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| Title: |
The northbound |
| Description: |
The dispatcher said the grain train was to meet a northbound at Stilwell. I was hoping for an actual train, so was sorta disappointed when it turned out to be just four lite engines, now in the siding as they are about to meet the southbound. Oh well....though one of them did turn out to be notable. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/26/2024 4:29:28 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8629(AC44CW) CP 8013(AC4400CWM) KCS 4575(AC44CW) KCSM 4735(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
2 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
County barn |
| Description: |
There used to be a body shop here. Adair county picked up the property when the shop folded, and now uses it for a maintenance base for road equipment. The tracks here are on a short steep grade, coming out of a speed restricted curve that slows them considerably. Its kind of a straight on shot, but an easy one. The slow speed also makes getting ahead of the train for a shot at the signals at CP North Stilwell easy, or passing the station, about 1.5 mile south. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:51:40 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
10 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
DPU on the bridge |
| Description: |
After Baron, there arent any good photo spots til you get into Stilwell, but there is the bridge over Barren Fork Creek, a plate girder affair that connects to a through truss. Its better for a northbound, or a southbound with a DPU, which is what we have here. I wont beat him to the next spot, a county road crossing about 1.5 miles south, but the shot here is worth doing. The two unit DPU, a pair of CP Golden Rodents filling out this all CP, all GE power consist, rolls south, seen from adjacent US 59. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:46:59 AM |
| Location: |
Baron, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 9776(AC44CW) CP 9780(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
10 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
250-0 |
| Description: |
The wide angle shot here is of the train passing signal 250-0, which KCS relocated here from an earlier position a bit to the north a few years ago, which made it much more accessible for the C&S forces. They did a similar move a couple miles south with the signal at MP 252, which was moved from a position on an embankment, to the crossing just south of that milepost. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:39:47 AM |
| Location: |
Baron, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
10 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
MP 250 |
| Description: |
A closer up look has the train rolling past MP 250, the white concrete post to the left of the train, and the "lift plow" sign as it approaches the crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:31:42 AM |
| Location: |
Baron, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
7 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Long view and a big tree |
| Description: |
There are several shots at Baron for different length lenses. This shot is a tele view, 250mm, that gives you the stretched out train and a view of a large trackside tree, which at this date has not started to green up. One of my great frustrations with the KCS is the lack of colorful trees. Almost no redbuds, and few Bradford pears for spring color. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:29:04 AM |
| Location: |
Baron, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
7 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Dodging the shadows |
| Description: |
The grainer dodges the clouds as it passes the barn and hay bales north of Westville. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:22:29 AM |
| Location: |
Westville, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
9 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Fenced in |
| Description: |
The grain train rolls past a pasture, behind a barbed wire fence meant to keep the cows under control. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:19:12 AM |
| Location: |
Westville, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
6 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
S curve |
| Description: |
The location of the S curve where I shot northbound 181 a little while earlier has a different look with a southbound, the pair of CP GEs leading 102 cars through the 30 MPH curve along US 59. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:14:22 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
8 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Rolling |
| Description: |
After getting the shot of 181 on the Illinois River, I beat it south, and was able to catch the grain train south of MP 238, rolling into the left hand curve there. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:08:09 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
8 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
On the Illinois |
| Description: |
I took the chance that the 181 would make decent time through the siding, and I could get a shot on the Illinois River, which has perfect lighting this time of day. I bet right, and got a good shot here, and was able to get down toward Westville to shoot the grain train, too. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 6:57:32 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCSM 4532(AC44CW) KCSM 4559(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
15 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
The meet |
| Description: |
The 181 starts up the siding, passing the head end of the grainer as the grain trains crew observes. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 6:54:37 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) KCSM 4532(AC44CW) KCSM 4559(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
16 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Out to roll it by |
| Description: |
The crew on the grain train is on the ground to watch the 181 roll past, looking for anything that might be awry. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 6:50:47 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) KCSM 4532(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
14 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Out watching |
| Description: |
The southbound grain train I heard from my house is waiting on the main at Watts, the crew out in position to inspect the incoming 181. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 5:58:10 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
9 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Approach |
| Description: |
The 181 now heads around the curve to see an approach signal at 238-0, indicating there will be a red over yellow when he gets to CP South Watts in a couple of minutes. Hell run through the siding there to meet the southbound grain move. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 6:47:27 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCSM 4532(AC44CW) KCSM 4559(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
12 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Long train of boxes |
| Description: |
The telephoto brings in the long wall of double stacked containers as the train rolls over the Ballard Creek bridge. It will shortly be taking the siding at Watts for the meet with the southbound grain train that was my original quarry. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 6:41:15 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCSM 4532(AC44CW) KCSM 4559(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
10 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Big tree |
| Description: |
The 181 rolls north past one of the large trees flanking the right of way, its train stretched out along US 59. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 6:38:10 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCSM 4532(AC44CW) KCSM 4559(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
15 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Big curve |
| Description: |
The 181 rounds the curve at Chewie Rd, slowed to the 30 MPH speed restriction for the hard S curve. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 6:34:52 AM |
| Location: |
Westville, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCSM 4532(AC44CW) KCSM 4559(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
10 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Hay |
| Description: |
The hay bales draw the eye to the power on the northbound 181 |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 6:22:06 AM |
| Location: |
Westville, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCSM 4532(AC44CW) KCSM 4559(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
12 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Wide view |
| Description: |
The 181 rolls through a pastoral scene north of Westville, with a long view toward the Ozarks in the background. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/23/2024 6:49:01 AM |
| Location: |
Westville, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCSM 4532(AC44CW) KCSM 4559(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
12 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
By the mill |
| Description: |
The 181 rolls past the H J Baker feed mill |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/23/2024 6:46:41 AM |
| Location: |
Westville, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCSM 4532(AC44CW) KCSM 4559(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
13 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Surprise |
| Description: |
