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A 5600 class 4-8-4 speeds past the Potomac tunnel with a reefer express train.The reefer express takes produce all around the east and to the west. It starts at the Streets run yards in Pittsburgh pa. Then it heads north to New york. Meanwhile other trains run east and south to collect goods and distribute them or bring them back to Pittsburgh. Then a big train is built up in Pittsburgh for the through run to Chicago.Some times the train is so heavy it needs 3 engines,but, today the 5625 has it easy as she heads west from Cumberland to Chicago(she is taking an alternate route because a wreck in west Ohio tied up the line and fouled up the train schedule) . The weekly run from Pittsburgh to Chicago is made in 6 hours usually if ol' Tom Clampette is at the throttle. 5625 was the last 4-8-4 built to burn coal on the railroad, for the rest were built for burning oil.

Description
A 5600 class 4-8-4 speeds past the Potomac tunnel with a reefer express train.The reefer express takes produce all around the east and to the west. It starts at the Streets run yards in Pittsburgh pa. Then it heads north to New york. Meanwhile other trains run east and south to collect goods and distribute them or bring them back to Pittsburgh. Then a big train is built up in Pittsburgh for the through run to Chicago.Some times the train is so heavy it needs 3 engines,but, today the 5625 has it easy as she heads west from Cumberland to Chicago(she is taking an alternate route because a wreck in west Ohio tied up the line and fouled up the train schedule) . The weekly run from Pittsburgh to Chicago is made in 6 hours usually if ol' Tom Clampette is at the throttle. 5625 was the last 4-8-4 built to burn coal on the railroad, for the rest were built for burning oil.