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  1. NS'S Alabama Division NA District

    NS'S Alabama Division NA District

    BNSF Southbound Local Freight Train ( Transfer Job ) delivering interchange to NS at 32nd Street in Birmingham, Al.
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • ( ) 32nd al. at birmingham bnsf freight local southbound street train
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  2. CSX Locomotives on the CSX Memphis Leewood Subdivision

    CSX Locomotives on the CSX Memphis Leewood Subdivision

    These CSX photos were taken at Brownsville, and Arlington, Tennessee
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    • brownsville local
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: CSX
  3. CSXT'S Boyles Terminal Sub

    CSXT'S Boyles Terminal Sub

    BNSF Northbound Local Freight Train ( Transfer Job ) delivering interchange to CSXT'S Boyles Terminal in Tarrant City, Al. & getting ready to return back to BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • al. at bnsf city freight local northbound tarrant train
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Eastern United States
  4. NS'S Alabama Division NA District

    NS'S Alabama Division NA District

    NS Eastbound Local Freight Train AB23 passing through 32nd Street Interlocking in Birmingham, Al. headed to NS'S Norris Yard in Irondale, Al. from NS'S Finley Yard.
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • ( ) 32nd ab23 al. at birmingham eastbound freight interlocking local ns street train
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  5. Slug leading!

    Slug leading!

    Since CN uses a GP9RM+slug set for power, it's only natural that they get to lead. Here the switcher is bringing in 4 bulkheads from the nearby Industrial park. The way the photo is cropped however, it looks like a much bigger train. Note the headlight on the slug, these are unique to the S-3...
    • Romet
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    • 270 7224 cn fgip2 gp9rm local s-3 slug switcher winnipeg
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Canada
  6. Amador Industrial Lead

    Amador Industrial Lead

    UP's South City Switcher, the last freight operation in the city of San Francisco, backs down Amador St. with empties for Darling International, a tallow manufacturer.
    • Superchief3751
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    • francisco local san up
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Western United States
  7. Waiting

    Waiting

    The South City Switcher waits for clearance from the Caltrain dispatcher to enter the main line and head home. It was a cold, foggy day so B&W seemed to work better here.
    • Superchief3751
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    • francisco local san up
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Western United States
  8. Crossing 3rd St.

    Crossing 3rd St.

    The South City Switcher pulls a tank car out of an industrial lead and crosses 3rd St. The signal to the right guards the diamond where the UP tracks intersect a MUNI light rail line.
    • Superchief3751
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    • francisco local san up
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  9. Gritty Railroading

    Gritty Railroading

    The tracks on Amador St. might look abandoned, but think again! UP's South City Switcher comes around every couple days to switch the tallow factory near the end of the street.
    • Superchief3751
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    • francisco local san up
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States
  10. UP 1489

    UP 1489

    The power for the South City Switcher rolls into the "dirty dirt" facility to pick up a few cars.
    • Superchief3751
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    • francisco local san up
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States
  11. Something's out of place here...

    Something's out of place here...

    The South City Switcher has just dropped two boxcars of produce at a local warehouse. Now, headed back it must contend with the busy thoroughfare of 3rd St. The engineer brought the power up to the intersection and paused, while the signals started flashing red. Then he brought traffic to a halt...
    • Superchief3751
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    • francisco local san up
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Track
  12. Welcome home

    Welcome home

    Two GP38-2's return to the shops after bringing a 15 car cement train into town. Such lash-ups are very common in the area, working on a numnber of wayfreights and turns. At any given time there's at least 10 GP38-2's in the region (Wilkie-Sutherland-Lanigan corridor).
    • Romet
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    • 3050 3093 cement cp gp38-2 local multimark saskatoon sutherland turn
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Canadian Pacific
  13. CP 3014 GP38AC

    CP 3014 GP38AC

    Currently the GP38AC's are the oldest un-rebuild power on the CPR at 36 years old. However CP doesn't seem to recognize this, as they're being paired with the more common GP38-2's and not treated any differently. Furthermore, at least this particular unit had "AC" patched out and now...
    • Romet
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    • 3014 cp fresh gp38ac ingenuity local new paint saskatoon shiny
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Canadian Pacific
  14. CSXT'S Chattanooga Sub

    CSXT'S Chattanooga Sub

    CSXT Northbound Local Freight Train rumbles through Stevenson, Al.
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • al. csxt freight local northbound rumbles stevenson through train
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Eastern United States
  15. CP 3106 - Portage Geep

    CP 3106 - Portage Geep

    Portage la Prairie is one of the best places to railfan on the Prairies, as that's where the CN & CP mainlines meet, not to mention CP's & CN's Prarie North Lines. The town itself doesn't generate much traffic however, thus there's only one unit on duty - a GP38-2, ussually CP 3106...
    • Romet
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    • 3106 cp forward gp38-2 hood la local long portage prairie reefer
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Canadian Pacific
  16. Argonne Local 1

    Argonne Local 1

    A few minuites before sunset, and after chasing the train through Waterfall Glen on my bike, the Argonne Local pauses at the bottom of the hill waiting for clearance to head back to Willow Springs Yard.
    • BNSF Dash 9s on ACID!
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    • argonne caboose local lockport
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  17. Potash special

    Potash special

    CPR loves their potash trains on the PNL. Normally a 124-140 car set gets 3 AC4400CW/ES44AC engines for power. But you know they really mean service when 3 AC4400CW's are pulling 5 hoppers. That has got to be an amazing hp/tonnage ratio (especially since they're empties), and a new record for...
    • Romet
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    • 8645 9830 ac4400cw cp local potash saskatoon
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Canada
  18. NS'S Alabama Division AGS South District

    NS'S Alabama Division AGS South District

    NS Southbound Local Freight Train A55 rumbles through Birmingham, Al. ( 32nd Street Interlocking )
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • ( ) 32nd a55 al. at birmingham freight interlocking local ns southbound street train
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  19. NS'S Alabama Division AGS South District

    NS'S Alabama Division AGS South District

    NS Southbound Local Freight Train A55 rumbles through Midfield, Al. with NS SD40-2 3278 leading NS SD40 3180 & NS SD40-2 1650
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • a55 al. at freight local midfield ns southbound train
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Eastern United States
  20. Once the Glory Days are Gone

    Once the Glory Days are Gone

    Local traffic around Willow Springs and Lemont once warranted a yard here at the end of the Argonne Branch. However, the decline of local traffic and the building of nearby Willow Springs yard most likely resulted in the dismantling of Argonne Yard. Here, extended vision caboose no...
    • slopes09
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    • 999730 argonne atsf caboose decline extended local remains switcher traffic vision yard
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Caboose


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