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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. Hanging out the window

    Hanging out the window

    This is the view hanging out the side window on the engineer's side of #683.
  8. Engineer's view

    Engineer's view

    This is the view out the front window from the engineer's "seat" of D&RGW #683
  9. 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.
  10. 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...
  11. 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.
  12. Front of #25

    Front of #25

    the front of Northern Pacific 2-8-0 #25, on display at the Butte Civic Center.
  13. 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.
  14. CEFX 1054 trailing on this southbound intermodel

    CEFX 1054 trailing on this southbound intermodel

    CEFX 1054 trailing on this CP southbound Intermodel
  15. CEFX 1044 in  the lead

    CEFX 1044 in the lead

    CEFX 1044 in lead on this CP southbound Intermodel
  16. CN  8007

    CN 8007

    CN SD70-2M 8007 waiting for clearance in siding on the Suez sub.
  17. CN  5430 & 5351

    CN 5430 & 5351

    CN 5430/5351 at St Cloud Diamond, heading south on the Bala sub.
  18. CN 2592

    CN 2592

    waiting in siding on the Suez sub.
  19. CN 2580 & 5725

    CN 2580 & 5725

    CN Intermodel at the St Cloud Diamond
  20. waiting for instructions

    waiting for instructions

    All set to go and waiting patiently for his instruction




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