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| Title: |
Past the retiree |
| Description: |
The SQVR train shoves into its yard, past the display unit on the lawn. |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/2018 Upload Date: 10/16/2018 6:21:40 AM |
| Location: |
Bridgeport, AL |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SQVR 1205(SW1500) WHOE 1186(SW9) |
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264 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Final push |
| Description: |
The SQVR job pushes its 7 cars past the yard office and into their small yard. |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/2018 Upload Date: 10/16/2018 6:25:40 AM |
| Location: |
Bridgeport, AL |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SQVR 1205(SW1500) SQVR 1466(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
317 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Going away through the trees |
| Description: |
A going away shot of FEC 101 as it rolls away south. |
| Photo Date: |
9/20/2018 Upload Date: 10/18/2018 6:25:00 AM |
| Location: |
Saint Augustine, FL |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
FEC 823(ES44C4) FEC 808(ES44C4) |
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210 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Not quite |
| Description: |
I was sitting in my van a block or so from the causeway that follows the main road here when I heard the dispatcher ask 101 where he was. "Just coming onto the causeway at St Augustine," came the reply. I took off at a run, hoping an old fat guy could get high enough up for a good shot. I almost made it, but was able to get this shot of a pair of retro painted GEs and a fuel tender pulling 94 platforms of train 101 south. |
| Photo Date: |
9/20/2018 Upload Date: 10/18/2018 6:35:55 AM |
| Location: |
Saint Augustine, FL |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
FEC 823(ES44C4) FEC 808(ES44C4) |
| Views: |
298 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Lite power going away |
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We had taken our Winnebago to the plant in Forest City IA for some warranty work, and found an Iowa Northern job working on a Sunday. I wasnt able to get him working, I was blocked by trees, but he did come past the Winnebago parking lot when he was done. Nice looking units. |
| Photo Date: |
9/30/2018 Upload Date: 11/7/2018 4:57:47 AM |
| Location: |
Forest City, IA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
IANR 3804(GP38-2) IANR 3805(GP38-2) |
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287 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Headed...somewhere |
| Description: |
This Iowa Northern power was working some cars at Forest City, then headed north when they were done, rolling past the Winnebago plant where I was parked. It was a lucky catch, and I have no idea where they were headed. This is a nice looking paint scheme, much nicer than the last time I encountered this road, in 1987. At that time, they were using ex BN Geeps, still in green, relettered. |
| Photo Date: |
9/30/2018 Upload Date: 11/7/2018 5:07:42 AM |
| Location: |
Forest City, IA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
IANR 3805(GP38-2) IANR 3804(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
327 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SOO Survivor |
| Description: |
At one time SOO had a fleet of GP 30s. Its nice to see one still around, useful to its owners 56 years(!!) after it was built. This one is at an elevator in, where else?? Minnesota. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/2018 Upload Date: 12/12/2018 5:26:29 AM |
| Location: |
Madelia, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
MJRX 711(GP30) |
| Views: |
333 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Love/hate |
| Description: |
I love and hate short lines all at the same time. There are some interesting operations, and in days past, a lot of interesting power, especially back in the late 70's when the likes of Conrail were selling off underused and unprofitable branch lines, and they were also casting off a lot of odd and obscure power. At the same time, a lot of them run on an erratic basis, often tied to one or two customers, or when the connecting Class 1 brings some cars to the connection. This makes them hard to catch, especially if you're an outlander, though, as photographer Ken Karlewicz noted about the NYSW years ago, "living near the tracks doesn't guarantee you'll see trains." So it was with great joy I found this Pioneer Lines train rolling slowly on an old Wabash branch toward Napoleon as we were driving east on US 24, headed toward Toledo and the Ohio Turnpike. Once in a while, you get lucky!! |
| Photo Date: |
10/16/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 4:55:04 AM |
| Location: |
Napoleon, OH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PREX 3001(GP20) |
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77 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Long time, no change |
| Description: |
Sometimes, when a Class 1 sells or abandons a line, the infrastructure or signage stays in place for a long time. Such is the case with this long time sold off Wabash line from Toledo to Fort Wayne, now active for a short distance in Ohio. Pioneer Rail 3001 rolls 12 cars east toward the end of track and a connection to CSX-ex B&O in Napoleon, passing a sign that is at least 40 years old, and possibly a lot older, given that the N&W merged the Wabash in 1964. |
| Photo Date: |
10/16/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 5:13:15 AM |
| Location: |
Napoleon, OH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PREX 3001(GP20) |
