593 - Middletown, PA - 12/13/2008

A very late empty coal train accelerates through Middletown on the Royalton Branch. The two tracks at the left are the Amtrak Keystone Line. At 1:04 you'll see a jet making a hard right turn as it approaches Harrisburg International Airport, which is behind the camera.

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• 593
• Middletown

[nprsux]

Is harris tower to the right?

[lappdawg27]

nope, HARRIS is about 10 miles to the north

[pahogger]

Why does NS run up the Royalton branch instead of staying on the Port Road? Do you think Amtrak will ever build a new station next to the airport, like they said they were? Nice vid, good job!

[lappdawg27]

Some coal trains and all intermodal trains (24M/23W) use it so they can bypass Enola and fuel up on the fuel pad in Harrisburg. Plus, the intermodal yards are on the Harrisburg side of the river, and 24M/23W do some switching there.

[MarisssaRawrr]

I hear that sound everyy nightt when I go to sleeep. >.>

[AliceInChains243]

I likeeeeeeee

[AliceInChains243]

I actually heard they were planning on canning the idea and building a station in Russia instead...

[FlyBikes089]

Greatest video!

[pahogger]

Thanks for the info.