On August 18th, I went down to Haysville to photograph the PRR signal bridge at MP 10.6 for what turned out to be the last time. In late September, the bridge was removed as part of NS's transition to PTC and consequent elimination of most wayside signals on the Pittsburgh Division.
An intermodal led by a Dash-9 and SD70M approaches the crossing.
Unfortunately for me, there would be no westbounds to photograph heading into the evening sun under the signals.
The sun sets on the bridge, both metaphorically and and actuality (cringe). Note that the vertical light under the leftmost signal is lit, which I had never seen before. I presume that said signal indicates something about the block in front of it, as the light went out after a train passed by the signal.
A hi-rail truck on possible heat patrol approaches the bridge on Track 2.
SD60E 6968 and its pair of Dash-9s smoke it up as they thunder past the crossing with a veritable smorgasbord of coil cars, boxcars, grain and potash hoppers, and the like.
The classic (or overdone) wedge shot, with some funky shadows for 6968's nose. I really need to figure out how to adjust my light meter on the fly; for some reason my 10-year old Fujifilm Finepix digital cannot adjust well to the light.
The trio, my last train to see pass under the bridge, heads northeast toward downtown Pittsburgh.
Farewell, faithful sentinel.
