting and PN 8212 pulling ... |
![]() |
| they were able to move PN 8218 back onto the rails. |
![]() |
![]() |
| Underneath, the rail had rolled and the rail joint did take a bit of a beating, but held. |
![]() |
| They would continue into the night, rerailing the tank cars and within the week, the line was back up and running. |
![]() |
|
All pictures April 13 2016 Copyright © 2016 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. |
| Click here for previous RPOTW |
Last Updated May 22, 2016
Direct website questions or comments to phillynrhs webmaster
Website created June 12, 2002
Website copyright © 2002-2016 John P. Almeida