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Pair of Switchers

Sitting in the yard in Guadalupe, CA. Photographed from the Coast Starlight.
- Youngwarrior
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- Sep 5, 2016
- gp38-2 locomotive pacific union up
- Comments: 2
- Category: Union Pacific
F40PH Line-up

The CalTrain service facility in San Jose, CA.
- Youngwarrior
- Media item
- Aug 6, 2016
- f40ph locomotive
- Comments: 0
- Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
Geeps In the Oakland Intermodal Yard

The first unit is a GP15-1
- Youngwarrior
- Media item
- Jul 28, 2016
- gp15-1 locomotive up
- Comments: 1
- Category: Union Pacific
Bellow's Falls

B&M P3 Pacific 3708 and Rutland ten-wheeler 72 share the station at Bellow\'s Falls, VT. on a rainy day in 1929.
- BandAfan
- Media item
- Dec 7, 2014
- england locomotive new steam
- Comments: 0
- Category: Vintage Train Photos - Steam Era
The Iron Horse Central Tourist Railroad in Chisago City, MN, Locomotive Ride.

It's only 3,500 feet of track all hand spiked by the owner and his son!
- DoctorZ
- Thread
- Jul 27, 2014
- locomotive minnesota steam train
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Locomotive Cab Ride Videos
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- trainsonrails
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- Apr 12, 2014
- locomotive railroad railway train
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- Forum: General Railroad Discussion
Working in the Rain

WPRR 1801 working in Eugene on a rainy afternoon.
- Youngwarrior
- Media item
- Aug 15, 2013
- 1801 eugene locomotive oregon pnwr
- Comments: 0
- Category: Regionals and Shortlines
Waiting

Light engines waiting at the Kalama grain terminal.
- Youngwarrior
- Media item
- Jul 30, 2013
- bnsf locomotive
- Comments: 0
- Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
PNWR 3053

Crossing the Salem Parkway.
- Youngwarrior
- Media item
- Sep 11, 2012
- locomotive pnwr
- Comments: 0
- Category: Western United States
PNWR 3053

Crossing the Salem Parkway.
- Youngwarrior
- Media item
- Sep 11, 2012
- locomotive pnwr
- Comments: 0
- Category: Western United States
PNWR 3051

Crossing the Salem Parkway.
- Youngwarrior
- Media item
- Sep 11, 2012
- locomotive pnwr
- Comments: 0
- Category: Western United States
Steam in the early

89 7513 with an special-train from Derneburg to Bornum (Harz)
- BR 110
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- Apr 18, 2012
- germany harz locomotive steam
- Comments: 1
- Category: International Museums and Tourist Railways
UP844 Brings the Shiloh Special Headend Cars to CB IA

Seen at Canal St. in Missouri Valley IA
- CGW101c
- Media item
- Mar 24, 2012
- 844 locomotive shiloh steam
- Comments: 0
- Category: Mainline Excursions
Compressed Air Locomotive

Used in many mines, compressed air locomotives provided a viable option to the use of horses or mules for moving ore cars. Per info on the description sheet, these operated off the nominal 100 psig air supply headers within the mines. Some mines had dedicated headers with pressures up...
- Cliffs
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- Nov 21, 2011
- air compressed locomotive
- Comments: 0
- Category: Industrial and critters
BNSF 2298

Power on a short local between Eavan and Vancouver Center.
- Youngwarrior
- Media item
- Jul 3, 2010
- bnsf locomotive
- Comments: 1
- Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Nevada Northern's #40 - going nitey-nite

Backing into the engine house after a day of strutting her stuff !
- mikel
- Media item
- Jun 1, 2010
- #40 locomotive nevada nnry northern railway steam
- Comments: 4
- Category: Night Photos
Nevada Northern's #40 - posing purty !

Posing purty near the RIP building.
- mikel
- Media item
- Jun 1, 2010
- #40 locomotive nevada nnry northern railway steam
- Comments: 2
- Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
Nevada Northern's #40 backing out of the engine house

Backing out of the engine house getting ready for the days activities.
- mikel
- Media item
- Jun 1, 2010
- #40 locomotive nevada nnry northern railway steam
- Comments: 2
- Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
Nevada Northern's #40 coming out of tunnel #1

#40 coming out of tunnel #1
- mikel
- Media item
- Jun 1, 2010
- #40 locomotive nevada nnry northern railway steam
- Comments: 3
- Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
Grill detail, Whitcomb Locomotive

Closeup of grill, view facing south on Whitcomb locomotive at City Museum in Galena, KS. Believed to be a switcher. Another photo placed same date in different category, search by my user name.
- mobarbq
- Media item
- May 9, 2010
- detail locomotive other whitcomb
- Comments: 0
- Category: Detail Photos

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