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  1. Sticking The Nose Through The Signals

    Sticking The Nose Through The Signals

    NS Local Train A41 pushes through the block signals on the West end of Alexander City, (downtown) Alabama heading West on the NS P-Line.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  2. Still Blue In Kellyton

    Still Blue In Kellyton

    NS Local Train A48 has the blue up front as it comes out of the curve in Kellyton, AL.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  3. NS 921 In The Setting Sun

    NS 921 In The Setting Sun

    The pine trees glow a weird color as NS Train 921 heads west into the setting sun in Alexander City, AL.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  4. NS 921 Ballast Train

    NS 921 Ballast Train

    NS 921 Ballast Train passes the newly installed solar powered flange oiler as it leaves downtown Alexander City, AL heading West on the NS P-Line.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  5. High Hoods On The NS P-Line

    High Hoods On The NS P-Line

    A trio of 30+ year old high hoods leads NS Alabama Division Local Train A48 Eastbound on the NS P-Line coming into Alexander City, AL. This is on the former Central of Georgia main between Columbus, GA and Birmingham, AL.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  6. NS 93A Heading East

    NS 93A Heading East

    Here, the NS 93A running long hood forward pulls past the MP362.0 on the NS P-Line in Alexander City, AL as it heads East to Columbus, GA.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  7. Long Hood Forward On The NS93A

    Long Hood Forward On The NS93A

    Brad Van Hove pilots NS 93A past the MP365.2 on the West End of Alexander City, AL as the train heads East back to Columbus, GA. This is on the NS P-Line (former Central of Georgia) between Columbus, GA and Birmingham, AL.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  8. Unique Crossing

    Unique Crossing

    At the intersection of 3rd St. and Carroll, there is a diamond between a MUNI light rail line and a spur served by the UP. There is another similar diamond farther up 3rd St. These may be the last such interlockings in the country where a "steam" road crosses a "trolley" line.
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  9. NS Ballast Cleaner In Alex City

    NS Ballast Cleaner In Alex City

    This Ballast Cleaner was fixin' to leave the siding on the East End of Alexander City, AL on the NS (Central of Georgia) P-Line after the East Bound Daily Local, NS A48 has passed it.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  10. UP 5689 and KCS 4032 at Aikens Station KS

    UP 5689 and KCS 4032 at Aikens Station KS

    The best train of the day is the joint UP-KCS train the line is the Marysville Sub which sees the joint UP-BNSF Jeffrey Energy Center train which cut of to go to that power plant here.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  11. Rock Train Heading West On The P-Line

    Rock Train Heading West On The P-Line

    This Norfolk Southern Rock Train is seen passing by the MP365.3 on the former Central of Georgia Alabama Division main between Columbus, GA and Birmingham, AL. This location is on the West end of Alexander City, AL.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  12. Goat Meets Goat

    Goat Meets Goat

    The San Francisco Belt Railroad employs two kinds of goats. One for kicking cars, the other kind for eating the weeds between the rails. They operate a waste transloading operation out of one of the piers and have a small yard on the southeast side of town. Built for the railroad in 1946, Alco...
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    • Category: Western United States
  13. BNSF 5242 east on the La Junta Sub Strong City Kansas.

    BNSF 5242 east on the La Junta Sub Strong City Kansas.

    An eastbound autorack train glides through Strong City Kan. well under the speed limit of 55mph. the train is led by BNSF 5242 a C44-9W and 2 of it's cousins all in H2 paint on the BNSF Rwy Strong City Subdivision.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  14. Road Warrior

    Road Warrior

    The brakeman on the South City Switcher doesn't bat an eye as he passes the bizarre mural on Carroll St. while riding the front porch of UP 589 to pick up a few empties at an industry farther down the street. This is in the heart of San Francisco's Bayview/Hunter's Point neighborhood, a gritty...
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  15. NS 336 Crosses Lake Martin

    NS 336 Crosses Lake Martin

    Shot from my 1997 Sea-Doo GTS, this shows NS 336 crossing the Lake Martin (Tallapoosa River) Trestle heading East out of Alexander City, AL toward Columbus, GA.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  16. Potash Of The City

    Potash Of The City

    Canpotex hoppers depart the city scapes of Moose Jaw. I have a very strong hatread of such trains, and I was kind of P.O'd when it prooved to be the most common operation on the Indian Head line. The train did have DPUs, though.
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  17. BNSF 7536 as DPU

    BNSF 7536 as DPU

    BNSF 7536 assists with a southbound merchandise train on the Boise City Sub, March 27, 2008.
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    • Category: Western United States
  18. Living Dinosaur

    Living Dinosaur

    LB Railco, a waste hauler based out of the Port of San Francisco, owns two Alco S-2 switchers for shuttling cars around their facility. #25 is seen working today to make up a train for the outbound South City Switcher, the daily UP job that serves industries in San Francisco. The power for the...
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    • Category: Industrial and critters
  19. Leaving Town

    Leaving Town

    Central of Georgia train NS A41 gets under way as the crew begins pulling out of downtown Alexander City, AL after a meet with the Eastbound NS 334. Seen here is a classic high hood EMD GP38-2, still around and kicking after more than 30 years on the job!
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  20. BNSF #795 East at Trinidad, Washington

    BNSF #795 East at Trinidad, Washington

    This is of BNSF #795 east leading a e/b stack train from Tacoma/Seattle area toward points east. He made good time up from Albus siding where he met a w/b Vehicle train (V-LPCPTL) and a w/b stack at Trinidad siding (S-CHCSEA). This spot is about 1/3 to 1/2 mile RR east of the east switch of...
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    • Category: Western United States


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