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  1. Saginaw Switchers

    Saginaw Switchers

    BNSF 1232 3GS21B and BNSF 2597 GP35U take a break from pushing cars around Saginaw, TX. Photo taken on September 7, 2007.
    • David Thorn
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    • 1232 3gs21b bnsf engine locomotive switcher
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  2. Grand Canyon Railway No. 4960 2-8-2

    Grand Canyon Railway No. 4960 2-8-2

    GCR #4960 steam locomotive 2-8-2 leading the afternoon train from Grand Canyon village into the station at Williams, AZ on August 26, 2007.
    • David Thorn
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    • 2-8-2 4960 canyon grand locomotive railway steam
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  3. Showing the Flag

    Showing the Flag

    UP 8584 SD70ACe turning southbound at the Tower 55 interchange in Fort Worth, TX. The unusually wet summer has kept the flowers in bloom, not a typical sight in the Texas August heat. August 18, 2007.
    • David Thorn
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    • 8584 engine flag fort locomotive sd70ace train tx up usa worth
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Union Pacific
  4. UP Davidson Yard Fort Worth TX

    UP Davidson Yard Fort Worth TX

    UP Davidson Yard as seen from the Hulen Street overpass on a warm Summer afternoon. August 17, 2007.
    • David Thorn
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    • engine locomotive texas train up yard
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Yards
  5. Bird Chaser

    Bird Chaser

    The telephoto lens makes it look like the engineer in UP 9361 GE C40-8W is about to hit some birds as he passes under IH30 near Tower 55 in Fort Worth, TX.
    • David Thorn
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    • 55 9361 bird c40-8w engine ge locomotive tower train tx up
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  6. BNSF 4863 GE C44-9W Tower 55 Fort Worth

    BNSF 4863 GE C44-9W Tower 55 Fort Worth

    BNSF 4863 GE C44-9W southbound past Tower 55 in Fort Worth, TX. August 18, 2007. Photo edited 16 Feb 2008.
    • David Thorn
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    • 4863 55 bnsf c44-9w engine ge locomotive tower train
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  7. Inside the cab of #683

    Inside the cab of #683

    1st off, sorry about the glare coming in from the windows. 2nd off, this is a pic. of the boiler & engineer's controls inside the cab of D&RGW #683
    • Empire Builder
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    • #583 #683 & 1890 2-8-0 583 683 baldwin blw colorado d&rg d&rgw denver grande guage locomotive museum rail rio standard steam western works
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  8. Hanging out the window

    Hanging out the window

    This is the view hanging out the side window on the engineer's side of #683.
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    • #583 #683 & 1890 2-8-0 583 683 baldwin blw colorado d&rg d&rgw denver grande guage locomotive museum rail rio standard steam western works
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  9. Engineer's view

    Engineer's view

    This is the view out the front window from the engineer's "seat" of D&RGW #683
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    • #583 #683 & 1890 2-8-0 583 683 baldwin blw colorado d&rg d&rgw denver grande guage locomotive museum rail rio standard steam western works
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  10. Scenic Line of the World

    Scenic Line of the World

    #683's tender sports Rio Grande's "Scenic Line of the World" logo above the Denver & Rio Grande western lettering.
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    • #583 #683 & 1890 2-8-0 583 683 baldwin blw colorado d&rg d&rgw denver grande guage locomotive museum rail rio standard steam western works
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  11. D&RGW 2-8-0 #683

    D&RGW 2-8-0 #683

    D&RGW 2-8-0 # 683 sits on dispaly at the Colorado Rail Museum in Golden, Co. Built in October 1890 by Baldwin Locomotive Works as D&RG #583, it was renumbered to D&GRW #683 in 1924, she had a long & successful career before being retired in 1955. #683 is the only surving example...
    • Empire Builder
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    • #583 #683 & 1890 2-8-0 583 683 baldwin blw colorado d&rg d&rgw denver grande guage locomotive museum rail rio standard steam western works
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  12. Raising the Next Generation of Railfans

    Raising the Next Generation of Railfans

    Young railfan exchanging greetings with the conductor of FWWR 2015 SD40-2 on a warm summer's evening.
    • David Thorn
    • Media item
    • 2015 emd engine fwwr locomotive sd40-2 texas train
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  13. Front of #25

    Front of #25

    the front of Northern Pacific 2-8-0 #25, on display at the Butte Civic Center.
    • Empire Builder
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    • #25 2-8-0 butte center civic front locomotive montana mt northern pacific steam
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  14. GVRR 2199 GP7 West Fork Trinity River Bridge

    GVRR 2199 GP7 West Fork Trinity River Bridge

    GVRR 2199 pulls the Tarantula southbound across the West Fork Trinity River bridge on a lazy May afternoon while some folks resting on rocks in the river watch.
    • David Thorn
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    • 2199 bridge engine gp7 gvrr locomotive texas train
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Diesels
  15. CEFX 1054 trailing on this southbound intermodel

    CEFX 1054 trailing on this southbound intermodel

    CEFX 1054 trailing on this CP southbound Intermodel
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    • ac4400cw lease locomotive
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
  16. CEFX 1044 in the lead

    CEFX 1044 in the lead

    CEFX 1044 in lead on this CP southbound Intermodel
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    • ac4400cw lease locomotive
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
  17. CN 8007

    CN 8007

    CN SD70-2M 8007 waiting for clearance in siding on the Suez sub.
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    • locomotive sd70-2m
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Canadian National
  18. CN 5430 & 5351

    CN 5430 & 5351

    CN 5430/5351 at St Cloud Diamond, heading south on the Bala sub.
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    • cp locomotive sd50f
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Canadian National
  19. CN 2592

    CN 2592

    waiting in siding on the Suez sub.
    • Media item
    • 9-44cw dash locomotive
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Canadian National
  20. CN 2580 & 5725

    CN 2580 & 5725

    CN Intermodel at the St Cloud Diamond
    • Media item
    • 9-44cw cn dash locomotive
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Canadian National



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