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  1. Gold Bar Turn

    Gold Bar Turn

    The Gold Bar Turn a local out of Everett Wa. stops by Edmonds Wa. to pick up a couple of cars what nice power a Santa Fe SD40-2 and a SD70 MAC.
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  2. Slide fence

    Slide fence

    Up on the west side of the Cascade mountains above Skykomish near Tonga Ridge the tracks and slide fences in the snow ,just west pass this area is the portal for the Cascade Tunnel.BNSF 1/2013
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  3. the FREDS

    the FREDS

    Bad order FREDS, Havre Montana.1/12/2013
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  4. Night moves

    Night moves

    Station stop Spokane,the conductor with his two way radio protects the rear end of the train from the rear door window of the last coach car on the Amtrak # 8 Empire Builder. Outside the Yardmaster hoops orders to the arriving # 28 that has come up from Portland its engine will be uncoupled then...
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    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  5. King TuT # 7

    King TuT # 7

    What a surprise on a foggy morning Amtrak # 7 the Empire Builder Chicago to Seattle comes in to Seattle this day with King Tut on point with a Geneis #42 nice # for a P-42 and a Cascades.After letting passengers off at King St. station on it comes thru the coach yard fresh out of the wash...
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    • Category: Amtrak Roster Photos
  6. J B tower West Chicago

    J B tower West Chicago

    A CN heading northbound on the old EJ&E tracks crossing the diamond of the UP Geneva Sub at J B tower in West Chicago ILL.
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  7. (HOT) Pig Iron

    (HOT) Pig Iron

    A hot bottle train pulls out of the spur line to the old (Inland Steel) plant now Arcelor Mittal pulled by a N/S Geep 38-2 high nose.This will warm you up on a winters day trackside.
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    • Category: Unusual Loads
  8. Got bridges

    Got bridges

    Chicago suburbs hot spot Blue Island ILL. Nine class one railroads ,use these bidges and Metra to cross the Cal Sag channel and there is a diamond in the middle. A variety of power and color lots of trains CN/CP/IAIS/ICE/NS/UP/IHB/CSX /BNSF and some short lines.There are also two towers here one...
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    • Category: Bridges and Trestles
  9. Amtrak Chicago

    Amtrak Chicago

    A nite shot of the Amtrak maintenance and yard faculties in Chicago.
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  10. The L

    The L

    The L train in downtown Chicago at Lake and Wells Street.
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    • Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
  11. signals

    signals

    Crossing signals removed from service set in a MoW yard at Dekalb ILL.
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    • Category: Signals
  12. W&S wedge snowplow

    W&S wedge snowplow

    Wisconsin & Southerns wedge snowplow.
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  13. Nelson ILL.

    Nelson ILL.

    The old C&NW coaling tower at Nelson ILL. this is now the U.P. Geneva Sub.
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  14. Janesville Wisc.

    Janesville Wisc.

    U.P. south end yard in Janesville Wisc. 9/1/2012
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  15. Sentinel

    Sentinel

    A modern day diesel goes under a monument to steam the old CNW coaling tower at Dekalb Ill.now the U.P. Geneva Sub.
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