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When Sparks Fly

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SteveO


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Ballard Terminal Railroad #98, dragging eight loads of cement bound for Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel pauses for a switch to be relined. The 1940-built SW1 was working hard tonight.
· Date: Wed July 12, 2006 · Views: 3462 · Filesize: 69.8kb · Dimensions: 800 x 600 ·
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Jon Bentz

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Registered: July 2004
Location: Edmonds Washington
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Wed July 12, 2006 11:58pm Rating: 9 

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rgcx

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Registered: August 2004
Location: McAllen, TX
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Thu July 13, 2006 10:33am Rating: 10 

That's a great photo, but isn't the crew concerned about the possibility of lineside fires? The shortline in my neck of the woods strained their SW1200 and set off a dozen fires on a hot summer night a few years ago.
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SteveO
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Thu July 13, 2006 5:38pm

Actually, we did watch that closely and the conductor drove back along the line after we were done. Also, the locomotive is not unattended as it may appear in the photo since I was both the engineer and the photographer. :-)
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Curious
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Thu July 13, 2006 9:01pm Rating: 9 

Looks like it having a meltdown to me.

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Fri July 14, 2006 2:55pm Rating: 10 

Thats probably the hardest that engine has worked in a over a year. Bravo for your business up there.

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Mon July 24, 2006 6:43am Rating: 10 

Amazing, I LOVE IT

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Tue August 29, 2006 3:33pm Rating: 9 

Awesome shot!

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