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Viewing Album:  The last load of the year on the Gulf, Colorado, & San Saba Railroad
 
By:John Dyer
Dates:12/29/2007 - 12/31/2007
Album Info:The Gulf, Colorado, & San Saba Railroad is a feeder line that operates 67 miles of former ATSF track from Brady to Lometa, Texas. Its primary business comes from several sand plants near Brady. Most of the sand from its biggest customer, Oglebay Norton, is destined for Bakersfield, California. The GCSR interchanges with the BNSF at Lometa on the Lampasas Sub.
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FURX 1170
Title:  FURX 1170
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 9:19:34 PM
Location:  Paul Junction, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 1170(GP40M-3)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
AEX 1449
Title:  AEX 1449
Description:  Sand and more sand
Photo Date:  12/30/2007  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 10:34:57 PM
Location:  Lometa, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  144   Comments: 0
ITGX 11563
Title:  ITGX 11563
Description:  Oglebay Norton is the GCSR's primary customer. This car would be interchanged with the BNSF at Lometa and continue to the Oglebay Norton plant in Bakersfield, Ca. where it would further processed. The finished product might very well find itself being shipped back to the oil fields of Texas.
Photo Date:  12/30/2007  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 3:55:13 PM
Location:  Lometa, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  145   Comments: 0
CRDX 9671
Title:  CRDX 9671
Description:  Frac sand on its way to the oilfields.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 9:19:35 PM
Location:  Paul Junction, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  131   Comments: 0
FURX 1170 eastbound
Title:  FURX 1170 eastbound
Description:  Not a high-profile vehicle crossing. It was a little tight for my 3/4 ton truck.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 9:19:35 PM
Location:  East Sweden, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 1170(GP40M-3)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
MVP 3080 (FURX 3080)
Title:  MVP 3080 (FURX 3080)
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 9:19:36 PM
Location:  East Sweden, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MVP 3080(SD40-2)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
Low speed GCSR track near
Title:  Low speed GCSR track near
Description:  The sand train ran at about 10 mph over most of the track.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 9:19:38 PM
Location:  Selman, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  141   Comments: 0
Worn rail
Title:  Worn rail
Description:  A little bump in the road
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 9:19:39 PM
Location:  Selman, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  197   Comments: 1
MVP 3080 (FURX 3080) and FURX 1170 crossing US 190 near
Title:  MVP 3080 (FURX 3080) and FURX 1170 crossing US 190 near
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 9:19:40 PM
Location:  Selman, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  123   Comments: 0
FURX 1170 and the MVP 3080
Title:  FURX 1170 and the MVP 3080
Description:  Heading to Lometa to interchange with the BNSF Lampasas Sub
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 9:19:32 PM
Location:  Hall, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 1170(GP40M-3)
Views:  272   Comments: 1
GCSR sand train tied down
Title:  GCSR sand train tied down
Description:  It is 5 o'clock, tie her down, tomorrow is another day.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 9:19:32 PM
Location:  Hall, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 1170(GP40M-3)
Views:  517   Comments: 1
Gulf, Colorado, & San Saba sand train at the end of the day
Title:  Gulf, Colorado, & San Saba sand train at the end of the day
Description:  FURX 1170 pulled up to the Hall crossing about 5PM. A small pickup pulled up beside the engine, honked his horn, and the crew went home. Railroading is a lot simpler on a shortline.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 9:19:33 PM
Location:  Hall, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  FURX 1170(GP40M-3)
Views:  490   Comments: 3
MVP 3080 (FURX 3080) and FURX 1170
Title:  MVP 3080 (FURX 3080) and FURX 1170
Description:  Tied down on New Years Eve. Finished for the year.
Photo Date:  12/31/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 9:19:33 PM
Location:  Lometa, TX
Author:  John Dyer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MVP 3080(SD40-2)
Views:  430   Comments: 0

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