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Title: |
Southbound Amtrak Texas Eagle Train #21 |
Description: |
The train arroved at 1:32, 30 minutes late. The crew was very friendly and honked the horn at me at least a dozen times. |
Photo Date: |
6/2/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 3:18:09 PM |
Location: |
Poplar Bluff, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 4(P42DC) |
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1174 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Little GE, Big GE |
Description: |
20 years apart and nose to nose, but the back end looks much like the same. |
Photo Date: |
6/2/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:26 PM |
Location: |
Poplar Bluff, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
CN 5329(SD40-2W) UP 218(B30-7A) UP 9739(C44-9W) |
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914 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Tied Down Northbound Manifest |
Description: |
Sitting at the crossing hogged out. |
Photo Date: |
6/2/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:27 PM |
Location: |
Poplar Bluff, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 7156(AC44CW) CN 5329(SD40-2W) UP 218(B30-7A) UP 9739(C44-9W) |
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973 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Parked |
Description: |
Too many crews are hogged out these days. |
Photo Date: |
6/2/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:28 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 9428(C41-8W) UP 9219(C40-8) UP 9071(C41-8) |
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940 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Parked Intermodal |
Description: |
ANOTHER hogged out train on Dexter Siding. |
Photo Date: |
6/3/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:28 PM |
Location: |
Dexter, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4237(SD70M) NS 2523(SD70) |
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639 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MOP |
Description: |
Imagine...someone wrote "mo-pac" on the unit, think if they still existed. [EDIT: And to think, a month later we got our own Heritage Locomotive!] |
Photo Date: |
6/3/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:29 PM |
Location: |
Dexter, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4237(SD70M) |
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452 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Tying Up the Main |
Description: |
Another train hogged out on the main, this one a northbound manifest. |
Photo Date: |
6/3/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:30 PM |
Location: |
Dexter, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4039(SD70M) UP 9800(C44-9W) CSX 4718(SD70MAC) CRIX 2109(SD60) |
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1058 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Stopped |
Description: |
The crew was throwing their grip off when we pulled up, we met the AAA Limo van on the way across the tracks. This train was on the mainline. |
Photo Date: |
6/3/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:31 PM |
Location: |
Ives, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
NS 2620(SD70M) GCFX 3096(SD40-2) UP 9308(C40-8) UP 9265(C40-8) |
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922 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Parked Northbound Manifest |
Description: |
We went back into Dudley to see this one. NOTHING WAS MOVING TODAY, this train was pointed eastbound. |
Photo Date: |
6/3/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:32 PM |
Location: |
Dudley, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8570(SD50) UP 4266(SD70M) UP 1840(B40-8) UP 4968(SD70M) |
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850 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Auto Start Strobe |
Description: |
This is the yellow strobe with the auto start system. |
Photo Date: |
6/3/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:33 PM |
Location: |
Dudley, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8570(SD50) |
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514 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
K9 APU EQUIPPED |
Description: |
This is the auto start system, along with the beacon. There is a little bit of Chessie System Orange on the side sill where the builder's plate used to be attatched to the frame. |
Photo Date: |
6/3/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:34 PM |
Location: |
Dudley, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8570(SD50) |
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902 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Lightning Stripes on a Northbound Manifest |
Description: |
The unit it replaced and the unit doing the replacing sit coupled elephant style on the main with no crew. They both wear lightning stripes. It's road number has also been wiped off. |
Photo Date: |
6/3/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:35 PM |
Location: |
Ives, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4517(SD70M) UP 3229(SD40-2) |
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597 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Northbound Intermodal |
Description: |
This train was blocking my crossing, they were about to hog out. The conductor opened the window, gave me a thumbs up, and shut the window. After about 45 minutes they split the train for the crossings at Missouri 51 and Butler County 627. |
Photo Date: |
6/3/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:36 PM |
Location: |
Ash Hill, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 5022(SD70M) |
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676 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
C41-8 |
Description: |
A few on the tail end of a CNW order were later upgraded to 4,100 horsepower. |
Photo Date: |
6/3/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:36 PM |
Location: |
Ash Hill, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 5022(SD70M) |
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517 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Ex-CR on a Northbound Manifest and Hogged Out |
Description: |
Yet another train dead on the law, love those old marker lights, this engine has also gotten the "beacon treatment". This is at the Inman Acres Subdivision Crossing. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:21 PM |
Location: |
Poplar Bluff, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
EMDX 6311(SD40-2) CSX 8761(SD60M) |
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750 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Funny Lights |
Description: |
