At about 10:25 a.m., I was walking along Penn Ave. near Pittsburgh's "Amshack" and saw at least four gorgeous, possibly reburbished, Norfolk Southern passenger cars, burgundy with gold lettering, rumble along overhead. They were heading for the railroad bridge over the Allegheny, maybe toward Ohio and eventually Chicago. I'm sorry that I couldn't whip out my camera in time. I didn't see the earlier part of the train, so I don't know if the consist (a word I learned thanks to Amtrak Unlimited's forum!) consisted wholly of these cars.
I'm very curious where they were going and why. No passenger rail is scheduled out of Pittsburgh at that time of day, and of course, Amtrak cars look nothing like the ones I spotted.
Any hypotheses? Thanks.
I'm very curious where they were going and why. No passenger rail is scheduled out of Pittsburgh at that time of day, and of course, Amtrak cars look nothing like the ones I spotted.
Any hypotheses? Thanks.