I had heard a horn from the house, and took off for my usual quick ride to Westville. I was getting set up for the southbound I knew about, when I heard a train call the signal for Westville. Turned out to be the 181. The southbound was at Watts, waiting on this guy, who is now passing me going north, with a pair of KCSM GE"s leading 64 stack platforms, 6 autos and 27 articulated auto racks. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/23/2024 6:39:23 AM |
| Location: |
Westville, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCSM 4532(AC44CW) KCSM 4559(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
16 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Marc 35 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/25/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 11:36:45 PM |
| Location: |
Brunswick, MD |
| Author: |
Shenandoah Railfan |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
MARC 35(MP36PH-3C) |
| Views: |
5 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
G111 Rdpu |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/25/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 11:36:13 PM |
| Location: |
Brunswick, MD |
| Author: |
Shenandoah Railfan |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5351(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
7 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
G111 Rdpu |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/25/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 11:35:43 PM |
| Location: |
Brunswick, MD |
| Author: |
Shenandoah Railfan |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5351(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
3 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 8003 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/23/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 10:58:27 PM |
| Location: |
Rootstown, OH |
| Author: |
Fred Stuckmann |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 8003(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
10 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 9590 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/23/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 10:57:10 PM |
| Location: |
Rootstown, OH |
| Author: |
Fred Stuckmann |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 9590(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
8 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 8074 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/23/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 10:50:20 PM |
| Location: |
Rootstown, OH |
| Author: |
Fred Stuckmann |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 8074(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
11 Comments: 0 |
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CP 7058 East At Minneapolis.JPG)
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| Title: |
CP 7058 East |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/6/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 8:36:10 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Joe Huss |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 7058(SD70ACU) |
| Views: |
10 Comments: 0 |
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CP 8704 East At Minneapolis.JPG)
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| Title: |
CP 8704 East |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/6/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 8:35:12 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Joe Huss |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8704(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
5 Comments: 0 |
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CP 8704 East At Minneapolis.JPG)
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| Title: |
CP 8704 East |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/6/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 8:34:29 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Joe Huss |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8704(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
5 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 239626 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/16/2023 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 8:08:53 PM |
| Location: |
Albert Canyon, BC |
| Author: |
Richard Marchi |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
20 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 239626 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/16/2023 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 8:03:27 PM |
| Location: |
Albert Canyon, BC |
| Author: |
Richard Marchi |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
18 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 239626 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/16/2023 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 7:55:38 PM |
| Location: |
Albert Canyon, BC |
| Author: |
Richard Marchi |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
18 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 239626 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/16/2023 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 7:50:32 PM |
| Location: |
Albert Canyon, BC |
| Author: |
Richard Marchi |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
24 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 239626 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/16/2023 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 7:36:55 PM |
| Location: |
Albert Canyon, BC |
| Author: |
Richard Marchi |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
18 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
I135 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
1/7/2020 Upload Date: 4/15/2024 11:19:00 AM |
| Location: |
Shenandoah Junction, WV |
| Author: |
Shenandoah Railfan |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 3311(ET44AH) |
| Views: |
7 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 36A |
| Description: |
Mixed freight 36A with a pair of Dash 9s for power. |
| Photo Date: |
5/28/2018 Upload Date: 4/21/2024 7:49:30 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Stephen Bradley |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 9808(C44-9W) NS 9128(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
14 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX 3288 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/23/2016 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 9:01:51 PM |
| Location: |
Jamestown, GA |
| Author: |
Allan Williams |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 3288(ET44AH) CSX 952(ES44AC-H) |
| Views: |
10 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX 433639 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/23/2016 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 8:57:25 PM |
| Location: |
Waycross, GA |
| Author: |
Allan Williams |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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5 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 8104 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/23/2016 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 8:03:31 PM |
| Location: |
Ashburn, GA |
| Author: |
Allan Williams |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 8104(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
8 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 6953 at Wagon Wheel... |
| Description: |
... Road, on the old Boston & Maine Stony Brook line |
| Photo Date: |
4/13/2024 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 6:12:49 PM |
| Location: |
Ayer, MA |
| Author: |
Jonelle DeFelice |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
NS 6953(SD60E) |
| Views: |
13 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
B&E Train Switches Auto Racks on the Old B&M |
| Description: |
B&E Train Switches Auto Racks on the Old B&M |
| Photo Date: |
4/24/2024 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 5:59:00 PM |
| Location: |
Ayer, MA |
| Author: |
Jonelle DeFelice |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 6957(SD60E) NS 4613(AC4400CWM) WFRX 8961(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
8 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ROSTER SHOT: WFRX 8961 |
| Description: |
... switching autoracks on the old Boston & Maine Stony Brook line |
| Photo Date: |
4/24/2024 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 5:53:17 PM |
| Location: |
Ayer, MA |
| Author: |
Jonelle DeFelice |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
WFRX 8961(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
6 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TTGX 821315 |
| Description: |
New to RRPA. |
| Photo Date: |
9/16/2023 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 5:52:13 PM |
| Location: |
Albert Canyon, BC |
| Author: |
Richard Marchi |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
27 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TTGX 821314 |
| Description: |
New to RRPA. |
| Photo Date: |
9/16/2023 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 5:46:53 PM |
| Location: |
Albert Canyon, BC |
| Author: |
Richard Marchi |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
19 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TTGX 852466 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/16/2023 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 5:37:25 PM |
| Location: |
Albert Canyon, BC |
| Author: |
Richard Marchi |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
31 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ETTX 711999 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/16/2023 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 5:14:17 PM |
| Location: |
Albert Canyon, BC |
| Author: |
Richard Marchi |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
27 Comments: 0 |
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