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PNWR 2315 & NP 498

Southbound Portland & Western special transferring NP 498 (DLMX 498) from Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation to Albany & Eastern (AERC) in Albany, OR. Here it is passing Ankeny Wildlife Refuge south of Salem.
- Youngwarrior
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- Nov 23, 2020
- diner dlmx 498 np 498 passenger pnwr 2315 portland & western special
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- Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
PNWR 2315

Southbound Portland & Western special transferring NP 498 (DLMX 498) from Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation to Albany & Eastern (AERC) in Albany, OR. Here it is at Brown Island Road near Salem.
- Youngwarrior
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- Nov 23, 2020
- diner dlmx 498 np 498 passenger pnwr 2315 portland & western special
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- Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
NP 498

Southbound Portland & Western special transferring NP 498 (DLMX 498) from Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation to Albany & Eastern (AERC) in Albany, OR. Here it is Keizer just north of Salem.
- Youngwarrior
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- Nov 23, 2020
- diner dlmx 498 np 498 passenger pnwr special
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- Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
UP 1943

Leading an officer's special at Westfir, OR
- Youngwarrior
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- Oct 7, 2019
- heritage locomotive oregon sd70ah special union pacific westfir
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- Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
BNSF Officer's Car Special At Edmonds

BNSF Officer's Car Special passing the Edmonds Depot.
- Bay Area Railfan
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- Oct 19, 2016
- at bnsf car edmonds officer's special
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- Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
Braking Power

CN Train 853 with 146 cars had a Distributed Braking Car 0n tail-end. The train has just pass Siding East Switch MeHarry 6 miles West of Grandview, MB.
- chaloner2008
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- Feb 7, 2011
- car cn special
- Comments: 5
- Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
Officers Special

On Friday September 3, 2010, a BNSF officer train is eastbound thru Ephrata, WA. I'n not sure who the person in the middle waiving is. Is that Mr. Rose on the right?
- KristopherL
- Media item
- Sep 5, 2010
- bnsf ephrata officer special
- Comments: 1
- Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
UP 8571 West at Knippa!!!!

UP 8571 west hauling Special wide-load. This was the second load I have seen like this around here.
- laredosub
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- Aug 14, 2010
- load special
- Comments: 4
- Category: Central and Midwestern United States
UP 2010 at Katy Days Celebration

UP 2010, renumbered to honor Scouting USA on its 100th Anniversary, appears at Katy Days celebration in Parsons, Kansas for public viewing.
- mobarbq
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- May 29, 2010
- 2010 bsa scouting special up
- Comments: 0
- Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
San Diego Steam Special II

3751 southbound along the bluffs in Del Mar
- chrisk
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- May 2, 2010
- 3751 atsf del diego fe mar san santa special steam
- Comments: 1
- Category: Bridges and Trestles
BIG TRANSFORMER

CN 853 West with a Big Transformer for Manitoba Hydro in the North. This low bed had 8 sets of trucks. This train had 96 cars.
- chaloner2008
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- Aug 26, 2009
- car special
- Comments: 0
- Category: Unusual Loads
GEVO on the Expanse

This, while not a very good photo at all, depicts something interesting, so I'll post it despite it's quality. CP 3094 leads CP 8858 back into Moose Jaw. Apparently the GEVO was down in Assiniboia to celebrate the opening of a grain elevator.
- zartok-35
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- Jun 30, 2009
- 8858 cp es44ac event expanse gevo olympics on special the
- Comments: 1
- Category: Canada
E's on the doubletrack

Union Pacific 951 takes a business special up the Coast Line at Carandero just a few miles from Gilroy, California. The E's still took charge of the business specials as seen here in April of 2001.
- SamReeves
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- Jun 20, 2009
- 951 california carnadero coast e-units e9a gilroy line pacific special union
- Comments: 2
- Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
UP 844 at Pinole

UP 844 leads the Western Heritage special around the big curve at Pinole as it runs along the San Francisco Bay. It's nearly to its western-most destination of Oakland.
- Superchief3751
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- Apr 20, 2009
- 844 area bay heritage special up western
- Comments: 5
- Category: Mainline Excursions
Refinery Parts

CN 351 arrived in town last night, and put it's train away on the Nutana industrial tracks. Here we see the loads, which appear to be Hydrocrackers or Frac Towers for an Oil Refinery.
- zartok-35
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- Dec 22, 2008
- cn dimensional frac hydrocracker load oil parts peices refinery special tower
- Comments: 0
- Category: Unusual Loads
Santa Fe #3751 - Through the Orange Groves 2008

Santa Fe steam engine #3751 returned to the former Santa Fe Fourth District on June 1, 2008 with the running of the San Diego Steam Special seen here eastbound/southbound approaching San Juan Capistrano on Metrolink trackage.
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- Nov 6, 2008
- diego fe san santa special steam
- Comments: 1
- Category: Mainline Excursions
San Diego Steam Special Through Oceanside

Santa Fe steam engine #3751 returned to the former Fourth District on June 1, 2008 with the running of the San Diego Steam Special seen here southbound approaching Cassidy Street in south Oceanside.
- Media item
- Oct 12, 2008
- #3751 diego fe oceanside san santa special steam
- Comments: 2
- Category: Mainline Excursions
CN 313 Special
- Romet
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- Sep 20, 2008
- 313 buldozer cn construction deer flat john mainline platform saskatoon special transcon watrous
- Comments: 1
- Category: Unusual Loads
CN Militia

This is a historic photo now - as of today the 1841 signal is a two-header. Good thing I took thousands of photos of the old one LOL. August 30th, 2006 From MP 183.0 Watrous sub 11:29am CN 753 CN 5711, 84 flats 3 minutes G WAGON (Benz SUV), HLVW (Steyr cab-over), LSVW (Iveco van), MLVW...
- Romet
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- Aug 31, 2008
- 5711 753 army cn military saskatoon sd75i special
- Comments: 1
- Category: Canada
Convoy

One of two trains for war games. August 30th, 2006 From MP 183.0 Watrous sub 11:29am CN 753 CN 5711, 84 flats 3 minutes G WAGON (Benz SUV), HLVW (Steyr cab-over), LSVW (Iveco van), MLVW (M35), canvas trailers plus one flat trailer & MILCOTS (Chevy Silverado)
- Romet
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- Aug 30, 2008
- 5711 753 army cn military saskatoon sd75i special
- Comments: 3
- Category: Canada

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