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  1. Waiting For The Mechanical Department

    Waiting For The Mechanical Department

    NS 137 sits patiently in Alexander City, AL on the main waiting for the Mechanical Dept. to show up. Seems a pin dropped out of the draw bar 10 cars back, separating the air hose and throwing the train into emergency. Two crossings are blocked, causing drivers to have to have to find alternate...
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  2. Over and Under

    Over and Under

    Location - Beaumont, Tx at Riverfront Park "Lunch Shot" Taken on my lunch break... Above - A UP train with BNSF power on the point crosses the Neches River on the KCS lift bridge. Below - the Port of Beaumont is shoving an empty military train back in to the port.
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    • Category: Bridges and Trestles
  3. Westbound Out Of Town

    Westbound Out Of Town

    NS (Central of Georgia) Train 335, having just held the main for NS 336 and a high rail truck, heads West out of Alexander City, AL as it passes Russell Corp.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  4. Approaching FRED

    Approaching FRED

    NS (Central of Georgia) Train 336 with the NS 9075 at the lead is in the sideing passing the tail end of the Westbound NS 335 holding the main. This location is about middle ways between downtown Alexnder City, AL and the East end of Alex Ciy.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  5. Stretched Out Along Washington Street

    Stretched Out Along Washington Street

    NS (Central of Georgia) Train 336 approaches Commerce Drive as it's trailing tonnage is stretched out parrallel to Washington Street in Alexander City, AL. This road heading out of town towards the Northwest follows the P-Line closely for right at 3 miles from the middle of downtown, making for...
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  6. Much Colder Than It Looks

    Much Colder Than It Looks

    The bright sunlight on the nose of engine NS 9075 hints that this might be a nice, warm January day in Alabama. In reality, the temperature isn't above freezing just yet during a week long cold snap that has gripped most of the nation. Here, NS (Central of Georgia) Train 336 comes around a curve...
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  7. Negotiating The Turn

    Negotiating The Turn

    NS (Central of Georgia) Train 336 heads around the sharp curve in Kellyton, AL heading East on the NS P-Line for a meet with the Westbound NS 335 which is waiting on the main in Alexander City, AL. NS MofW Foreman Michael Adams in hot on the heeps of 336 in a highrail pickup truck.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  8. Belle Paint In The Deep South

    Belle Paint In The Deep South

    Not seen often on the NS P-Line in Alabama, this great paint job is seen on the West end of Alexander City, AL just after a crew change.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  9. Alabama Fog

    Alabama Fog

    NS Local Train A41 arrives in Opelika, AL on a dreary, rainy and foggy day as it heads for a meet with another train at North Auburn.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  10. BNSF #8905 West Highballing Cooks siding at MP 64...

    BNSF #8905 West Highballing Cooks siding at MP 64...

    BNSF #8905 West is leading a Centralia Coal train just meeting the eastbound Amtrak Portland Section of the Empire Builder at Cooks siding.. Pasco West told the BNSF #8905 west to highball due to them leading a fleet of trains west behind him that were low on HOS (Hours of Service.) This was...
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    • #8905 64 amtrak at bnsf builder cooks eastbound empire fleet highballing hours mp of portland section service siding trains west westbound
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    • Category: Western United States
  11. NS 371 Through Goodwater, AL

    NS 371 Through Goodwater, AL

    NS 371 heads West through Goodwater, AL on the NS P-Line.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  12. NS 371 Under AL. Hwy. 9

    NS 371 Under AL. Hwy. 9

    Westbound NS P-Line Train 371 heads under AL. Hwy. 9 (Main Street) in Goodwater, AL.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  13. NS 371 In Wide Angle

    NS 371 In Wide Angle

    NS 371 rolls Westbound on the NS P-Line through Alexander City, AL. Test photo using 16:9 ratio.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  14. NS 371 In Wide Angle

    NS 371 In Wide Angle

    NS 371 rolls Westbound on the NS P-Line through Alexander City, AL. Test photo using 16:9 ratio.
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  15. NS 371 In Wide Angle

    NS 371 In Wide Angle

    NS 371 rolls Westbound on the NS P-Line through Alexander City, AL. Test photo using 16:9 ratio.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  16. Grinding the rails

    Grinding the rails

    Loram train grinding the rails on Rivers Sub about 1 mile west of Justice, MB. It started a fire and seen the back unit spray water on it got one fire out but not the other seen 2 more fires further back not sure if anyone was working behind to put other fires out.
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    • Category: Track Equipment and M.O.W. Work
  17. Loram train

    Loram train

    Loram train waiting at CN Moffat Siding to go west and grind rail.
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  18. Crossing The Bridge

    Crossing The Bridge

    Flagg Coal 75 crosses the last trestle on the Calera & Shelby Railroad's line before pulling back into The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum's station in Calera, AL.
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  19. Highlighting The Steam

    Highlighting The Steam

    Flagg Coal 75's headlamp shines through the steam as the boilers are blown releasing excess steam before pulling back into The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museums station in Calera, AL.
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  20. Steam & Jointed Rail

    Steam & Jointed Rail

    The Flagg Coal 75 comes around a curve on jointed rail owned by the Calera & Shelby Railroad, which is The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum's line out of Calera, AL.
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives


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