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  1. The First Meeting

    The First Meeting

    CSXT 201 pulls a train of autoracks through the Kentucky hills.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  2. NS 29Q

    NS 29Q

    At the very start of the blizzrd here in North Central Indiana on 2/1/11 NS 29A is eastbound at MP 212 east of Logansport, IN.
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Eastern United States
  3. UP Rounding the Curve

    UP Rounding the Curve

    UP Rounding the Curve
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    • curve rounding the up
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  4. Ancona

    Ancona

    A westbound passes the signal bridge on the curve in Ancona, on the ex-ATSF mainline out of Chicago.
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    • 5259 ancona atsf curve illinois
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  5. the curve in fall

    the curve in fall

    stack train coming down from Gallitizin
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    • curve horseshoe ns
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  6. 10 unit power move

    10 unit power move

    10 unit power move with the 3rd engine the only 1 running!
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    • curve horseshoe ns
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Eastern United States
  7. Southern Pacific through Cajon

    Southern Pacific through Cajon

    Westbound Southern Pacific SD40T-2 #8254 leads its train up Canyon Siding in the vicinity of Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass in 1986.
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    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Western United States
  8. Rounding the curve

    Rounding the curve

    BNSF 7582 leads an eastbound Z round the curve at Maywood Jct.
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  9. Rounding the curve

    Rounding the curve

    A BNSF grain train rounds a curve near Havre, Mt.
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    • 2 2008 bnsf curve grain high highway july line rounding train
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  10. Blossberg portal

    Blossberg portal

    The track can be seen curving before entering the 3,896.5' tunnel.
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    • 2008 blossberg continental curve divide july link montana mrl mt mullan pass rail summit tunnel
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    • Category: Tunnels
  11. Its all down hill from here

    Its all down hill from here

    The 3-unit helper set starts to head down the 1%grade towards Mullan Tunnel, which will steepen to 2.2% at the east end of the tunnel & continue down to Helena
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    • 2008 3 blossberg continental curve divide down grade helper helpers july link montana mrl mt mullan pass rail set summit tunnel unit
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  12. Around the curve

    Around the curve

    The 3-unit helper set moves around a curve towards Mullan tunnel
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  13. BNSF General Manifest west through North Dalles, Washington.

    BNSF General Manifest west through North Dalles, Washington.

    BNSF #3002 leads two other 4-axle power through the curve east of the East switch North Dalles to points westward in Washington state. The grain cars right behind the power were probably added to the train in Pasco to move to the Vancouver/Portland area.
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    • #3002 bnsf curve dalles general grain manifest north oregon portland switch vancouver washington west
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Western United States
  14. Amtrak Cascade leaning hard into the Meeker Curve

    Amtrak Cascade leaning hard into the Meeker Curve

    Amtrak #65 leads today number 507 southbound for Portland
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  15. 84860022

    84860022

    Grant's cut Rivers Manitoba
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    • 5750 cn curve rounding the unit
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Canada
  16. Southern Pacific through Cajon

    Southern Pacific through Cajon

    Westbound Southern Pacific SD40T-2 #8254 leads its train up Canyon Siding on the Palmdale-Colton Cutoff in the vicinity of Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass in 1986.
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    • canyon curve siding sullivan's
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Western United States
  17. Santa Fe Warbonnets on Sullivan's Curve

    Santa Fe Warbonnets on Sullivan's Curve

    Santa Fe Dash 8-40CW #806 east comes out of the afternoon shadows on Sullivan's Curve on the Cajon Subdivision in Cajon Pass in 1997.
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    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Western United States
  18. ATSF Eastbound with Caboose gets a little help!

    ATSF Eastbound with Caboose gets a little help!

    An eastbound Santa Fe freight gets an assist from SD40-2 #5155 as it passes through Cajon Station while the headend is already passing through Sullivan's Curve in 1987.
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    • cajon curve station sullivan's
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    • Category: Western United States
  19. SP Canyon - Sullivan's Curve

    SP Canyon - Sullivan's Curve

    Southern Pacific SD45 #8872 works eastbound down the Main through Cajon Pass' Sullivan's Curve area while a westbound with a bay window caboose pulls through Canyon Siding in 1986.
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    • #8872 canyon curve sullivan's
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Western United States
  20. Centennials heading for Sullivan's Curve

    Centennials heading for Sullivan's Curve

    Eastbound Union Pacific DDA40X "Centennials" #6935/#6927 work on the big curve out of Cajon Station heading for Cajon's Sullivan's Curve in 1984.
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    • centennials curve for heading sullivan's
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Western United States



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