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  1. Potash special

    Potash special

    July 18th, 2008 5:06pm CP N43 CP 9141-"Mount Royal" business car He was carrying a number of dignitaries on board, not to mention the mayor of Saskatoon; likely relating to PCSs decision to expand the Cory mine (resulting in more trains). Conductor worked as a tour guide slowing...
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    • 9141 cp mayor mount n43 passenger potash royal saskatoon sd90mac special sutherland
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  2. UP6936 Special on the Causeway

    UP6936 Special on the Causeway

    UP6936 pulling the Wimmer Special heads East on the causeway between Davis, Ca and Sacramento, CA on April 9, 2008.
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    • 6936 special up
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Editors Choice Gallery
  3. Holiday crowd

    Holiday crowd

    The stage car can speak for itself, but note the car next to it! I believe its the only 50' boxcar to have CP's rodent decal attached. They are very common on 60' high-cubes. Note the covered Christmas tress on the roof.
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    • boxcar cp holiday saskatoon special sutherland train
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    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  4. NS Transcaer Whistlestop Tour Special

    NS Transcaer Whistlestop Tour Special

    NS Eastbound Transcaer Whistlestop Tour Special 955 on display at Birmingham, Al. ( 2nd Avenue ). This train started out in Hattiesburg, Ms., then made a stop at Tuscaloosa, Al. before coming to Birmingham, Al., then went to Columbus, Ga. for its final stop on the tour. Transcaer stands for...
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • ( ) 2nd 955 al. at avenue birmingham display eastbound ns on special tour transcaer whistelstop
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  5. NS Office Car Special

    NS Office Car Special

    NS Southbound Office Car Special 951 passing through Birmingham, Al. ( 14th Street ) on its way to Dallas, Tx.
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    • ( ) 14th 951 al. birmingham car ns office passing southbound special street through
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  6. #3751 & the Employee Appreciation Special

    #3751 & the Employee Appreciation Special

    Former Santa Fe #3751 leads the westbound Employee Appreciation Special through Blue Cut on the Cajon Subdivision in 1992.
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    • appreciation blue cut employee special
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  7. Nose of F9A 4270

    Nose of F9A 4270

    May 6, 2007: NS F9A 4270 sits while the train takes on fuel on the Derby Special at North Wye north of Danville, KY. The train is returning to Altoona, PA from Louisville, KY.
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    • derby f9a ns ocs special
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    • Category: Heritage Units - Norfolk Southern
  8. Rose Bowl Special @ Arroyo Seco Trestle

    Rose Bowl Special @ Arroyo Seco Trestle

    Returning from the Rose Parade on New Year's Day 1991, the annual special has new ATSF GP60M #104 on the point.
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    • arroyo bowl rose seco special trestle
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  9. C&NW 1385 steam locomotive on ''Prosperity Special'' near Oregon, WI

    C&NW 1385 steam locomotive on ''Prosperity Special'' near Oregon, WI

    C&NW 1385 steam locomotive on "Prosperity Special" near Oregon, WI, passing the semaphore and wig-wag at Union Road. May 24, 1982. Photo (c) Verne Brummel. Photo editor: Dave Cramer. Visit our website for more at: http://trainsite.8m.com/slides.html
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    • 1385 c&nw cnw oregon prosperity road semaphore special union wi wig-wag wisconsin
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    • Category: Mainline Excursions
  10. Marquette Rail Santa Special

    Marquette Rail Santa Special

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    • marquette rail santa special
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  11. Marquette Rail Santa Special

    Marquette Rail Santa Special

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    • marquette rail santa special
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  12. Marquette Rail Santa Special Half Moon Lake

    Marquette Rail Santa Special Half Moon Lake

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    • marquette rail santa special
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  13. CBNS CAT special!

    CBNS CAT special!

    It took me five photos to get this right. Apparently CBNS has won a contract to move some heavy machinery, as this is by far not the usual load. A couple days ago I saw the tractors tires and plow on a flatcar, photo incidentilly shot on the same train at roughly the same time and the same spot...
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    • antigonish cbns rare special tractor
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Unusual Loads
  14. BNSF Director Job

    BNSF Director Job

    BNSF 6839 with 3 cars of very important persons speed northward past Howarth Park in Everett WA.
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    • bnsf directors special
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  15. BNSF Dictators Special

    BNSF Dictators Special

    BNSF Directors Special leaving Everett WA via the Bellingham Sub with freshly painted BNSF 6839 and 3 carloads of head honchos.
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    • bnsf directors special
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  16. BNSF Directors Special

    BNSF Directors Special

    Northbound on the BNSF Bellingham Sub at MP38, several directors(dictators?) step out back of the Mississippi River to view Everett WA.
    • Ryder P. Moses
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    • bnsf directors special
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  17. Special Amtrak Toyota Tundra Paint Scheme!

    Special Amtrak Toyota Tundra Paint Scheme!

    Amtrak 84, Train #21, pulls into Joliet Union Station in the special Toyota Tundra paint scheme, with a red pick-up. On the back, it has "The Powerful Toyota Tundra". It then headed to San Antonio, TX and then came back to Chicago on the inbound Texas Eagle Train #22. My birthday was...
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    • amtrak paint scheme! special toyota tundra
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    • Category: Amtrak Roster Photos
  18. Bush Presidential Library Special

    Bush Presidential Library Special

    UPP 102 "St. Louis" brings up the markers of the Bush Presidential Library Special near Waco. 11/19/05
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    • 4141 bush special up
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  19. Bush Presidential Library Special

    Bush Presidential Library Special

    The Bush Library Special led by UP SD70ACe 4141 approaches the old MKT depot at West, Texas
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    • 4141 bush special up
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  20. Bush Presidential Library Special

    Bush Presidential Library Special

    The Bush Library Special led by UP SD70ACe 4141 approaches where the old Missouri Pacific depot used to be.
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    • 4141 bush special up
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's


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