The whole red piece is a red casting and the whole thing lights up too, very weird. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:22 PM |
Location: |
Poplar Bluff, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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256 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
MY ENGINE |
Description: |
I have an HO Scale model of this engine, it's a Proto 2000, former number was 6005, I used a Microscale Decal set to renumber it and I used reflective tape and cut out reflective numbers, looks very cool. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:23 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 9385(C40-8W) UP 2160(SD60) |
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1576 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Dash-8 Hogged |
Description: |
This one has some newer or clean paint. It was on the front of a dead northbound intermodal. You can see another dead train on the siding. I own an HO Scale model of the trailing unit. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:23 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 9385(C40-8W) UP 2160(SD60) |
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591 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Plenty of Power |
Description: |
This train had 7 units (all on line), all parked, and the train was about a half mile long. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:24 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 9775(C44-9W) UP 1874(B40-8) |
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720 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Yellow |
Description: |
The sun made even Dash-8's look good today. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:24 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 1874(B40-8) UP 1806(B40-8) UP 9775(C44-9W) |
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654 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Nose to Nose |
Description: |
These look good nose to nose. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:25 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 1806(B40-8) UP 1874(B40-8) |
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631 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Conrail Quality |
Description: |
I love the Flexicoil trucks. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 7:37:25 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
UP 1806(B40-8) UP 9397(C41-8W) |
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678 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Conrail |
Description: |
Someone asked what my favorite CR scheme was...I said "name one." Just about any shade of blue looks good on a locomotive. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:48 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
UP 1806(B40-8) UP 9397(C41-8W) |
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730 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Second C41-8W |
Description: |
This was the second one that got the software upgrade to uprate the horsepower. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:48 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
UP 9342(C40-8) UP 9397(C41-8W) |
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669 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Dash-8 |
Description: |
I wonder how I'll feel when these go to the scrapper, if I'll be sad since I grew up with them, or will I buy scrap parts and have a ceremony as I cut them into tiny, tiny pieces with a cutting torch? |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:49 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
CSX 7600(C40-8) UP 9342(C40-8) UP 9397(C41-8W) |
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688 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CSX Dash-8 |
Description: |
I like it better when I see a Dash-8 from somebody besides UP, this was the lead unit on the dead on the law manifest. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:49 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 7600(C40-8) UP 9342(C40-8) |
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544 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Comma? |
Description: |
It almost looks like number "18,90" lol. It used to to UP 5699, before that SSW 8093. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:50 PM |
Location: |
Ash Hill, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 1890(B40-8) UP 4575(SD70M) |
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702 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Hogged Intermodal |
Description: |
They parked the train just west of the Highway 51 Crossing. They shut 1890 down for fuel conservation, when the new crew got there, they couldn't get it started, they were p-oed. They didn't get over 15 mph before they they crested the grade over the St. Francis River in Fisk. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:51 PM |
Location: |
Ash Hill, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4575(SD70M) UP 1890(B40-8) |
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515 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CN Led Northbound Manifest |
Description: |
Oh cool CN Power, they are also about to hog out. They were stopped on the siding at the VV Highway Crossing. |
Photo Date: |
6/5/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:52 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CN 9411(GP40-2LW) CN 5722(SD75I) |
Views: |
771 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GP40-2LW |
Description: |
Not a common sight around here. |
Photo Date: |
6/5/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:53 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CN 5722(SD75I) CN 9411(GP40-2LW) |
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703 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Hogged Out |
Description: |
This train was also hogged out, parked on the siding, from across the rice field. |
Photo Date: |
6/5/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:56 PM |
Location: |
Ives, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4514(SD70M) UP 9730(C44-9W) NS 6100(SD40-2) |
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641 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Ex-C&NW |
Description: |
Wow, I miss those old units, this about the 2nd or 3rd patched C41-8. This is ex-CNW 8570. |
Photo Date: |
6/5/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:57 PM |
Location: |
Dexter, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
NS 9766(C40-9W) |
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806 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Crappy Patch Job |
Description: |
This is so cheap, neon yellow spray paint. |
