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  1. The HEAT!

    The HEAT!

    This was a hot day, the engines tell it. About 94 degrees in the shade, bottled water was a must. This was during the "Hot Rails" event.
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    • 5440 bnsf curves dash-9 event hot quincy rail
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States
  2. The Infamous Rock Island Shot

    The Infamous Rock Island Shot

    Everyone takes pictures here, here is another one to look over!
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    • 5440 bnsf bridge columbia dash-9 event hot island rail river rock
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Editor's Favorite Photos
  3. Hot Day in Wenatchee Yard

    Hot Day in Wenatchee Yard

    A westbound BNSF stack train chugs its way out of Wenatchee Yard.
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    • 4839 bnsf dash-9 event hot rail yard
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Western United States
  4. UPS- "What Can Brown Do For You?"

    UPS- "What Can Brown Do For You?"

    A westbound BNSF Z train snakes around the Trinidad Loop.
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    • 1101 bnsf dash-9 event hot rail train ups z
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States
  5. 10,000 Tons at a Time

    10,000 Tons at a Time

    Another westbound train, this time a empty coal makes its was along the Columbia River.
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    • 2007 9357 bnsf coal columbia empty gorge gorgerail rail river sd70-ace
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Western United States
  6. J.B. Hunt- "Redefining Transportation"

    J.B. Hunt- "Redefining Transportation"

    A westbound Z train makes a straight line along the Columbia River.
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    • 2007 5122 bnsf columbia dash-9 gorge gorgerail hunt j.b. jb rail river
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Western United States
  7. Curving Around the Rocks

    Curving Around the Rocks

    A BNSF Dash-9 travels around the curves preceding the Trinidad Loop.
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    • 1101 bnsf event hot rail trinidad
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Editors Choice Gallery
  8. Gaynor Trestle Crossing

    Gaynor Trestle Crossing

    An eastbound ES44DC travels over the Gaynor Trestle.
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    • 7646 bnsf es44dc event gevo hot pass rail steven's
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Western United States
  9. Gevo in the Sun

    Gevo in the Sun

    An eastbound ES44DC waits for the Cascade Tunnel to clear after a westbound stack train traveled through it.
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    • 7646 bnsf cascade es44dc event gevo hot pass rail scenic steven's tunnel
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Western United States
  10. Switching Over

    Switching Over

    Overcast skies loom over the pumpkins heading west.
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    • 5440 bnsf event hot pass rail steven's
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Western United States
  11. Reflections in the Window

    Reflections in the Window

    Artsy-fartsy! :D
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    • light link rail reflections tacoma
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
  12. Link and the Skyline

    Link and the Skyline

    The Link Light Rail is descending down the hill, making good time to the Union Station.
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    • light link rail tacoma
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
  13. All Red at East "D" Street

    All Red at East "D" Street

    Not really a tele-smash at 135mm, but the depth of field is extremely shallow.
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    • light link rail tacoma
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
  14. CN 840

    CN 840

    2:20pm CN 840, 83 hoppers CN 5773-BCOL 752 He's waiting for a yellow @ Riverview, to follow 346, with 347 + MP188 yard switcher waiting to head West. Normally I'm not too exited about unit grain trains, as long as they're not hauling junk up front. But add a BCOL SD40-2 and it makes all...
    • Romet
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    • 5773 752 840 bc bcol cn grain hopper hoppers rail saskatoon sd40-2 sd75i train unit
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Canada
  15. KCS'S Meridian Sub

    KCS'S Meridian Sub

    KCS Eastbound Rail Train heading east to unload rail at Pearson, Ms.
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • at east eastbound heading kcs ms. pearson rail to train unload
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Eastern United States
  16. BCOL log car?

    BCOL log car?

    Apparently there's such a thing. A cut of three on 347, surrounded by 105 center-beams and 15 other cars. Before today I thought only narrow gauge lines still had these. Note the faded out # (the other two were BCOL 10359 & 10426?) and red color on the inside of the forks. Tree bark...
    • Romet
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    • 347 bc bcol bulkhead cn flat log rail rare saskatoon tree
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Unusual Loads
  17. MRL GP35's headed west on the PASTAC at St. Cloud Rd.

    MRL GP35's headed west on the PASTAC at St. Cloud Rd.

    MRL #404 is the 3rd of the 3 GP35's on the M-PASTAC-1-11A. The PASTAC had an EMD SD60 #9029 along with FURX #7249 as the second unit. The MRL GP35's were dead in tow.
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    • #7249 #9029 cloud emd furx gp35's link m-pastac montana pasco rail road sd40-2 sd60 skamania st. tacoma to washington west
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  18. MRL GP35's headed west on the PASTAC at St. Cloud Rd.

    MRL GP35's headed west on the PASTAC at St. Cloud Rd.

    MRL #405 is the 2nd of the 3 GP35's on the M-PASTAC-1-11A. The PASTAC had an EMD SD60 #9029 along with FURX #7249 as the second unit. The MRL GP35's were dead in tow.
    • SP&SFan
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    • #7249 #9029 cloud emd furx gp35's link m-pastac montana pasco rail road sd40-2 sd60 skamania st. tacoma to washington west
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  19. MRL GP35's headed west on the PASTAC at St. Cloud Road

    MRL GP35's headed west on the PASTAC at St. Cloud Road

    MRL #403 is the 1st of 3 GP35's on the M-PASTAC-1-11A. The PASTAC had an EMD SD60 #9029 along with FURX #7249 as the second unit. The MRL GP35's were dead in tow.
    • SP&SFan
    • Media item
    • #7249 #9029 cloud emd furx gp35's link m-pastac montana pasco rail road sd40-2 sd60 skamania st. tacoma to washington west
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  20. Rail Train

    Rail Train

    NS railtrain dropping new rail at Logansport, IN.
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    • rail train
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars


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