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Awaiting Repairs

Here sits Rio Valley Switching SW1233 in Donna Tx at the Maintance Yard. Once it goes in the bay, repairs will be done to be put back on the road,
- ValleyTrain
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- Apr 21, 2011
- rio switching. valley
- Comments: 1
- Category: Industrial and critters
CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN Northbound to S.Pekin Il

CNW on the Mackinaw River trestle at Makinaw CNw CNW on the Mackinaw River testle at Mackinaw River Park near Green Valley Il
- waynebridges
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- Apr 7, 2011
- green il valley
- Comments: 1
- Category: Central and Midwestern United States
Allegheny Valley #2008 coming through the tunnel in Glenshaw

Heading south, towards Pittsburgh.
- Bookman
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- Feb 9, 2011
- allegheny railroad snow tunnel valley
- Comments: 3
- Category: Eastern United States
Cold day on the AVRR

The wind makes it look even colder than it was on this morning run through the snow.
- Bookman
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- Feb 9, 2011
- allegheny railroad snow valley
- Comments: 0
- Category: Eastern United States
Allegheny Valley #2002 heading north alongside Rt.8 in Glenshaw
- Bookman
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- Feb 9, 2011
- allegheny railroad snow valley
- Comments: 1
- Category: Eastern United States
Allegheny Valley #2004 cuts through the snow in Glenshaw, PA
- Bookman
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- Feb 9, 2011
- allegheny railroad snow valley
- Comments: 1
- Category: Eastern United States
Mixed Manifest at Three Valley Gap, BC

CPR 8753 leads a short eastbound mixed manifest by Three Valley Gap, British Columbia.
- Bob Wilcox
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- Dec 26, 2010
- "mountain "three bc cp gap" subdivision" valley
- Comments: 1
- Category: Canada
844 coming to life

844 is steaming to life in Longview Texas on April 21, 2010 awaiting departure to North Little Rock. This will be the beginning of my 90 mile ride to Texarkana aboard the train.
- LansingJct
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- Nov 25, 2010
- 844 eagle longview texas valley
- Comments: 0
- Category: Mainline Excursions
Standing watch at Parsons Yard

Plainclothes UP agent watches the crowd at Parsons, Kansas on April 7, 2010 during the visit of UP 844. Note that the freight deck still has the MKT logo in addition to UP.
- mobarbq
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- May 6, 2010
- eagle ks parsons up valley
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- Category: Yards
Taking on water at Coffeyville, Kansas

UP 844 shortly after arrival in Coffeyville, Kansas on return leg of The Valley Eagle Heritage Tour, with boilermaker supervising the taking on of water. Public hydrant at corner of Dakota and Atlantic near train yards.
- mobarbq
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- May 5, 2010
- 844 eagle valley
- Comments: 1
- Category: Mainline Excursions
Oxman Wings

Winged leader 8322 helps its older brother 8234 pull a long westbound stack train out of Oxman Curve on the Huntington Subdivision on this 100+ degree August 19th, 2009.
- MP 6.7
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- Jan 27, 2010
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- Comments: 9
- Category: Western United States
Matching Tractor & Locos

Rio Valley Switching in McAllen, Tx. My fiancee is from McAllen, for Christmas 2009 (and other times) we stayed at her mother's house. I have yet to see a RVS train. This was taken in McAllen at their offices. I noticed the John Deere tractor is almost the same color as their locos.
- SDJeff
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- Jan 27, 2010
- rio switching valley
- Comments: 0
- Category: Buildings and Structures
Action at Castle Crags

A southbound manifest scoots downgrade at Castle Crags, California in February of 2003. This was an unusual dry year for the Mount Shasta region as there was just only a little snow at the top.
- SamReeves
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- Aug 12, 2009
- ac400cw california castle crags dunsmuir freight ge pacific sub union up valley
- Comments: 4
- Category: Western United States
UP mainfest at San Lucas

A Union Pacific manifest heads northbound on the Coast Line at San Lucas, California in April of 2002. The fleet of UP SD70M's have just supplanted the last of the SP power. Gone are the days of SP locomotives.
- SamReeves
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- Jul 4, 2009
- california coast line lucas pacific salinas san sd70m union up valley
- Comments: 1
- Category: Western United States
Yakima Valley Railroad in operation

More photos of my trip out on the Yakima Line
- Scale rail
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- Jun 22, 2009
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- Comments: 0
- Category: Regionals and Shortlines
Yakima Valley Railroad in operation

Years ago I was on a road trip and stopped in Yakima Washington. The old electric line was still running them. I took a few minutes to talk with the crew. They offered to take me out on the line. The line is now run my a museum. I will post more pictures of my trip on the electric later. Don
- Scale rail
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- Jun 22, 2009
- electric railroad valley yakima
- Comments: 2
- Category: Regionals and Shortlines
Train PR-3 - Valley Falls Yard

Grass swaying in a light June breeze, PR-3's running past the Church Street bridge towards the lower yard for the Valley engine house
- ron chouinard
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- Jun 17, 2009
- - falls pr-3 train valley yard
- Comments: 1
- Category: Regionals and Shortlines
Providence and Worcester rack on home rails at Valley Falls

Providence and Worcester autorack making its first visit to the Valley yard - empty rack going to Seaview at Davisville/Quonset Point -- note this is a Plate J car with an outside length of 94-8"
- ron chouinard
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- May 30, 2009
- and at falls home on providence rack rails valley worcester
- Comments: 3
- Category: Regionals and Shortlines
Unlimited Power on the Margarita

Three GP40-2's take the southbound "Santa Margarita Turn" past produce fields near San Ardo, California in August of 2000. The three geeps will have no problem handling the one car train today. ;)
- SamReeves
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- May 14, 2009
- ardo california coast line pacific salinas san union valley
- Comments: 3
- Category: Western United States
Salinas River and the Margarita

A pair of pure Southern Pacific GP40-2's lead the "Santa Margarita Turn" past Harlem on the Coast Sub in November of 2000. Some fall colors dot the river as it winds down the valley to Santa Margarita. Harlem is about four miles south of Soledad, California.
- SamReeves
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- May 14, 2009
- california coast harlem line pacific river salinas soledad southern valley
- Comments: 1
- Category: Western United States

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