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  1. Gritty Urban Railroading

    Gritty Urban Railroading

    The South City Switcher carefully picks its way down Rankin St. There are several scrap yards in this area which see a lot of truck traffic and there are frequently obstructions on this stretch of tracks, everything from trucks to forklifts, to dumpsters. Liberal use of the horn usually is...
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    • city francisco local san south switcher up
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    • Category: Western United States
  2. Busy Intersection

    Busy Intersection

    The power for South City Switcher cuts across a busy intersection in South San Francisco. There are no lights or gates at this intersection. Instead, when the train arrives, the signal flips to all-red, and the train gets a green light - note the small signal in the upper left.
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    • city francisco local san south switcher up
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Western United States
  3. UP 1204

    UP 1204

    The South City Switcher works some industries in South San Francisco.
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    • city francisco san south switcher up
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States
  4. BNSF #7627 South @ Napavine, Washington

    BNSF #7627 South @ Napavine, Washington

    BNSF #7627 leads the M-TACPAS-1-11 south on Main #1 at Napavine, Washington on a sunny beautiful sunny summer day.. He has a heavy train and is slugging it out going south over the 1.1% grade. Here his is going about 5-10 mph here and is about to gain speed as he hits the flat area south of...
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    • #7627 at bnsf burlington fe manifest napavine northern santa south tacoma-pasco washington
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    • Category: Western United States
  5. Rose Bowl Special returning to Hobart Yard - Olga 1990

    Rose Bowl Special returning to Hobart Yard - Olga 1990

    The annual Rose Bowl Special led by Santa Fe SDFP45 #101 passes through Olga in South Pasadena on its return to Hobart Yard in 1990.
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    • bowl fe pasadena rose santa south
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  6. SCL 28910

    SCL 28910

    Very rare SCL boxcar used as weed sprayer buffer
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    • carolina scl south
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Freight Cars
  7. CSXT 5855 hood decor

    CSXT 5855 hood decor

    A flying duck on the hood of CSXT 5855
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    • 5855 b36-7 carolina csxt south
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: CSX
  8. NS 5053

    NS 5053

    NS 5053 runs long hood foward up a secondary branchline in Charleston to pick up a couple empty rock hoppers
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    • carolina charleston norfolk south southern
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  9. Street Running

    Street Running

    South Shore interurban car 28 heads down 11th Street in Michigan City past blooming trees.
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    • 28 shore south
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Trolley and Electrics
  10. Street Running

    Street Running

    South Shore interurban car 32 heads down 11th Street in Michigan City
    • EJ&ESDM809
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    • 32 shore south
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Trolley and Electrics
  11. CSXT'S Boyles Terminal Sub

    CSXT'S Boyles Terminal Sub

    CSXT Southbound Grain Train tied down at South Alice in Birmingham, Al. awaiting a fresh crew.
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    • al. alice at birmingham csxt grain in south southbound train
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  12. CSXT'S Boyles Terminal Sub

    CSXT'S Boyles Terminal Sub

    CSXT Southbound Freight Train Q616 with a trio of SD40-2 leasers, 2 from FURX & 1 from HLCX sound great rumbling up grade in run 8 at Birmingham, Al. ( South Alice ). Nothing like the sound of a matched set of EMD'S in run 8 battling a hill with a heavy train. Solid lease power & rainbow...
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    • ( ) al. alice at birmingham csxt freight q616 south southbound train
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  13. Crossing the South Fork of the Skykomish River #4

    Crossing the South Fork of the Skykomish River #4

    With flood waters receeding,traffic is moving on the Scenic Sub.BNSF 5091 leads an eastbound Q Train across Bridge 1735.3 spanning the South Fork Skykomish River.
    • Joe O
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    • fork river. scenic skykomish south sub
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Bridges and Trestles
  14. UP 4915

    UP 4915

    UP SD70M #4915 and UP C40-8 #9261 sit idle at Norfolk Southern's South Yard.
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    • 4915 9261 c40-8 roanoke sd70m south up virginia yard
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  15. Eastbound Coal

    Eastbound Coal

    A loaded coal train heads east out of South Yard while another train waits to enter the yard.
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    • 9723 c40-9w ns roanoke south virginia yard
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  16. NS 9735

    NS 9735

    A close-up view of NS 9735 at South Yard in Roanoke.
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    • 9735 c40-9w ns roanoke south virginia yard
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Eastern United States
  17. Conrail Blue

    Conrail Blue

    NS C40-8W #8409 still in Conrail blue sits at South Yard.
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    • 8409 c40-8w ns roanoke south virginia yard
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  18. Heading Out

    Heading Out

    A loaded coal train gets ready to depart from South Yard.
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    • 9315 c40-9w ns roanoke south virginia yard
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  19. Eastbound

    Eastbound

    Nothing but GE's in this photo as lots of loaded coal trains await their turn to head east out of South Yard.
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    • 9315 c40-9w ns roanoke south virginia yard
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  20. Black & White

    Black & White

    A study in black and white at Roanoke's South Yard
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    • roanoke south virginia yard
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Eastern United States


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