ing plants in the area. The yard can be viewed from the aptly named “B&O Lane,” where fans often gather on weekends. The east end of the yard at Elsmere Junction is home to dual CPL signals atop a mast. Freights Q370 (Cumberland, Md., to Philadelphia) and counterpart Q373 make daily setoffs and pickups here. Short lines connect with CSX on each side of the
yard. East Penn Railroad (operated as the Wilmington & Northern) enters the yard from the east end, at Elsmere Junction. The west end of the yard, known as Landenberg Junction, con- nects to the popular tourist hauler Wilmington & Western Railroad. East Penn Railroad typically enters Wilsmere Yard on weekdays in late morning to early afternoon. The crew
will call the dispatcher or yardmaster for permission to work. East Penn’s roster for the old Octoraro Branch con- sists of three former Susquehanna GP18s, still in Yellowjacket paint, as well as two former Belt Railway of Chicago GP38s, in snazzy yellow and blue paint, and a handful of GE units. Wilmington & Western’s lone cus-
tomer is located right at the inter- change point to CSX at Landenberg Junction. Tourist trains do not venture here, as the passenger trips begin up the line at Greenbank. The line’s SW900 number 915 in new two-tone blue paint, or former Lehigh Valley SW1 number 114 will work the inter- change as needed. After passing through Newark, Del.,
home to the University of Delaware as well as a brick B&O station that still serves maintenance of way crews, the
LEFT: CSX westbound Train Q373 typically departs Greenwich Yard in South Philadelphia in early afternoon. The local crew usually pulls the train down to 58th Street, where a road crew takes over. The truss bridge carries the Philly Sub over Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. BELOW: On February 18, 2012, westbound empty autorack train Q217 passes the CPL mast at Elsmere Junction, Del. This train runs daily from Twin Oaks, near Chester, Pa., the site of a large vehicle distribution yard.
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