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  1. Kimball, WV

    Kimball, WV

    Norfolk Southern train 194 exits the tunnel at Kimball, WV with a long train in tow.
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    • 194 6789 kimball ns sd60m virginia west
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  2. Pushing

    Pushing

    A brand new ES44AC pushes on the back end of NS train 76M at Crozier, West Virginia.
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    • 76m 8019 crozier es44ac ns virginia west
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  3. Coopers, WV

    Coopers, WV

    NS train S34 sails across the high bridge at Coopers, West Virginia.
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    • coopers ns s34 virginia west
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Eastern United States
  4. Herzog Ballast Cars

    Herzog Ballast Cars

    CN Train 489 West with 54 Herzog Ballast Cars to work West of Grandview, MB.
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    • 489 cn west
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  5. Mile 9

    Mile 9

    Mile 9 on the BC Rail Squamish Sub. Ex-Pacific Great Eastern North Shore Line. Built in 1914, abandoned in 1928 and rebuilt in the 1950's as the PGE's connection to Squamish. Looking north near the summit of the 1% climb out of North Vancouver.
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    • bc rail vancouver west
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    • Category: Track
  6. Mile 9 Squamish Sub

    Mile 9 Squamish Sub

    Mile 9 on the BC Rail Squamish Sub. Ex-PGE North Shore Line. Built in 1914, abandonned in 1928 and rebuilt in the 1950's as PGE's North Vancouver-Squamish connection. Looking south.
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    • bc rail vancouver west
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    • Category: Track
  7. Amtrak's Coast Starlight

    Amtrak's Coast Starlight

    Amtrak #18 has the honors of leading the Coast Starlight. This was once the pride and joy of Amtrak West as far as the long distance trains. Amtrak #18 and the second locomotive have crossed over the bridge at Milepost 43.1 that goes over Hwy. 507. The train is pretty much on-time due to the...
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    • #18 43.1 507 amtrak bridge class coast freight hwy. locomotive milepost on-time one p32 p42 starlight trains west
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  8. CP 1800-41 WEST

    CP 1800-41 WEST

    CP 1800, with Saint John New Brunswick to Montreal over-night train 41 "The Atlantic Limited", arrives at Montreal West, Quebec. The 1800 is one of only 3 E8A's sold in Canada. May 23/73
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    • 1800 cp e8a montreal qubec west
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    • Category: VIA Rail / Canada
  9. CN 199 passing work crew

    CN 199 passing work crew

    CN 199 i believe passing work crew at CN moffat.
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    • cn harte just manitoba of rivers sub west
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    • Category: Canada
  10. Working The Cherry Point Sub

    Working The Cherry Point Sub

    BNSF 2907 on the point of the NEW WEST LOCAL, after leaving its train on the main,made a reverse move of power only into the INTALCO YARD on the Cherry Point Sub to pull out a string of cars,put them on their train,and back the entire train into the INTALCO Yard for the Cherry Point local to...
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    • cherry local new point sub west
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    • Category: Western United States
  11. End of the line

    End of the line

    West Chester weekend passenger train waits to head back to West Chester
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    • alco c424 chester west
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  12. ECP on the loose in the streets

    ECP on the loose in the streets

    NS ES40DC 7656 leads 7646, and 7654 on an empty ECP train through the streets of West Brownsville
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    • Category: Norfolk Southern
  13. Climbing the west side

    Climbing the west side

    A BNSF manifest climbs the west slope of Mullan Pass a couple miles downgrade from the summit at Blossberg
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    • 2008 blossberg bnsf climbing couple downgrade grade july link miles montana mrl mt mullan of pass rail side slope west
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    • Category: Western United States
  14. Switching At INTALCO

    Switching At INTALCO

    BNSF 2921 on the point for the "NEW WEST LOCAL" switching at the INTALCO Yard at MP 0.58 0n the Cherry Point Sub
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    • Category: Yards
  15. BNSF manifest at Helena

    BNSF manifest at Helena

    A west-bound BNSF manifest waits at the Helena depot for a set of helpers after changing crew. I was able to catch a helper set heading back towards Helena up at Blossberg later that day: http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/55670/cat/500/ppuser/4714...
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    • 2008 9 9-44cw bnsf bound c44-9w change crew dash dash9 depot electric ge general helena helper julydash link manifest montana mrl mt rail set west
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    • Category: Western United States
  16. Mullan Tunnel

    Mullan Tunnel

    One can barley see the other end of the 3,896' tunnel from the west portal at Blossberg. LOCATION: Blossberg, Mt RAILROAD: Montana Rail Link TRAIN/LOCOMOTIVE: - DATE: July 2008
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    • 2008 blossberg continental divide july link montana mullan pass portal rail tunnel west
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    • Category: Tunnels
  17. Heading into Mullan Tunnel

    Heading into Mullan Tunnel

    BNSF #6062 & its train of coal empties heads into the west entrance at Blossberg. The train is split across the 2 sides of the continental divide here, with the locomotives & about 5 to 8 coal gondolas on the east side & the rest on the west side
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    • # #6062 2008 6062 blossberg bnsf coal continental divide empties gondolas july link montana mullan pass portal rail tunnel west
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    • Category: Western United States
  18. East-bound coal empties at Blossberg

    East-bound coal empties at Blossberg

    BNSF ES44AC #6062, accompanied by 2 trailing units, a BNSF AC4400 & a BNSF SD70ACe, crest the divide at Blossberg after climbing a 1.2% grade up the west side.
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    • # #6062 2008 6062 ac4400 blossberg bnsf coal continental divide emd empties ge gondolas july link montana mullan pass portal rail sd70ace tunnel west
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    • Category: Western United States
  19. West Portal

    West Portal

    A view of the soot-blackened Mullan Pass tunnel's west portal at Blossberg. I waited and hoped a west-bound would come so I could witness the semi-famous "black fog of Blossberg" as it is called, but a non-stop parade of EB trains & only 1 day to do the whole Mullan Pass area kept...
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    • 2008 blackened blossberg diesel july link montana mrl mt mullan pass portal rail soot tunnel west
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Tunnels
  20. Blossberg

    Blossberg

    A sign naming the railroad location of Blossberg can be see appox. 1200' west of the Mullan Pass tunnel portal.
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    • 2008 blossberg july link montana mt mullan pass portal rail side sign tunnel west
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Buildings and Structures


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