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    How tall are american freight locomotives really? Because sometimes its just wrong what they say.

    Like on one Website the top cab height of a modern american freight locomotive is 15 feet 7.5 inches and the engine hood which is the same height as the top cab is 14 feet 11 inches, and after more research it came out that the locomotives FULL height is 15 feet 7.5 inches, so could you guys...
  2. PSAP At POGH

    PSAP At POGH

    PSAP 3876, 3802, and Cal Northern 110 At POGH near the Myrtle St Crossing. 110 is just ahead of 2099 (out of picture) preparing to shove a string of boxcars and centerbeams back towards the Aberdeen yard. 3876/3802 are Awaiting orders. Cell Phone pic, so low quality
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    • america and california northern pacific park puget rail sierra sound
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  3. Working A Customer at Aberdeen,WA

    Working A Customer at Aberdeen,WA

    PSAP 3875 makes a reverse move into the Sierra Pacific Mill at Aberdeen,WA to pick up a string of loaded wood product cars. Puget Sound and Pacific is one of the RAIL AMERICA short lines.
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    • aberdeen america and pacific puget rail sound wa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Western United States
  4. Rail America

    Rail America

    Rail America 2482 switches in Irving, Tx. Needs a little ditchlight adjustments.
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    • america rail
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  5. Greenhouse effect

    Greenhouse effect

    Trying out the "more glass than metal" upper level of new Holland America dome cars at Santa Clara, CA in April 2003 before the cars are shipped off to Alaska for cruise train service.
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    • america clara dome holland santa
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  6. Lights and a horn

    Lights and a horn

    Close up of the cab of ENR 3870 with that Nathan K3LA horn.
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    • america e&n gp38 rail wellcox
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    • Category: Detail Photos
  7. Ferry transfer

    Ferry transfer

    Esquimalt & Nanaimo GP38-2s 3870 & 3877 unloads a string of cars from ferry at the Wellcox Yard in Nanaimo, BC
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    • america bc e&n nanaimo rail
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Canada
  8. Duncan Station

    Duncan Station

    At about 10:00 we get to Duncan, the next major city on our trip north out of Victoria. At one time Duncan boasted a fair sized yard, including engine facilities as two Baldwin Road Switchers were based out of Duncan as power for the Lake Cowichan log trains. CP Rail ripped all of it out in the...
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  9. Through the station window

    Through the station window

    Looking through a station window in Courtenay, RDC1 6135 is being readied for the return trip to Victoria in the Spring of 2001. In recent years the 6135 has been used the most on the passenger trains, from December 15,1999 to April of 2000 it was the only operational RDC on the E&N...
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    • america courtenay cpr e&n rail via
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: VIA Rail / Canada
  10. RDC "Cab"

    RDC "Cab"

    Inside one of the "cabs" on VIA RDC1 6133. The VIA RDC's still have factory controls. You can see the modern additions, including 26-L air, a radio, event recorder, RSC(Reset Crew Alarm), digital spedometer, and a comfy seat.
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    • america budd e&n rail rdc via
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: VIA Rail / Canada
  11. The Turntable

    The Turntable

    This is the Turntable at Vic West. The E&N's last functional turntable. It is still used to turn the RDC's. The RDC's are turned every month or so to even out wear on the wheels. The turntable still sports it's steam powered engine(now powered by compressed air). When the turntable was first...
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    • america cpr e&n rail victoria
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  12. Parksville Water tower

    Parksville Water tower

    This is one of 2 standing water towers on the E&N Railway, the other being in Port Alberni, BC used for the Alberni Pacific steam excursions. The tower was located just south of the station but was moved to this location and restored when the MOW shops were expanded. The rusty rails...
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    • america cpr e&n parksville rail rdc via
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures



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