Photo Date: |
6/5/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:58 PM |
Location: |
Dexter, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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595 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Patch |
Description: |
See, the "UP" Decal has come off, told ya it was cheap. I wanted to tear that off so I could see the CNW Ball and Bar! |
Photo Date: |
6/5/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:37 PM |
Location: |
Dexter, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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457 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Parked Manifest |
Description: |
This was parked on Dexter Siding. |
Photo Date: |
6/5/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:38 PM |
Location: |
Dexter, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
NS 9766(C40-9W) |
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513 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Dash-8 |
Description: |
This one is looking pretty good for a 12 year old unit. |
Photo Date: |
6/6/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:45 PM |
Location: |
Dudley, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 9389(C40-8W) UP 9237(C40-8) |
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472 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
FURX Paint |
Description: |
With a little Alstom logo on the blower housing. |
Photo Date: |
6/6/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:46 PM |
Location: |
Dudley, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
GCFX 3062(SD40-2) UP 9237(C40-8) |
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681 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Parked Manifest |
Description: |
This northbound manifest was parked on Ives Siding today with a patched Conrail in the lead, Pat Scott caught it in Dupo, IL the next day. |
Photo Date: |
6/6/2005 Upload Date: 6/14/2005 8:24:47 PM |
Location: |
Ives, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 9254(C40-8) NS 8424(C40-8W) UP 5006(SD70M) |
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547 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
One of Larry's Rigs |
Description: |
This unit hasn't been "repainted" very long, it has the newly mandated yellow frame stripe. |
Photo Date: |
6/7/2005 Upload Date: 6/15/2005 5:05:22 PM |
Location: |
Poplar Bluff, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 5212(SD70M) LTEX 9912(SD40-2) UP 193(B23-7) |
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787 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
B23-7's |
Description: |
I wish I could have gotten a shot from the other side. |
Photo Date: |
6/7/2005 Upload Date: 6/15/2005 5:05:22 PM |
Location: |
Poplar Bluff, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 144(B23-7) UP 193(B23-7) LTEX 9912(SD40-2) |
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617 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Northbound Manifest |
Description: |
This train was on the main but craaaaaaaaaawling along. |
Photo Date: |
6/9/2005 Upload Date: 6/15/2005 5:05:24 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4208(SD70M) CN 2427(C40-8M) |
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650 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Cowl |
Description: |
I like these units, they have those MLW-Style trucks. |
Photo Date: |
6/9/2005 Upload Date: 6/15/2005 5:05:24 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4208(SD70M) CN 2427(C40-8M) |
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893 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Northbound Manifest |
Description: |
As soon as we came into town, we saw this train's headlight coming around the curve. This was taken just south of Murta Junction. |
Photo Date: |
6/9/2005 Upload Date: 6/15/2005 5:05:26 PM |
Location: |
Walnut Ridge, AR |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 9430(C41-8W) UP 9386(C40-8W) UP 9228(C40-8) |
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770 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Towards Murta Jct. |
Description: |
4 Dash-8's, pretty loud in about Notch 6. |
Photo Date: |
6/9/2005 Upload Date: 6/15/2005 5:05:27 PM |
Location: |
Walnut Ridge, AR |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 9228(C40-8) UP 9293(C40-8) UP 9430(C41-8W) UP 9386(C40-8W) |
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756 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Northbound BNSF Empty Coal on the UP |
Description: |
This train was about to go over to the BNSF Thayer Sub. via the connector track. |
Photo Date: |
6/9/2005 Upload Date: 6/15/2005 5:05:20 PM |
Location: |
Hoxie, AR |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 8823(SD70MAC) BNSF 5617(AC44CW) |
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529 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Diamonds Profile |
Description: |
Here's a spliced together view of the Junction. |
Photo Date: |
6/9/2005 Upload Date: 6/16/2005 9:36:47 PM |
Location: |
Hoxie, AR |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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304 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MP Signal |
Description: |
Take away those big visors and they'll look like the day that they were installed. |
Photo Date: |
6/9/2005 Upload Date: 6/15/2005 5:05:21 PM |
Location: |
Hoxie, AR |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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249 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
GEVO |
Description: |
This is supposed to be the "rear" of the train, see the FRED mounted on the coupler? |
Photo Date: |
6/9/2005 Upload Date: 6/15/2005 5:24:54 PM |
Location: |
Hoxie, AR |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 7678(ES44DC) |
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489 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Now We're Stopped |
Description: |
Here is where the units stopped on the siding. |
Photo Date: |
6/9/2005 Upload Date: 6/15/2005 5:24:58 PM |
Location: |
Hoxie, AR |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 8823(SD70MAC) BNSF 5617(AC44CW) |
Views: |
525 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MP Hack |
Description: |
This old MP hack sits in the city park, must serve as just a jungle gym, they made no effort to preserve it "as is" as in the day they got it from MP. |
Photo Date: |
6/9/2005 Upload Date: 6/15/2005 5:24:58 PM |
Location: |
Hoxie, AR |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
Categories: |
RollingStock |
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423 Comments: 1 |
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