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R&N QASD skates up the M&S Branch outside of Mahanoy City, with an hour or so of work ahead at Blaschak Coal.
Another day in the coal fields. Rains fall apon conductor Tom protects the shove on the main at Blaschaks at Mahanoy City.
A sight well worth the effort, R&N QASD emerges from the 3200-foot-long Buck Mountain Tunnel in Barnesville. The 150 or so year old tunnel carries the M&S branch under Buck Mountain, Route 54, which can be seen in the background, and I-81.
R&N QASD works uphill out of Mahanoy City, PA on the M&S Branch. RBMN GP38-2s 2012 and 2017 bring a single empty covered hopper car for Gilberton in the heart of Anthracite Coal Country.
After a quick trip to Gilberton to leave an empty car, switch, and grab one load, R&N QASD makes their way back east towards Quality Hill Road in Gilberton, led by RBMN GP38-2 2017. The 2017, former PC/CR 8042 and NPBL 5259 is seen passing one of the loadouts at Blaschak Anthracite.
