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  1. Great Northern #2584

    Great Northern #2584

    This Classic sits beside the Amtrak Train Station in Havre, Montana
  2. Headlight of a steam locomotive, C1266

    Headlight of a steam locomotive, C1266

    This is the headlight of steam locomotive, model C12, #C1266. JNR (Japan National Railway) built the C1266 on Dec. 1933 and disused in 1971. Moka Railway restored the C1266 in 1994. In recent years, C1266 leads a tourist train bertween Shimodate and Mogi on every Saturday, Sunday and...
  3. HBRY 2509 GP7

    HBRY 2509 GP7

    Note the evolution of the HBR paintsheme over the last decade. The frame stripes are now thicker, as well nose stripes are now white vs. lime on older units. CN & Omnitrax corporate paints present as well naturally.
  4. Light Move Back To Gantt's Jct., AL

    Light Move Back To Gantt's Jct., AL

    A light cut of three motors that include the two new GP-40's moves on the EARY's tracks out of Sylacauga and back to the home base at Gantt's Jct.
  5. New Motors For The EARY

    New Motors For The EARY

    Two new (to them) motors for the Eastern Alabama Railway (EARY) are seen in Sylacaga, AL.
  6. EARY Switching With New Motors

    EARY Switching With New Motors

    Here's a shot of the EARY shoving a cut of cars on the interchange track with NS in downtown Sylacauga, AL. The lead motor is the EARY (CPDR# 3891, with the two new motors, the EARY #PRSX# 6404 and the EARY #PRSX) 6408.
  7. Prairie Dog Central

    Prairie Dog Central

    PDC#3 on Father's day heading out to Grosse Isle
  8. Triple steam at Hearst

    Triple steam at Hearst

    Union Pacific 844 pauses for photos with Southern Pacific 2472 and Robert Dollar Company number 3 at Hearst siding, near Sunol, California.
  9. EARY's Shoving At The Interchange

    EARY's Shoving At The Interchange

    The EARY (Eastern Alabama Railway, is seen shoving a cut of cars through downtown Sylacauga, AL to interchange with Norfolk Southern.
  10. EARY's Shoving At The Interchange

    EARY's Shoving At The Interchange

    The EARY (Eastern Alabama Railway, is seen shoving a cut of cars through downtown Sylacauga, AL to interchange with Norfolk Southern. In this shot, you can see the short spur into the Bluebell Creamery facility. The EARY uses this spur for tanks of corn syrup.
  11. CP 220161

    CP 220161

  12. Alabama Shortline Action

    Alabama Shortline Action

    A couple of cars have been cut from the train, and shoved into a very short industrial spur off of the main line of the EARY (Eastern Alabama Railway) tracks in Sylacauga, AL. This is on the old southern-most leg of the L&N Mineral Belt Line that went from Gadsden, AL down through Annistion...
  13. Short Line Railroading In Alabama

    Short Line Railroading In Alabama

    This EARY (Eastern Alabama Railway) train, seen in Sylacauga, AL, is seen switching on the West end of town behind Wendy's. This is on the old southern-most leg of the L&N Mineral Belt Line that went from Gadsden, AL down through Annistion, Talladega, Sylacauga and then swung West over to...
  14. Sylacauga Interchange

    Sylacauga Interchange

    This set of 3 varied motors on the Eastern Alabama Railway (EARY) is seen after shoving a string of NS interchange cars into a stub-end siding in Sylacauga, Alabama. The EARY is a short line railroad based in Sylacauga and interchanges with NS here and CSX up the way in Talladega, Alabama. The...
  15. OTRY 97 - A Rust Bucket that Runs

    OTRY 97 - A Rust Bucket that Runs

    The sole power for the Oakland Terminal Railway is old 97, an ex-ATSF GP7u that was built way back in 1952. It became ATSF 2197 when it was rebuilt, and then was acquired by the Alameda Belt Line in the 80's. That railroad shut down in the early 90's, so 2197 was acquired by OTRY, where it has...
  16. Cog Railway

    Cog Railway

    Front unit of Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Topaz
  17. IR 6 - Ottawa

    IR 6 - Ottawa

    Every engine displayed here, was on and idling. It was a really cool sound. Here, IR 6 is attatched to IR 2, OSS 3757 is by itself, and HBRY 5008, 5009, and NKC 3 are ready to go to Eola, which won't happen for another 24+ hours...
  18. HBRY 5008 - Ottawa

    HBRY 5008 - Ottawa

    The Hudson Bay SD50's are attatched to NKC 3, which was brought to Eola via the BNSF manifest, "GALCHC."
  19. NKC 3 - Ottawa

    NKC 3 - Ottawa

    This was a real surprise! I was afraid that clouds would roll into the area so I went to the shops before picking my friend up, and saw this surprise sitting on the point.
  20. NKC 3 - Ottawa

    NKC 3 - Ottawa

    NKC 3 sits basking in the early morning sun.




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