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GCR 255 The Chief
GCR 255 "The Chief" backs in to Williams station on 27 Aug 2007. This stainless steel Observation Platform Lounge Car was built in 1947 for use on the Atlantic Coast Line. The car serviced the route between New York City and Miami. It was purchased in 1971 and used to service the same...- David Thorn
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Rocky
Alco #1811 "Rocky" parked in the yard with Owego station in the background.- Media item
- harford owego railway
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Ominous sky in Owego
#40 sits in the yard under an ominous sky- Media item
- harford owego railway
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Owego & Harford yard
2 of the three Owego & Harford locomotives are pictured in the yard in Owego. #1216 "Bullwinkle is in the black paint, and # 40 in the red.- Media item
- harford owego railway
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Oct. 14th, 1872 The first railway in Japan
Oct. 14th, 1872, the first railway in Japan was opened. The trains operated by steam locomotive from Shinbashi (=shiodome) to Yokohama (=Sakuragicho). Currently, the section operates by JR East as Tokaido line and Negishi line. The #12 is one of the steam locomotives for the section...- tekken
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- japan meiji railway
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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.- David Thorn
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Turntable at Anaconda
One of the very few turntables left in operation in the US is pictured here in Anaconda, Mt where the Rarus Railway uses it to turn locomotives & cars coming out of their roundhouse onto the right track.- Empire Builder
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- anaconda emd gp7 gp9 montana mt railway rarw raurus roundhouse turntable
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High-nosed GP9 #105
RARW high-nosed GP9 #105 sitting at Anaconda. Sorry about the fence issue.- Empire Builder
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Looking through the window
a pic. looking out of the window of the Copper King Express. You can see BNSF's line cross under RARW's in the distance. RARW's tracks also cross Silver Bow Creek, which became known as $hit creek due to the water becoming so polluted by the smelting in Anaconda, which also caused the creek to...- Empire Builder
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- $hit anaconda bnsf bow butte copper creek express king montana mt railway rarus rarw silver site smelting superfund
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RARW #302
Raurs #302 in Butte, getting ready to take the Copper King express back to Anaconda.- Empire Builder
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Great Northern's Butte Depot
Great Northern's station in Butte, Mt. Sadly, I didn't get a chance to go in it & look around because I was too busy outside taking pictures of the Copper King Express & the locomotives pulling it (we only had about 10 min. & you expect me to fit both taking pics. of the train &...- Empire Builder
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Rarus Geeps in Butte
Rarus GP9 #302 & GP7 #301 head to the other end of the Copper King Express to get ready to head back to Anaconda.- Empire Builder
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The Copper King Express
Rarus Railway's Copper King Express stopped in Butte for the turn around to head back to Anaconda. The 2 cars are named "Butte The Mining City" & "Anaconda The Smelting City"- Empire Builder
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RARW GP7 #301 @ Butte
RARW #301 trails GP9 #302 at Butte as they get ready to pull the Copper King Express back towards Anaconda.- Empire Builder
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Rarus Geeps at Butte
RARW GP9 #302 (in the lead) & GP7 #301 make their way to the other end of the Copper King Express in order to get ready to head back to Anaconda.- Empire Builder
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Rarus GP9 #106
RARW GP9 #106 sits at Rarus Railway's Anaconda Yard in Anaconda, Mt.- Empire Builder
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BA&P axle
An old BA&P (Butte, Anaconda, & Pacific) axle sits outside the museum/gift shop in Anaconda.- Empire Builder
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Rarus GP9 #302
Rarus Railway GP9 #302 & GP7 #301 (not visible in this picture) get ready to couple up to the other end of the Copper King Express for the trip back to Anaconda. #302 is equipped with Dynamic braking & a Nathan/Airchime K5LA airhorn (not sure, but I don't think the K5 was its original horn)- Empire Builder
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- #302 302 anaconda braking butte copper dynamic emd express geep gp9 k5la king montana mt nathan/airchime railway rarus rarw
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MWRR Caboose
A former Montana Western Caboose painted in OLS (Operation Life Saver) paint sits in Rarus Railway's yard in Anaconda, Mt- Empire Builder
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Inside the Copper King Express
This is a picture inside the car "Anaconda The Smelting City" on the Copper King Express, a passenger train run by Rarus Railway that runs from Anaconda to Butte & back on former BA&P (Butte, Anaconda, & Pacific) trackage.- Empire Builder
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