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  1. The Hard work end

    The Hard work end

    The hard working end of of DRIR 1211 With radiator doors open. Former Sp\UP switcher.The number broad s say Y1211
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    • denver island railroad rock
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  2. DRIR SW1500

    DRIR SW1500

    The working end of a DRIR Loco
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    • denver island railroad rock
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  3. Nash Co.

    Nash Co.

    Nash County Railroad GP38-2 #9657 leads a train through Rocky Mount, North Carolina after picking up cars at the CSX yard.
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    • 9657 carolina county gp38-2 mount nash north railroad rocky
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  4. New Bridge To Be Installed

    New Bridge To Be Installed

    September 2004 had Union Pacific have a new Thru Bridge built in Houston to replace a section of Trinity River Bridge that had catastophic failure near Goodrich, Tx in Feb. 2004. Picture of installation in photo gallery.
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    • bridge new railroad
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    • Category: Bridges and Trestles
  5. No, I'm taking a picture of you!

    No, I'm taking a picture of you!

    Railran on the Grapevine Vintage Railroad Tarantula taking a shot of me taking a shot of the train. :)
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    • fort grapevine railroad tarantula tx vintage worth
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    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  6. Workshop Cat

    Workshop Cat

    Jason Hill (KD7TQN) plays with the workshop cat at the Mt. Rainer Scenic Railroad workshop.
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    • cat kitty mrsr mt. railroad rainer scenic workshop
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    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  7. P&W Hillsboro Job heading towards Seghers Mill.

    P&W Hillsboro Job heading towards Seghers Mill.

    Here the Portland & Western Railroad Hillsboro Job towards Seghers Mill on the ex-SP trackage to switch out some empty woodchip cars for some loaded ones and a few loaded centerbeams. Seems like they do this job now with just one unit and run long hood forward 1/2 of the time.
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    • & cars centerbeam depot dock empties loads mill p&w pacific portland railroad southern trackage western woodchip
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  8. mount rainier railroad

    mount rainier railroad

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    • mount railroad rainier
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    • Category: Western United States
  9. Last minute checks..

    Last minute checks..

    Here is the crew doing their last minutes checks as the steamer is releasing steam in the usual spots near and in the cab. This was my 1st time actually chasing a steam train without the huge railfan crowds around.. What a noticable change.
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    • 2-8-2 beach bridge cars engine hood locomotive mt. oregon passenger railroad river rocks steam trees
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  10. Waitin' her turn to shine..

    Waitin' her turn to shine..

    #18 is sitting just idling underneath an overpass in downtown Hood River while waiting for all the passengers to board before a 10am departure on a crisp and cool saturday morning..
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    • 2-8-2 beach bridge cars engine hood locomotive mt. oregon passenger railroad river rocks steam trees
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  11. Steam Bridge..

    Steam Bridge..

    #18 is giving this bridge on the Mt. Hood Railroad a good dose of thick black oily smoke as it pushes the passenger train up towards its final destination of Odell, Ore.
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    • 2-8-2 beach bridge cars engine hood locomotive mt. oregon passenger railroad river rocks steam trees
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  12. #18 across the Hood River 8-4-2007

    #18 across the Hood River 8-4-2007

    With two of my friends, we ended up chasing Fleming Locomotive Works #18 as it crosses the river on the Mt. Hood Railroad towards the station sign "Switchback". The steamer sounded awesome!!
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    • 2-8-2 beach bridge cars engine hood locomotive mt. oregon passenger railroad river rocks steam trees
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  13. Williams, AZ Station Sunset

    Williams, AZ Station Sunset

    The Grand Canyon Railroad daily train has just unloaded its happy passengers following its return from the Grand Canyon, Tuesday evening, August 28, 2007. The dome car on the left is GCR #7034 "Grand View" and the dome on the right is GCR 2097 "Kokopelli."
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    • az canyon car dome grand railroad station sunset williams
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    • Category: Sunrise, Sunset and Glint Photos
  14. MRSR #91's Headlight..

    MRSR #91's Headlight..

    Here is the headlight and stack of MRSR #91 (the climax.) Enjoy!`
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    • #91 climax engine headlight morton mount mrsr railroad rainier scenic stack steam washington
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  15. Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad #91 at Morton, Washington

    Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad #91 at Morton, Washington

    MRSR #91 @ Morton, Wash. reading to push-pull with the MRSR #17 on an excursion from Morton to Mineral, Washington. Note the other column of steam coming from the #17..
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    • #91 climax engine morton mount mrsr railroad rainier scenic steam washington
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  16. BNSF #9229 North at Evaline, Washington

    BNSF #9229 North at Evaline, Washington

    BNSF #9229 North at Avery Road W in Evaline, Washington. This is a coal train bound for the power plant at Centralia, Washington. The #9229 is bathing in the last light as the clouds are on the increase creating low light conditions.
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    • #9229 avery bnsf burlington evaline fe north northern railroad road santa seattle subdivision w washinton
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    • Category: Western United States
  17. BNSF #2880 in Heritage I paint.

    BNSF #2880 in Heritage I paint.

    Here we see a green BNSF GP39 and an orange BNSF GP39 that are consecutive numbers. Both have a middle fan which indicates that they are ex-GP35's instead of the unique GP30's..
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    • bnsf burlington fe field green heritage northern one railroad safeco santa seattle subdivision washington
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  18. SP&S #700

    SP&S #700

    Spokane Portland & Seattle #700 heading back to Brooklyn Yard from an afternoon at BNSF's Vancouver Yard delivering Santa Claus to the families from the Vancouver Terminal pool of employees. #700 is just south of the Vancouver Center crossovers and about to enter the BNSF Columbia...
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    • #700 amtrak bnsf brooklyn burlington depot engine fe northern oregon portland railroad santa seattle sp&s steam subdivis vancouver washington yard
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  19. Working The Grade

    Working The Grade

    Photographed in December of 2006 at the Colorado Railroad Museum during there Santa Clause Special of ex Georgetown Loop RR engine 40 now at home at the museum.
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    • colorado museum railroad
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    • Category: Editor's Favorite Photos
  20. NS9188 helping out

    NS9188 helping out

    NS9188 is #3 power in the EB empty grain train
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    • railroad tx up
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States


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