| Dad and I were unfortunately not able to take an end of year trip as we usually do due to work commitments, so we decided on going on a post-Christmas trip instead. Dad hadnt shot trains around Marion for several years, so we decided on documenting the old PRR and Conrail signals around town. Marion is relatively quiet train wise, but if you can get there at the right time, you can get almost all there is to see with different trains. Three locals, L23, L42, and L46, plus two grain trains, 45R and 55G, were all slated to run this day. After arrival in Marion, a CERA crew was getting ready to take the 45R to Amboy to be loaded, but at the same time, L42 was getting ready to head to downtown and south. We were there for signals so we opted out on the grain train and went to CP 79, where we grabbed L42 splitting the PLs there. The pedestal on the right is 1 of maybe 3 PRR pedestals left in service on a revenue freight carrier. |