Railfan Levittown-Tullytown Station 11/10/2020 (Ft. Train watcher Boss)
Here's all the catches for today, which is the anniversary of the US Marine Corps. This marks my first railfan outing with another railfan.
1. (0:30) We start of with a SEPTA Commuter train with a Silverliner V set.
SEPTA SL-V #850
SEPTA SL-V #849
SEPTA SL-V #722
SEPTA SL-V #708
2. (1:45) The next train is an Amtrak Northeast Regional with the usual ACS-64 leader and a hornshow.
AMTK ACS-64 #608
3. (2:09) Another Northeast Regional passes by with another hornshow.
AMTK ACS-64 #648
4. (2:31) The next train is another SEPTA commuter, this time being an express. This marks my first time catching a locomotive-hauled SEPTA Regional Rail train.
SEPTA ACS-64 #905
SEPTA Cab Car #2402
5. (4:04) The same SEPTA train (Train 1) arrives & departs.
SEPTA SL-V #708
SEPTA SL-V #722
SEPTA SL-V #849
SEPTA SL-V #850
6. (5:12) The next train is yet another SEPTA commuter, this time being a Silverliner IV set.
SEPTA SL-IV #286
SEPTA SL-IV #150
SEPTA SL-IV #149
SEPTA SL-IV #405
7. (6:11) The same SEPTA express train arrives and departs, only this time the cab car is leading.
SEPTA Cab Car #2402
SEPTA ACS-64 #905
8. (7:46) The Northeast Regional flies by like a military fighter jet.
AMTK ACS-64 #645
9. (8:08) Another Regional flies by with the former Coca Cola unit leading.
AMTK ACS-64 #606 (Ex-Coca Cola)
10. (8:33) The same Silverliner IV set arrives and departs, with a horn toot.
SEPTA SL-IV #405
SEPTA SL-IV #149
SEPTA SL-IV #150
SEPTA SL-IV #286
11. (9:30) A Regional passes by with another hornshow.
AMTK ACS-64 #650
12, (9:53) Another SEPTA commuter with a Silverliner IV 5-car set arrives & departs.
SEPTA SL-IV #409
SEPTA SL-IV #420
SEPTA SL-IV #419
SEPTA SL-IV #156
SEPTA SL-IV #155
13. (10:54) A CSX local passes by travelling on the inbound tracks with a LHF GP40-2 and several horn toots. The lead unit is the same from my three previous railfan outings.
CSX GP40-2 #6240 (YN3)
14. (11:41) The same 5-car set arrives & departs.
SEPTA SL-IV #155
SEPTA SL-IV #156
SEPTA SL-IV #419
SEPTA SL-IV #420
SEPTA SL-IV #409
15. (12:38) Sometime after Train watcher Boss arrived, the Crescent passes by with the same one-sleeper-short consist.
AMTK ACS-64 #609
16. (13:00) Another SEPTA commuter train arrives and departs.
SEPTA SL-IV #412
SEPTA SL-IV #298
SEPTA SL-IV #448
SEPTA SL-IV #447
17. (13:56) The Northeast Regional zooms by.
AMTK ACS-64 #659
18. (14:18) The Pennsylvanian zooms by while blasting its horn.
AMTK ACS-64 #623
19. (14:39) Another CSX local passes by with two GP40-2s on each end some horn toots.
CSX GP40-2 #6201
CSX GP40-2 #6157
20. (15:35) The Acela Express zooms by.
Acela Power Car #2000
Acela Power Car #2002
21. (16:00) The same SEPTA commuter from earlier arrives and departs. As it departs, the lead car pulls off a hornshow.
SEPTA SL-IV #447
SEPTA SL-IV #248
SEPTA SL-IV #298
SEPTA SL-IV #412
22. (16:51) The Northeast Regional zooms past.
AMTK ACS-64 #651
23. (17:15) The Silver Meteor zooms by with a horn toot. Shortly afterwards, a SEPTA commuter arrives and departs (17:43), which is the same one (Train 1).
AMTK ACS-64 #662
-MEETS-
SEPTA SL-V #850
SEPTA SL-V #849
SEPTA SL-V #722
SEPTA SL-V #708
24. (18:37) After Train watcher Boss left, the Northeast Regional zooms by, which is the last train for today.
AMTK ACS-64 #653
25. (18:59) Slideshow of today's catches.
MUSIC USED:
USMC Band: US Marine Hymn