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  1. Rolling to Hollister

    Rolling to Hollister

    The Southern Pacific "Hollister Local" rolls towards its namesake city in September of 1996. The local has drawn a single GP40-2 for the flat and slow run on the Hollister Branch.
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    • benito branch california county farms gp40-2 hollister pacific san southern
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    • Category: Western United States
  2. SP Caboose to Permanente

    SP Caboose to Permanente

    Southern Pacific caboose 4754 trails on the "Permanente Local" near Los Gatos, California in September of 1995. These were my first B&W negs, and were bullet proof after some extra development in D-76!
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    • branch caboose california gatos los pacific permanente southern vasona
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    • Category: Western United States
  3. GP60's in my shadow

    GP60's in my shadow

    Cotton Belt 9664 roars up the 3% grade near Cupertino, California with the Southern Pacific "Permanente Local" in September of 1995. Lest I forgot that my shadow was beneath the train! Also from my first roll of B&W ever.
    • SamReeves
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    • belt branch california cotton gp60 pacific permanente southern vasona
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Western United States
  4. Down the gulch at Wilder

    Down the gulch at Wilder

    The Union Pacific "Santa Cruz Local" whines with dynamic brakes as it rolls into a gulch at Wilder Ranch in March of 2006. The local is about four miles from its namesake city.
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    • branch california county cruz gp40-2 pacific santa union wilder
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    • Category: Western United States
  5. Pausing at the wye

    Pausing at the wye

    The Union Pacific "Santa Cruz Local" engineer switches cabs while paused at the wye in Santa Cruz, California yesterday. The train had a real "heritage" mix of Rio Grande, Western Pacific, and Southern Pacific locomotives. :)
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    • branch california cruz pacific santa southern union wye
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States
  6. Cruzing down Beach Street

    Cruzing down Beach Street

    Union Pacific 1347 takes an abbreviated "Santa Cruz Local" down Beach Street in Santa Cruz, California yesterday. It will only be a few more weeks before Beach Street and the municipal wharf are congested with summer tourists.
    • SamReeves
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    • boardwalk branch california cruz gp40-2 grande pacific rio santa union
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    • Category: Editors Choice Gallery
  7. NS 12G southbound

    NS 12G southbound

    NS 12G southbound
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    • 7598 branch delaware delmarva es40dc gevo harrington norfolk ns secondary southern
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    • Category: Norfolk Southern
  8. NS 13G Manifest train

    NS 13G Manifest train

    NS C40-8 #8715 couple set up on empties stone cars at Tilcon company in Felton, Delaware.
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    • 13g branch delaware delmarva felton manifest norfolk ns secondary southern trains
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    • Category: Norfolk Southern
  9. NS 13G Manifest train

    NS 13G Manifest train

    NS 13G manifest train pause wait few a moment and after they leave heads northbound.
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    • 13g branch delaware delmarva felton manifest norfolk ns secondary southern trains
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    • Category: Norfolk Southern
  10. NS 13G manifest train

    NS 13G manifest train

    NS 13G manifest train wait for brakeman and conductor come back from check to every cars make sure before they leave.
    • NorfolkSouthern89
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    • 13g branch delaware delmarva felton manifest norfolk ns secondary southern trains
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    • Category: Norfolk Southern
  11. Northbound at Wabash, IN

    Northbound at Wabash, IN

    Northbound crossing the Wabash River on the NS Marion Branch. The NS 059 circus train is at Spiecher (north of Wabash, IN) waiting for 2 northbounds. This train is the second.
    • JETRR
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    • branch marion ns
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    • Category: Circus Trains
  12. Nortbound NS at Wabash, IN

    Nortbound NS at Wabash, IN

    Northbound crossing the Wabash River on the NS Marion Branch. The NS 059 circus train is at Spiecher (north of Wabash, IN) waiting for 2 northbounds. This train is the first.
    • JETRR
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    • branch marion ns
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    • Category: Circus Trains
  13. Tracks and polls

    Tracks and polls

    Tracks and polls. On a curve south of Brighton,Co.On the Greeley branch line.
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    • branch greeley line
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    • Category: Track
  14. On the Historic Wrentham Branch

    On the Historic Wrentham Branch

    Power for PR2 resting on the remnants of the Wrentham Branch by the Providence and Worcester's Valley Falls office and engine house Branch connected Valley Falls to Wrentham and Norwood, Massachusetts .
    • ron chouinard
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    • branch historic on the wrentham
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  15. on the East Providence Branch

    on the East Providence Branch

    Rounding the curve at Mill Street on the East Providence Branch Summer in full swing with lush foliage, PR2's running past the now closed and out of service track running into the old People Coal yard .
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    • branch east on providence the
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  16. on the East Providence Branch

    on the East Providence Branch

    Running on the East Providence on a perfect spring morning - PR2's approaching Ralco Way by the Pawtucket Waterworks .
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    • branch east on providence the
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  17. On The East Providence Branch

    On The East Providence Branch

    On and off snow squalls daunting PR2 all morning! Seen at the East Providence and Pawtucket city line, running past the long unused Fram Filter siding between Beverage Hill Avenue and Pawtucket Avenue. Their heading down to East Junction and Metals USA with the steel .
    • ron chouinard
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    • branch east on providence the
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  18. on the East Providence Branch

    on the East Providence Branch

    Under threatning skies with snow squalls, Providence and Worcester's train PR2 running up the East Providence Branch with cars for Metals USA, Pond View Recycling and Atlantic Plywood .
    • ron chouinard
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    • branch east on providence the
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  19. The way it should be

    The way it should be

    An unpatched Cotton Belt GP40-2 leads the Marlboro Local through South Anaheim. Today's train is exceptionally long.
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    • ana branch locals santa ssw
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  20. Buckingham Branch GP16's under the full moon

    Buckingham Branch GP16's under the full moon

    A pair of Buckingham Branch GP16's was idling in the yard at Doswell, VA. I used a timed exposure and the lighting of the full moon to give a spacy effect to the shot.
    • hoydie17
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    • branch buckingham doswell gp16 shortlines
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Night Photos


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