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  1. Working the Log Dock

    Working the Log Dock

    Shelton, WA loading logs in the bunker cars from the bay. Brandon (standing) guides Jerry in the crane (above). Dave is in the cab. The parked MOW is Simpson's Gibson speeder.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  2. Eastside Freight in Woodinville, WA

    Eastside Freight in Woodinville, WA

    On Thursday, 5/12/2011, at 10:30 AM, shortline operator Eastside Freight Railroad switches the glass company spur on its way north to Snohomish. The SW-1200 locomotive was built in 1963 for the Missouri Pacific. Eastside Freight purchased the locomotive from Tacoma Rail in 2009, which had...
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    • Category: Western United States
  3. Log Trains Rule!

    Log Trains Rule!

    Simpson Railroad's 1201 on a return to Shelton with log loads from the dry-sort on a sunny February Friday at MP 6.
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  4. HBR Geeps

    HBR Geeps

    From the top left: GP7, GP10, GP9 & GP40-2LW. 1801 has RBLT OMNITRAX LOVELAND 06-01 on the frame. It was #1010 before, same number series as Carlton Trail units (1004, 1006, 1020, 1040, 1049, 1064 etc.)
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  5. EJ&E 302

    EJ&E 302

    EJ&E SW1200 302 leads a local east through Joliet. The trailing engine is EJ&E 445, a SW1001.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  6. EJ&E 306

    EJ&E 306

    EJ&E SW1200 306 switches Joliet Yard a week after the CN takeover.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  7. EJ&E 322

    EJ&E 322

    EJ&E SW1200 322 switches Joliet Yard. 322 wears a off-colored green compared to the rest of the SW1200s, compare it to the trailing 323.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  8. EJ&E 301

    EJ&E 301

    EJ&E SW1200 303, nicknamed the "Top Banana" by EJ&E crews, switches Joliet Yard.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  9. EJ&E 303

    EJ&E 303

    EJ&E SW1200 303 switches Joliet Yard in the new yellow paint scheme. One thing is for sure about this scheme, you can't miss it!
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  10. EJ&E 312

    EJ&E 312

    EJ&E SW1200 312 and slug T-2 back into Joliet Yard.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  11. EJ&E 301

    EJ&E 301

    EJ&E SW1200 301 in the yellow paint and SD38-2 670 sit at Joliet Yard. Kind of a odd coupling.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  12. Last Day of the EJ&E

    Last Day of the EJ&E

    EJ&E SW1200 302 switches Joliet Yard on the final day of EJ&E operations. The SW1200s will probably not last very long with CN.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  13. GP38ACs!

    GP38ACs!

    The GP38AC is quite possibly my favorite locomtive on the CP roster, so I was very happy when I saw two of them! The SW1200 rebuild isn't bad either.
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    • Category: Canada
  14. SW1200 Throttle

    SW1200 Throttle

    The throttle of EFA 1, a SW1200.
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    • Category: International Freight Trains
  15. IPSCO #10

    IPSCO #10

    IPSCO is a scrapper in Regina, with an intersting locomotive roster of 7 engines (S-2, 3 S-3's, SW900, SW1200 & NW2), most of which are of CP heritage. #10 is a 1956 SW1200, ex-Cuyahoga Valley 1209 (acq. 1997), nee Aliquippa & Southern 1209. Note the IPSCO badging (round decals)...
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    • Category: Industrial and critters
  16. EJE 312

    EJE 312

    Elgin Joliet & Eastern SW1200 in Joliet, Illinois.
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  17. Fuel Trip

    Fuel Trip

    Detail of Atlantic & Western SW1200 #1219
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  18. ATW 1219

    ATW 1219

    Atlantic & Western SW1200 #1219
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  19. MS #73 (SW1200) working the yard in Muskegon, MI

    MS #73 (SW1200) working the yard in Muskegon, MI

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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  20. Soo Line SW1200 326 at Minneapolis, MN (Webber Park)

    Soo Line SW1200 326 at Minneapolis, MN (Webber Park)

    Soo Line SW1200 326 at Minneapolis, MN (Webber Park). Aug. 17, 1974. Photo (c) Verne Brummel. Photo editor: Dave Cramer. Visit our website for more at: http://trainsite.8m.com/slides.html
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    • Category: Canadian Pacific


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