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  1. Under Stary Skies

    Under Stary Skies

    A pair of signals stand ready under a moonless sky in the Mojave Desert near Ludlow, CA.
  2. Color from nowhere

    Color from nowhere

    This is at the crossover between Centralia and Chehalis, WA. Dropping the color back into the targets wasn't as easy as I'd thought it would be! Sadly, these signals were gone by late summer.
  3. On the signal

    On the signal

    CSX train Q620, pay no mind to the CN units, approaches CP VO on the Selkirk branch in Voorheesville, NY. on Aug. 25, 2001 at 14:19.
  4. Sunset on the Cal-P

    Sunset on the Cal-P

    The San Francisco Bay Area is well known for its spectacular sunsets. I was lucky to catch this one at the end of a day of railfanning the Cal-P line.
  5. Lunar aspect

    Lunar aspect

    The full moon rises along side one of the signal masts at the EBCS for Fullerton Jct.
  6. Massive Signal Bridge

    Massive Signal Bridge

    A southbound Caltrain arrives at Bayshore. This is one of the largest signal bridges I know of anywhere - 5 tracks and 15 signals!
  7. Troy, OH not much on signals so if you could help thanks

    Troy, OH not much on signals so if you could help thanks

    West St.
  8. Going, going....

    Going, going....

    The Cardinal heads east through St. Albans following the route of the George Washington. New signals are going up in St. Albans. As the old signals are taken out of service and removed, the last visible remnants of the old C & O are gone.
  9. SP Cantilever in Eugene, Ore.

    SP Cantilever in Eugene, Ore.

    Here is the main SP cantilever that you see when you look from the north end of the yard.. I sure do miss these on the ex-SP system..
  10. Moon Rise

    Moon Rise

    The Moon begins to rise over the CSX @ Savannah, NY.
  11. Sunset route?

    Sunset route?

    Actually, these are the signals at the east end of Gateley siding in Pinole, CA on the BNSF, former Santa Fe main line to Richmond.
  12. BNSF 5686 - AC4400CW - M.J. Scanlon

    BNSF 5686 - AC4400CW - M.J. Scanlon

    The late afternoon sun shines on the DPU unit (BNSF 5686) of loaded coal C JRMMHS0 32A as it crosses under the signal bridge at the CN crossing of Broadway.
  13. CSX January Railfanning

    CSX January Railfanning

    The signals light up, medium clear, which means this eastbound is going into the Tunnel to Danville.
  14. Extremely Foggy

    Extremely Foggy

    It doesn't generally snow in California's Central Valley in winter, and it doesn't usually get cold enough for bridges to ice up. The winter hazard here is Tule Fog, which forms on still, cold nights. The layer isn't very thick - the light of a full moon has no trouble filtering through to the...
  15. Older Version Cantilever Signal

    Older Version Cantilever Signal

    A shot of older version cantilever signal on other side of Connely Blvd.
  16. Newer Version Cantilever Signal

    Newer Version Cantilever Signal

    A shot of the newer version of the cantilver signal at Connely Blvd.
  17. Path to Town

    Path to Town

    This single tracked N-S right-of-way leads right through downtown Sharon.
  18. Facing west at West Rd. !

    Facing west at West Rd. !

    A shot facing west at hte West Rd. railroad crossing. Sorry about the sun.
  19. Dusk Signals...

    Dusk Signals...

    Red signals stop the trains from rolling into the solitude of the night. DANG THEM!!!
  20. NS---CP 194

    NS---CP 194

    At Berea, Ohio, Norfolk Southern likes to show off it's 95-year-old CP 194. The signal in the back is so rickidy, that maintenence workers hate climbing so I hear.


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