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  1. NS Business Train in Norfolk

    NS Business Train in Norfolk

    The NS Business train led by F-Unit 4271 in an ABBA set passes under Princess Anne Road in Norfolk.
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    • f norfolk ns passenger train unit
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  2. Crossing Fir Island Road #2

    Crossing Fir Island Road #2

    After Passing South Bellingham,BNSF 5663 leads its southbound empty unit coal train thru Conway,WA.The FIR station board was the name given by Great Northern when it built thru the area and is still carried on the BNSF Timetable as FIR,but the area is now known as Conway.
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    • coal conway fir train unit wa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States
  3. Approaching South Bellingham,WA

    Approaching South Bellingham,WA

    BNSF 5663 leads its 504 axle empty unit coal train south along Bellingham Bay as it returns to the Powder River Basin after discharging 12000 tons at Westshore Terminal,Roberts Bank,BC.
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    • bank bc bellingham coal roberts train unit
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  4. Summer for Snowfighters

    Summer for Snowfighters

    Ever wonder where snow fighting units go for "summer vacations?" South Texas of course. This unit was around for a week before it started migrating back to the golden state.
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    • flanger sp unit
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  5. Northbound for the Border and a bit beyond

    Northbound for the Border and a bit beyond

    BNSF 5836 leads its northbound Unit Coal Train thru Mukilteo,WA from the Powder River Basin,WY headed for the USA-Canadian Border then to Westshore Terminals,Roberts Bank,BC
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    • bank bc coal mukilteo roberts train unit wa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Western United States
  6. BNSF #7666 West - U-ROOINB1-10 at Rock Grove, Washington

    BNSF #7666 West - U-ROOINB1-10 at Rock Grove, Washington

    BNSF #7666 West is a unit Garbage train headed west/north to a final destination of Interbay, Washington.. The BNSF #7666 has just made a meet with the on-time Amtrak Portland section of the Empire Builder a half mile away at Stevenson, Washington. The bridge pictured is the short bridge over...
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    • 7666 amtrak burlington cove empire es44dc fe garbage northern number portland railroad rock santa section siding stevenson train unit washington west
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Western United States
  7. Almost There! #2

    Almost There! #2

    BNSF 5753 leads a BNSF Unit Coal Train as it approaches its destination,the Centralia,WA steam plant.The consist had an ES44AC and SD70ACe up front,125 100 ton hoppers and an SD70ACe and SD70MAC as DPUs on the rear.
    • Joe O
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    • bnsf centralia coal plant steam train unit
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Western United States
  8. Hudson Bay Railway

    Hudson Bay Railway

    CN 853 at Mile 36 Togo Sub with units 8857, BCR 3902, HBRY 3003 with 77 cars. The HBRY Units 3003 has been in Winnipeg waiting to be moved North to the Pas, now it's on the way! The location is 7 miles West of Grandview.
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    • 3003 hbry unit
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  9. Powder River Basin Bound

    Powder River Basin Bound

    BNSF 8850 leads an eastbound empty Unit Coal Train thru Thompson Falls,MT.It departed Centralia,WA headed for the Powder River coal fields for another load for the Centralia Steam Plant.The train is moving on the Thompson Falls siding after a westbound revenue freight passed.
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    • centralia coal falls mt thompson train unit wa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Western United States
  10. The county

    The county

    Assortment of Bangor & Aroostook power at that road's Oakfield, ME. facility.
    • BandAfan
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    • f locomotive shop unit
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    • Category: Vintage Freight Train Photos - Diesel Era
  11. Shore Line East

    Shore Line East

    ConnDOT Shore Line East commuter train 3643 pauses at Guilford, CT. on the morning of Jan. 20, 1992. F-7 6691 was one of two ex PAT, ex WAG, nee SP F-7's acquired by CDOT for the early days of commuter service on the ex New Haven "Shore Line".
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    • f unit
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
  12. A Foreigner On The Point

    A Foreigner On The Point

    With KCS 4052 on the point,A BNSF Unit Coal Train makes its way north along the Puget Sound shoreline headed for Roberts Bank,BC.
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    • bnsf coal kcs picnic point train unit wa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Western United States
  13. Its all down hill from here

    Its all down hill from here

    The 3-unit helper set starts to head down the 1%grade towards Mullan Tunnel, which will steepen to 2.2% at the east end of the tunnel & continue down to Helena
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    • 2008 3 blossberg continental curve divide down grade helper helpers july link montana mrl mt mullan pass rail set summit tunnel unit
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  14. Around the curve

    Around the curve

    The 3-unit helper set moves around a curve towards Mullan tunnel
    • Empire Builder
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    • 2008 3 blossberg continental curve divide helper helpers july link montana mrl mt mullan pass rail set summit tunnel unit
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  15. Cresting the summit at Blossberg

    Cresting the summit at Blossberg

    An east-bound 3-unit helper set of MRL SD45's crests the continental divide at Blossberg.
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    • 3 blossberg continental divide helper helpers link montana mrl mt mullan pass rail set summit unit
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  16. Sulfur Season

    Sulfur Season

    The amount of molten sulfur trains on the rails seems to have increased a great deal as of late. The CN 774 makes a sunset appearence at Riverview. CN 5610 was the leader.
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    • 774 bridge cn saskatoon season sulfur tanker unit
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Canada
  17. Black Belt

    Black Belt

    The coal empties roll on. It's hard to belive this train started out as a manifest!
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    • belt black cn coal manifest unit weird
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  18. Haulin' the coal

    Haulin' the coal

    Well actually, I belive these to be empties. There was a block of grain cars on the point aswell. A CN coal train, probably 773 or 785, rolls past Riverview. Unit coal is not a common sight for me, so this movement was appereciated.
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    • cn coal haulin' saskatoon the train unit
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Canada
  19. UP #4068 East.

    UP #4068 East.

    UP #4068 is slowing down for a slow order at the yard in The Dalles, Oregon. The 3rd unit is the Olympic unit #2001. This manifest train is headed for Hinkle, Ore due to the closure of the Cascade Subdivision south of Oakridge, Ore. This train would take the long way to Roseville via Salt...
    • SP&SFan
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    • #2001 #4068 cascade dalles manifest olympic oregon portland subdivision the train unit up
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States
  20. CN 840 Nov 25 '07

    CN 840 Nov 25 '07

    CN Riverview 2:20pm CN 840, 83 hoppers CN 5773-BCOL 752 Normally I'm not too exited about unit grain trains, as long as they're not hauling junk up front. But add a BCOL SD40-2 and it makes all the difference.
    • Romet
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    • 5773 752 840 cn grain saskatoon sd40-2 sd75i train unit
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Canada


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