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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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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. BNSF 6598

    BNSF 6598

    BNSF 6598 rounds the curve in Steward, IL with a Z-train in tow.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  5. 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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    • 1043 1067 987 bee csx csxt electric emd es44ac ge general her illinois line ns reading sd70ace service
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. BNSF 4708

    BNSF 4708

    A pair of warbonnets charge east.
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    • 4708 9-44cw bnsf burlington c44-9w dash electric fe galesburg ge general illinois northern railway santa states united usa
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  9. BNSF 7273

    BNSF 7273

    BNSF 7273 leads a stack train west into the setting sun.
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    • 7273 bnsf cameron electric es44dc ge general geo:lat=40.89930333 geo:lon=-90.49697833 geotagged illinois states united usa
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  10. CN 2506

    CN 2506

    CN 2506 with two different colored number boards rolls south through Burlington, WI.
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    • 2506 burlington c44-9wl canadian cn electric end ge general geo:lat=42.67182893 geo:lon=-88.26869108 geotagged national nestle north of si
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  11. Kennesaw Pedestrian Tunnel

    Kennesaw Pedestrian Tunnel

    A southbound coal drag, lead by CSX AC44CW 426 passes over the city of Kennesaw's recently opened pedestrian tunnel. The murals continue at the other end of the tunnel and tell the story of the Andrews Raid and the locomotive "General."
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    • Category: Tunnels
  12. The Three General Electrics

    The Three General Electrics

    CN's primary choices- C44-9W, C40-8M, and ES44DC. It has been said that the CN ES44DCs are having engine problems...Perhapd Hunter Harrison can't understand the 'Quick start' environmental systems in the engines? I can see the CN 115 again, so it must be Spring now.
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    • 115 cn electrics ge general problem spring the three toaster
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    • Category: Canada
  13. BNSF New C4 GEVO through the Bates rock cut..

    BNSF New C4 GEVO through the Bates rock cut..

    BNSF #6602 is the rear DPU on a Inside Gateway Trunk train. This was the 1st test run with the GE test car right behind the two lead C4's... This was my 1st attempt at catching these second trip to the BNSF Fallbridge Subdivision..
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    • #6602 bates bnsf c4 dpu electric fallbridge general gevo locomotive new siding subdivision
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    • Category: Western United States
  14. Early Train

    Early Train

    Fall morning fog at the Pragersko - Hodos line in Slovenia as a GM-diesel pulled InterCity passes by, sadly it was also fall for the old infrastructure which doesn't exist anymore...
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    • Category: International Passenger Trains
  15. Dash 9's on the high line

    Dash 9's on the high line

    2 BNSF Dash 9's in H2 paint on a grain train. A pretty typical sight on the high line...
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    • 2 2008 9 9-44cw bnsf c44-9w dash dash9 dash9-44cw electric ge general h2 heritage high ii july line pole power
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  16. Evolution Swoosh

    Evolution Swoosh

    A close up of the "H3" swoosh logo on a BNSF ES44DC.
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    • 2008 3 electric es44dc evolution ge general gevo h3 heritage high iii july line shoosh wedge
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  17. Framed!

    Framed!

    The cab & air conditioner on BNSF Dash 9 #4595 is framed by a walk-through passage at the Helena depot
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    • #4595 2008 4595 9 9-44cw a/c air bnsf c44-9w cab conditioner dash dash9 electric framed framed! ge general helena jul link montana mrl mt rail
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  18. 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
  19. BNSF General Manifest west through North Dalles, Washington.

    BNSF General Manifest west through North Dalles, Washington.

    BNSF #3002 leads two other 4-axle power through the curve east of the East switch North Dalles to points westward in Washington state. The grain cars right behind the power were probably added to the train in Pasco to move to the Vancouver/Portland area.
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    • #3002 bnsf curve dalles general grain manifest north oregon portland switch vancouver washington west
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    • Category: Western United States
  20. Amtrak @ Kalama, Washington

    Amtrak @ Kalama, Washington

    Amtrak's Coast Starlight is coasting through a curve at Kalama, Washington (MP 109 - Seattle Sub). Today's consist has the Amtrak #115, 120 & 507. Two of the three are 'normal' engines used in pool service on the Coast Starlight Long distance trains.
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    • amtrak bnsf burlington coast electric fe general genesis northern p32 p42 santa seattle starlight subdivision
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains


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