EPRY Pictures from Telford, PA on 03/11/2004

I took lunch at about 1pm and was heading to grab a cheesesteak at J's in Telford, when I stumbled across the EPRY doing some switching. Apparently, the EPRY 3153 had brought down a string of cars from Quakertown, and was setting them on the interchange track in Telford, for CSX to later take South. I'm sure that the string of "mexican" gondola in the train were cars that the EPRY was storing up around Quakertown, but I'm not sure about the others. Either way, it was good to see that many cars, as there are usually just four or five cars on the EPRY trains. After tying down the train on the interchange track, the crew headed South and parked the locomotive just North of County Line Road. Sure enough, they went and got some "beans" at the Towne restaurant (a great place to eat, by the way) which is just across the tracks from the former Telford train station.

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3153_in_the_distance.jpg Hey, why are cars stopped ahead, and what's that blue thing? Full size image is 56 kB	3153_pushing_cars_North.jpg Shoving a long string of cars North on the interchange track. Full size image is 121 kB	on_the_Telford_passing_siding.jpg The crew is tying down the cars on the interchange track, which used to be the Telford passing siding. The rarely used track in front is the former Southbound main. Full size image is 93 kB
which_way_do_I_go.jpg Taken while walking across the grade crossing. Full size image is 85 kB	lot_of_cars_for_telford.jpg That's a fair number of cars for up here. Apparently some of the cars that the EPRY was storing up North, are being released. Full size image is 187 kB
coming_South.jpg The crew has tied up the train on the interchange track, and is about to cross Washington Avenue, heading South toward Main street (County Line Road) in Telford. The paint of the back of the 3153 is starting to crack. Full size image is 169 kB	crossing_the_road.jpg The 3153 is blocking Washington Avenue. Full size image is 105 kB	lets_go_get_some_beans.jpg The crew ties up the EPRY 3153 on the main in between County Line Road and Washington Avenue to get some beans at the Towne. Full size image is 194 kB

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