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  1. Fresh SD40-2

    Fresh SD40-2

    A newly repainted SD40-2 rests at North Little Rock.
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    • sd40-2
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  2. NS Lookin Good

    NS Lookin Good

    NS SD40-2 6180 sits in the sun at Pine Bluff, AR on 5-12-05
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    • ns sd40-2
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Norfolk Southern
  3. Enough Power

    Enough Power

    The 2IMNLB charges into Fordyce, AR with one SD70M and four SD70ACe's
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    • arkansas pacific sd70ace union
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Union Pacific
  4. Lined Up

    Lined Up

    Three units lined up at North Little Rock. The DRGW 5507 is the engine farthest away.
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    • little north rock
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  5. Lined Up

    Lined Up

    Three units lined up at North Little Rock. The DRGW 5507 is the engine farthest away.
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  6. KATCI

    KATCI

    The KATCI with two CSX SD70AC's creep into Thornton Siding.
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    • csx sd70ac
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  7. KATCI

    KATCI

    The KATCI with two CSX SD70AC's creep into Thornton Siding.
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  8. Enjoying The Weather

    Enjoying The Weather

    Even though I dont look like im hard at work, I am. I'm on a ENLHO-12 just north of Bearden AR waiting for Maintenance In The Way to clear the track. I remembered this months photo assignment and figured, why not.
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    • 9889 sd40-2 up
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  9. CSXT SD70ACe

    CSXT SD70ACe

    CSXT 4833 and CSXT 4831 sit at the roundhouse in Pine Bluff, AR. They later went south on the MPBSA
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    • bluff csx pine sd70ace
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: CSX
  10. SP Times 3

    SP Times 3

    The GSAIPG had a surprise on the head end. Three "patched" SP AC4400CW's lead the grain train thru downtown Pine Bluff, AR.
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    • ac4400cw sp
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Union Pacific
  11. GEVO in Arkansas

    GEVO in Arkansas

    I had been wanting to see and hear one of these since they came into production. On 11/23/04 I got my wish. The 5699 and the 5697 came in on a MSKPB and parked at the roundhouse in Pine Bluff. Even though the skies were grey, this unit still stood out.
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    • bluff gevo pacific pine union
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Eastern United States
  12. In The Light

    In The Light

    The sun shines down on a grand ol' set of power. The McGehee Local (LWS55) uses this for their power. This was the only time the sun came out. The man upstairs saw it fit for the sun to shine down on the best railroad there was in the US.
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    • bluff pine sp
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Union Pacific
  13. He Has Paid His Dues

    He Has Paid His Dues

    This old CNW GP7 has seen many years of service and ended its career here in Arkansas. Now it sits idle and rusted in Pine Bluff looking over the mainline it served thinking "What the hell happened to my rr"
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    • bluff cnw pine
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Union Pacific
  14. CEFX SD40-2

    CEFX SD40-2

    CEFX SD40-2 3180 leads the ASMSH thru Fordyce, AR, along with a CN SD70I
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    • cefx sd40-2
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
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