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  1. Eastbound Santa Fe TOFC at Sullivan's Curve

    Eastbound Santa Fe TOFC at Sullivan's Curve

    Led by classic blue and yellow warbonnet diesels, an eastbound Santa Fe TOFC freight approaches Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass in 1985.
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    • at curve eastbound fe santa sullivan's tofc
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Western United States
  2. Westbound Stacks through Sullivan's Curve

    Westbound Stacks through Sullivan's Curve

    Santa Fe GP60 #4025 west leads this double stack train through Sullivan's Curve on Main #1 in Cajon Pass on November 24, 1990.
    • Huskerherb
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    • cajon curve pass sullivan's
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  3. Maersk Double Stacks with Santa Fe Helper

    Maersk Double Stacks with Santa Fe Helper

    During the promotional filming sequences for Maersk Lines on Sullivan's Curve, Santa Fe GP60M #144 provides much needed helper assistance from behind on August 13, 1990.
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    • curve maersk sullivan's
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Western United States
  4. Union Pacific at Sullivan's Curve

    Union Pacific at Sullivan's Curve

    On a cool, crisp day in Cajon Pass, a westbound Union Pacific mixed freight decends Santa Fe's 2.2% grade on Main #1 through Sullivan's Curve in 1990.
    • Huskerherb
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    • at curve pacific sullivan's union
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Western United States
  5. Rounding the curve

    Rounding the curve

    AC4400CW SD40-2F and SD60 rounding the curve at moosomin well outskirts of moosomin with P&H elevator
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    • at curve it moosomin
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Canada
  6. IAIS 6988, IAIS 7081 and MILW 261 rounding the curve at Tiskilwa

    IAIS 6988, IAIS 7081 and MILW 261 rounding the curve at Tiskilwa

    Triple headed steam smoking it up in action! IAIS/QJ 6988 and 7081, along with Milwaukee 261, round the curve at Tiskilwa with the Iowa Interstate excursion.
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    • 261 6988 7081 and at curve iais milw rounding the tiskilwa
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  7. Curvy train photo

    Curvy train photo

    The rear of a CBNS freight turns a curve as the train drives on the fine line under the hill and above the marsh that leads into the ocean. If you look carefully you'll see a road in the top left corner, I've railfanned that spot before; here is the other view of the same curve...
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    • antigonish cbns coal curve devco ex-devco hopper tanker tankers
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    • Category: Canada
  8. On the curve

    On the curve

    HATX 910 & LLPX 2259 (SD45-2 & GP38-2) are entering a curve just outside of town.
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    • 2259 910 antigonish cbns curve hatx llpx sd45-2
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Canada
  9. NS 7145 - GP60 - M.J. Scanlon

    NS 7145 - GP60 - M.J. Scanlon

    Westbound intermodal train NS 213 passes through the campus of the University of Memphis with NS engines 7145, 7150 & 7142 for power as it apporaches the Highland Street corssing.
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    • 7142 7145 7150 campus curve district end gp60 m memphis norfolk ns of rail scanlon southern track u university west
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  10. BNSF 984 - C44-9W - M.J. Scanlon

    BNSF 984 - C44-9W - M.J. Scanlon

    The BNSF M MEMHOU is on trackage rights over the UP's Jonesboro Sub in Altheimer, Arkansas. The train curves off into the distance nicely along Highway 79B.
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    • 984 altheimer ar arkansas bnsf c44-9w curve low memhou mmeh2j pacific rail scanlon track trackage union up
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  11. CP Grain at Morant\'s Curve

    CP Grain at Morant\'s Curve

    A WB CP grain train is lead through a scenic S curve by a CIT leasing SD90/43MAC during the winter of 2004/2005
    • trainboyh16-44
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    • canadian cefx curve morant's mountains pacific
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Scenic Views
  12. Coal River Sub- new camera test

    Coal River Sub- new camera test

    Same Train, Closer Shot.
    • CSX_Nick
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    • coal curve river riverbend
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: CSX
  13. SRS

    SRS

    SRS doodle bug was the daily suprise taken at murrays curve
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    • curve murrays
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Canada
  14. Rounding the curve

    Rounding the curve

    A CSX freight rounds the curve at Lilesville, NC enroute to Hamlet.
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    • carolina csx curve lilesville north
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Eastern United States
  15. UP'S Kearney Sub

    UP'S Kearney Sub

    UP Westbound Freight Train at Brady, Ne. ( Buttermilk Curve )
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    • ( ) at brady buttermilk curve freight ne. train up westbound
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  16. Overbearing Sun Blinds The Chief

    Overbearing Sun Blinds The Chief

    An overbearing setting sun blindsides the eastbound Southwest Chief as it negotiates the famous Horseshoe Curves between Albuquerque, N.M., and Las Vegas, N.M., at Bernal, N.M., alongside I-25. Slide film. More scenic views at http://www.trainweb.org/amtrakphotos/
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    • amtrak bernal blanchard chief curve mexico new
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  17. BLE guest on CN

    BLE guest on CN

    BLE 903, SD40T-3, rebuild ex-SP SD45T-2, trailing CN 5251, SD40-2(W). Sure looks pretty.
    • Romet
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    • 5251 903 ble cn curve jct mainline portage sd40-2(w) sd40-2w sd40t-3 sd45t-2 winnipeg
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Canada
  18. Mainline meet in the Rain

    Mainline meet in the Rain

    As the local returns from the cement plant, it's being passed by an eastbound. Power: CN 2626 & 2531 (Dash 9-44CW's) and an unidentified CN SD75I or SD70I. The power for the local: CN 271 (GP9 slug) CN 7267 (GP9RM)
    • Romet
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    • 2531 2626 271 7267 9-44cw cn curve dash gp9 gp9rm jct mainline meet portage rain sd70i sd75i slug winnipeg
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Canada
  19. Descending Horton Hill

    Descending Horton Hill

    A BNSF unit train rounds the curves of east Texas over Hwy 255.
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    • curve fe santa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  20. A Whole Tank Full of Glint

    A Whole Tank Full of Glint

    This still-shiny tank car was photographed in June 2004 at Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA. Probably won't be long till it's as dull as the car that follows...
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    • altoona car curve glint horse horseshoe johnstown pa pennsylvania shoe tank
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Freight Cars


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