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DEPOTS/TERMINALSAll Depots and Terminals	1	11
FUEL/WATER/SAND/SILOSAll Fuel,Water, Sand and Silo Facilities	1	4
RAILYARDSAll Railyards	1	17
ENGINE HOUSE/REPAIR SHOPSAll Engine Houses and Repair Shops	1	9
FREIGHT HOUSE/DOCKS/CONTAINER FACILITESAll Freight House, Docks, and Container Facilities	1	0
BRIDGES/TRESTLES/TUNNELSAll Bridges,Trestles and Tunnels	1	8
TOWERS & SIGNALSAll Towers & Track Signals	1	5

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Conrail CGAL Gang Mills Yard38 viewsThree Conrail SD40-2 sisters, led by #6432, assemble Corning NY to Allentown PA freight CGAL at the east end of Gang Mills Yard on an overcast day. Photo Copyright © 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946	FXE 202926 viewsEx HLCX my favorite! Ferromex GP38 Ex HLCXfxe 4600	Suspension Bridge Niagara Falls NY29 viewsWestbound Chessie System (C&O) CG-41 crosses the Lower Niagara Gorge into Canada after making its pickup at Niagara Yard. Just behind Suspension Bridge is the Whirlpool Bridge, which carries Amtrak's daily Maple Leaf in addition to vehicular traffic. Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946	U.P.'s Burnham Shops(yard) - Denver38 viewsU.P.'s Burnham Shops(southern half - looking south)- June 17, 2008 Now a U.P. maintenance facility, this yard and shops were once the headquarters of D&RGW's Mechanical Department in Denver. It was built in 1870's, and serviced narrow gauge equipment. The Burnham Shops eventually became known as one of the best in the country. This U.P. shop continues to do everything from full maintenance to complete rebuilds and modifications of their locomotives. The tracks on the right lead to the turntable, load-testing, and the shops. The tracks below are generally used as storage for retired equipment.RI 900
loads and empties33 viewsLoaded inbound Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion coal hoppers and outbound ore hoppers mingle at the south end of Ashtabula Harbor Yard, while an empty P&LE coal drag heads south on Conrail's Youngstown Secondary. Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946	CSX Radnor Yard39 viewsCSX Radnor Yard Departing Radnor Yard - Nashville TNmichaelnscale	B&O Buffalo Creek Yard Tifft St Buffalo NY31 viewsA southbound coal train behind five assorted geeps prepares to leave B&O's Buffalo Creek Yard as viewed from the Tifft St overpass in Buffalo NY. Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946	Units at the Ready30 viewsThe LSRC 1177(GP40M3), and the 5921(SD40) sit on the fuel pad in Saginawgtw5812

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Fill'er up31 viewsA trio of B&LE SD38-2s await servicing at the Albion PA engine facility. Photo Copyright © 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Jun 25, 2024	Hornell NY33 viewsCP/D&H train BUEB passes the boarded up Hornell NY passenger station, which once housed Conrail's Southern Tier dispatcher. The parade of colorful units across the southern tier continues, with leased PLM SD40 #3004 leading Armour Yellow GATX SD40 #2004 and a bright yellow and black NYS&W ex-BN SD45. Photo Copyright © 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Jun 25, 2024	U.P.'s Burnham Shops(yard) - Denver38 viewsU.P.'s Burnham Shops(southern half - looking south)- June 17, 2008 Now a U.P. maintenance facility, this yard and shops were once the headquarters of D&RGW's Mechanical Department in Denver. It was built in 1870's, and serviced narrow gauge equipment. The Burnham Shops eventually became known as one of the best in the country. This U.P. shop continues to do everything from full maintenance to complete rebuilds and modifications of their locomotives. The tracks on the right lead to the turntable, load-testing, and the shops. The tracks below are generally used as storage for retired equipment.RI 900Apr 28, 2024	U.P.'s Burnham Shops yard - Denver42 viewsU.P.'s Burnham Shops yard (northern half, looking north from the 8th street bridge)These locomotives, most having been in revenue service for many years, are now in storage. The 20+ SD9043AC's, however, have been pulled from service indefinitely. A maintenance hog from the start, these lower HP units, aren't moving anything anymore. RI 900Apr 28, 2024
Burnham Shops yard - Denver (looking south)37 viewsThis shot of the railyard at Burnham Shops in Denver(looking south)shows about a third of the engines that are in storage - June 2008RI 900Apr 28, 2024	UP AC4400CW in repair shops in Denver37 viewsIn Denver, crews replace major components on U.P. 6337 AC4400CW. These are the same full-service shops that use to build DRGW cabooses, replace the broken cranks on the tunnel motors, and a hundred other jobs - February 2006RI 900Apr 28, 2024	Load testing - UP AC4400CW36 viewsU.P. 6655 AC4400CW, gets load-tested...probably the loudest noise at the shops - February 2006RI 900Apr 28, 2024	UP SD70ACe at Burnham shops41 viewsU.P. SD70ACe undergoes system checks - December 2006RI 900Apr 28, 2024