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  1. Wye and wherefore

    Wye and wherefore

    GE behemoths haul their load north onto the Trenton Line.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Eastern United States
  2. Down in the trenches

    Down in the trenches

    The once proud double-tracked B&O main as it approached its eastern connection with the Reading, now reduced to a tree-shrouded single track.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  3. Read the label

    Read the label

    Warning sign adorns a pedestrian crossing along the old B&O main once frequented by the Royal Blue Line.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Eastern United States
  4. What's wrong with this picture?

    What's wrong with this picture?

    Septa Silverliners are re-routed onto the Amtrak main, just south of 30th Street Station in Philly.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
  5. What, no widecabs?

    What, no widecabs?

    Two standard cab units get the job done on this ballast train.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Eastern United States
  6. ex-Con rumbles thru

    ex-Con rumbles thru

    Pan shot of an ex-Conrail SD60I.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  7. Any and all conditions

    Any and all conditions

    Less than perfect weather never kept the trains from running
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Eastern United States
  8. Chilled juice

    Chilled juice

    Problems on CSX caused a rare daylight appearance of Tropicana juice empties in Philly.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Eastern United States
  9. Cold Fish

    Cold Fish

    A coupla catfish lead NS train 38G thru Philly on a chilly January afternoon.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Eastern United States
  10. Diesel on the NEC

    Diesel on the NEC

    Amtrak Genesis units (in Northeast and Phase III schemes) lead a southbound out of Philly's 30th Street Station.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  11. Rumblin' thru River

    Rumblin' thru River

    CSX intermodal gets the green at CP River and enters the Trenton Line.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Eastern United States
  12. Philly Skyline

    Philly Skyline

    CSX Q301 arrives in Phildelphia behind FURX and BNSF power
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  13. The Spark Patrol

    The Spark Patrol

    Two employees on the rear of Loram Rail Grinder RG311 look for fires - hoses at the ready.
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  14. Same Old Grind

    Same Old Grind

    Loram Rail Grinder RG311 works south on the CSX Trenton Line in Philadelphia.
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    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  15. Solo Horsehead

    Solo Horsehead

    Wearing a fresh coat of "horsehead" paint, NS SD40-2 leads local H5A westbound at CP BELMONT in Philadelphia
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    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Eastern United States
  16. Street Running, Philly Style

    Street Running, Philly Style

    Tho many waterfront industries have gone, Philly's Delaware Avenue still sees a fair amount of street running action.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Yards
  17. Chilly in Philly

    Chilly in Philly

    Conrail Shared Assets train CA-01 crosses the Schuylkill River, headed for Falls Yard.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  18. Oakway Takes the Lead

    Oakway Takes the Lead

    Oakway 9008 leads NS mixed freight across Philly's Columbia Bridge.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Eastern United States
  19. A Veteran Steps In

    A Veteran Steps In

    With CP's usual Geep away for repairs, the railroad sends in a veteran GP9u to perform switching duties at Philly's port.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  20. Pick a Scheme, Will Ya

    Pick a Scheme, Will Ya

    CSX power in three different schemes drags a stack train past the site where Philly's B&O station once stood.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Eastern United States




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