C&O 614 Erie Limited, Fall 1997

The opening shot is at Fair Lawn, NJ on October 11, 1997.
Unfortunately the engine suffered a piston ring failure further on up the line, leaving her lame on the fireman's side.
The protect diesels were summoned and we see them pulling the 614 and train across Moodna Viaduct.
Next 614 limps into the Campbell Hall yard. Note the steam blowing past the piston and up the stack on her left side.
A Conrail local freight arrives behind SD40-2 6493 as 614 is getting in the clear.
Once the freight is out of the way we see the crew preparing to remove the running board steps and cylinder head to pull the piston for repair.
They worked all afternoon and late into the night and the engine made it back to Hoboken in the early morning and pulled the train on Sunday, October 12.
I had left and wrongly assumed that Sunday's trip would be behind diesels. Being that it was an hour and a half drive, plus gas and tolls, from my home in Bethpage, NY to the nearest point where I could intercept and begin to chase the train, I took a pass. I wish I would have had better intel back then. Oh well.
The last two shots are at Black Rock Cut and Harriman, NY on Saturday October 18, 1997.