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69 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Short line herald |
| Description: |
The herald of Pioneer Rail, emblazoned on the side of their diesel. |
| Photo Date: |
10/16/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 5:16:52 AM |
| Location: |
Napoleon, OH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PREX 3001(GP20) |
| Views: |
63 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Rickety |
| Description: |
One of the features of long sold off branch lines is often the lack of track maintenance. This is not nearly as bad as some, but still, the stick rail is showing its age as the train rolls away through a tunnel of trees. |
| Photo Date: |
10/16/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 5:21:47 AM |
| Location: |
Napoleon, OH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PREX 3001(GP20) |
| Views: |
69 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Familiar face, a long way from home |
| Description: |
This ex CSX unit started life as CR 5061 in April 1988, then went to CSX in the Conrail split in 1999. Here in Kansas, a long way from its start in more densely settled places, it has cut off from its train, and is headed in to tie up at an elevator here. |
| Photo Date: |
4/28/2024 Upload Date: 6/6/2024 5:13:29 AM |
| Location: |
Elkhart, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CVR 5951(B40-8) |
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42 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Lucky local |
| Description: |
We were on our way to Denver, rolling north on K-27, having just crossed into Kansas from Oklahoma, when we saw a train slowly heading toward us on the Cimarron Valley. Not as good as the GP 30s they had previously, but always good to see a train on a line that doesnt run many of them. |
| Photo Date: |
4/28/2024 Upload Date: 6/6/2024 5:19:25 AM |
| Location: |
Elkhart, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CVR 5951(B40-8) |
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21 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Tall tower |
| Description: |
Grain elevators are called prairie skyscrapers for good reason; they are usually the tallest structure around, and can be seen for miles. This one is at Eads Colorado, on the ex Mopac Colorado Eagle line-the Horace Sub-is now on the Colorado Pacific, one of whose units is tied up for the weekend. |
| Photo Date: |
4/28/2024 Upload Date: 6/6/2024 5:39:46 AM |
| Location: |
Eads, CO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CXR 1964(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
40 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Ready for Monday |
| Description: |
The Colorado Pacific train has its cars tied on, and is ready for the next days actvity. The SD 40-2 has an attractive paint scheme, good to see on a short line. |
| Photo Date: |
4/28/2024 Upload Date: 6/6/2024 5:49:35 AM |
| Location: |
Eads, CO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CXR 1964(SD40-2) |
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26 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Big power for an elevator switcher |
| Description: |
This elevator in Garden City Kan had some good sized power working as its yard switcher, an ex UP SD 60M, and an unmarked SD 40-2. |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2024 Upload Date: 5/13/2024 6:04:08 AM |
| Location: |
Garden City, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 2264(SD60M) |
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47 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Why the big power |
| Description: |
The elevator here is a sizeable operation, and shifts some good sized cuts of cars in and out, requiring the effort of a pair of one time road units. |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2024 Upload Date: 5/13/2024 6:06:41 AM |
| Location: |
Garden City, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 2264(SD60M) |
| Views: |
57 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Trackmobile at Bakery Feeds |
| Description: |
Adjacent to the KCS yard in Watts is the Bakery Feeds plant, which makes animal feeds out of residuals from baked goods and snack foods. They get covered hoppers and tanks of vegetable oil. The plant is switched by this little guy, as shown with a short cut of cars. |
| Photo Date: |
5/11/2024 Upload Date: 5/23/2024 5:28:51 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Yard |
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24 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Roster shot |
| Description: |
The close up of the Trackmobile at Bakery Feeds. Interesting arrangement for the wheels, since it is capable of running both on rails and pavement. |
| Photo Date: |
5/11/2024 Upload Date: 5/23/2024 5:39:47 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
TRACK 16203(UNKNOWN) |
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26 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Working the yard |
| Description: |
We made a trip to OKC and a few other places,staying in the Omni in OKC, which had a commanding view of the surrounding area from our 16th floor room. One of the view was of the Rocks Biddle St yard, which is now worked by the Stillwater Central, a pair of whose units are working the west end in this morning shot from our room. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/2024 Upload Date: 8/10/2024 5:50:07 AM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WAMX 4142(SD40-2) |
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36 Comments: 1 |
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