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  1. CN 2640

    CN 2640

    In the golden colors of sunset CN 2640 heads south to places unknown.
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    • 2640 9-44cw burlington c44-9w canadian cn dash ef-644d electric ge general national railroad sunset train un
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  2. SOO 4444

    SOO 4444

    The Muskego Yard job pulls up to the 6th Street Viaduct in Milwaukee, WI as it assembles an outbound train.
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    • 4444 emd geotagged gp38-2 line milwaukee snow soo states united usa wisconsin work yard
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  3. Bathed in Morning Light

    Bathed in Morning Light

    Only a day after the Winter Solstice this southbound CN train makes its way through the quiet Wisconsin countryside on a sunny but cold morning.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  4. Rising UP

    Rising UP

    UP 8604 leads its train out of the sag east of Creston, IL.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  5. May I Take Your Order

    May I Take Your Order

    Flooding in the Reeseville marsh covering both main tracks forces CP to run trains from Chicago to Janesville, WI on the Union Pacific Harvard Sub. From Janesville to Madison, WI where they get back on home rails the detour trains utilize the trackage of the WSOR. UP's automatic train stop...
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  6. Daylight in Nightlight

    Daylight in Nightlight

    The SP 4449 rests at the Intermodel Station in Milwaukee before continuing it's journey west the following day.
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    • Category: Mainline Excursions
  7. Palindrome

    Palindrome

    The UP Marsh Job switches the West Allis Spur and in the process made their train into a palindrome.
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    • 654 allis emd gp38-2 milwaukee pacific palindrmoe states union united up usa west wisconsin
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  8. Through the Golden Light

    Through the Golden Light

    An Amtrak Hiawatha Service train heads south past a farm with a beautiful sunset in the background.
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    • Category: Sunrise, Sunset and Glint Photos
  9. RS-11

    RS-11

    This former SP engine now belongs to the Indian Creek Railroad. It sits at the site of it's one and only customer Rydman and Fox, a grain elevator. Photo was taken on private property with permission
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  10. Head of the Class

    Head of the Class

    CN 8000 is the class locomotive of the SD70M-2s ordered as it is the first locomotive of its type numerically on the roster.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  11. Canadian Imports

    Canadian Imports

    Two of BC Rail's cowl units enjoy the golden light of a setting sun.
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    • 4626 8-40cm bc bcol burlington c40-8m dash electric ge general geo:lat=42.61130167 geo:lon=-88.21604833 rail
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    • Category: Sunrise, Sunset and Glint Photos
  12. Soo 1003

    Soo 1003

    Soo 1003 looks like she is ready to go but in actuality she is waiting until the morning to pull the Santa Train out of Plymouth, WI.
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    • 1003 2-8-2 amp engine line mikado plymouth snow soo southern states steam united usa winter wisconsin wsor
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  13. Eyes of the Sentinel

    Eyes of the Sentinel

    Standing only a couple of feet tall this little CPL stands guard controlling all movements on the North Leesburg siding.
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    • and cpl dwarf indiana leesburg norfolk ns siding signal southern states switch union united usa
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    • Category: Railroad Art
  14. Yellow and Blue Make Green

    Yellow and Blue Make Green

    A Union Pacific train heads south on the BNSF out of Tacoma along Puget Sound as the sun sets in the west.
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    • Category: Western United States
  15. WC 3027

    WC 3027

    10 years since it was painted the flags on the sides of the 3027 are looking faded as the crew of the Burlington local is waiting to back down the Burlington Spur.
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    • 10 3027 anniversary burlington c division electomotive emd gp40 local states united usa wc wisconsin year
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  16. BNSF 6598

    BNSF 6598

    BNSF 6598 rounds the curve in Steward, IL with a Z-train in tow.
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  17. Spot of Color in the Dull Haze

    Spot of Color in the Dull Haze

    CSXT 987, NS 1043, and NS 1067 the Reading Heritage unit wait to meet two west bound trains south of Rochelle on a hazy August afternoon.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  18. The First Meeting

    The First Meeting

    CSXT 201 pulls a train of autoracks through the Kentucky hills.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  19. CSXT 3014

    CSXT 3014

    American Pride is on display in La Grange, KY as CSX 3014 runs down Main Street for several blocks before having its own dedicated right of way back.
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    • 3014 csx csxt electric es44ah ge general grange kentucky la running states street united usa
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  20. Metallic Tunnel

    Metallic Tunnel

    IORY 5012 crosses the Indian Creek bridge On the former NYC mainline between Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
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    • & 5012 bridge cleves creek emd gp50 hooven indian indiana iory ohio railway states united usa
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    • Category: Eastern United States


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