27A on the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day!! 08 15 25!!

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On Friday August-15th-2025, the eightieth anniversary of VJ Day(Victory in Japan Day) I Headed out to the Lurgan Branch to try to catch one of the CSX Detours but all I'd catch was westbound Intermodal 27A.
It was still cool as the power was all up front!!
Enjoy!!


Norfolk Southern Lurgan Branch 15.5 Boiling Springs,PA,
1917 Reading Company
Trestle over the Yellow Breeches Creek
Built by Bethlehem Steel.
Leidigh DR Crossing, General Signals-Type 3 E-Bell.
NS 27A-15 0:40
First Horn 0:51
Gates 01:00
Headlight 01:18
Second Horn 01:20
Arrives 01:42
Rutherford(Rutherford Yard), PA
to Atlanta(Inman Yard), GA.
NS GE or General Electric AC44C6M 4427 "Mechanical Bell" K5LA.
Rebuilt from
NS GE Dash 9-44CW 9228
at Wabtec -
Ft. Worth, TX.
Rebuild Complete March 2021.
Original Built Date May 1998.
NS GE D9-44CW 9970.
Built December 2004.
NS GE D9-44CW 9875.
Built. May 2004.
NS EMD Or Electro Motive Division SD70ACE 1030.
Built October 2011.
75 X0.
10,000 tons,11,500 feet(2,1 Miles).
Scores of Ancient BNSF/CP/FEC Baretables, Couple
KILM "Excellence through execution",
Clean FEC /FXE Trio, DRT Containers, Mini/Regular UPS Trailers.