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CR SW1500 #9582 Ohio Street Buffalo NY206 viewsIn better days for the Great Lakes shipping industry, Conrail SW1500 #9582 works the grain elevators along Ohio Street in Buffalo's First Ward.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946
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CP Run Thru #1206 viewsTaken in Durand, Mi in the 90's, a CP train heads east towards Port Huron MIgtw5812
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Amtrak's Capitol Limited Fairhope PA205 viewsThe eastbound Capitol Limited, led by Amtrak F40PH #377, winds its way around the 'S' curve at Fairhope PA as it eases its way down Sandpatch Grade on a hazy summer morning.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946
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Climbing Trinidad EB204 viewsHere's the E-RBESXM climbing out of the Columbia River valley towards TrinidadBCR4601
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CP Rail SD40-2 #5678 Adrian NY204 viewsThe skies have brightened considerably as an Eastbound Buffalo to Binghamton freight rounds Rattlesnake Curve in Adrian NY. The hillside is ablaze with fall colors as CP Rail SD40-2 #5678 leads a pair of PLM SD40s and well-kept MLW RS18u #1811 at the head of a long merchandise freight.
Photo Copyright © 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946
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Metra meet up at Grayslake203 viewsJust a cabcar and Metra MPI 414 'Metra'metrarailboy1
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Hughson Sunday Nights203 viewsThe peacefulness of Hughson, California is shattered for less than 40 second while a northbound Amtrak California San Joaquin train 718. CDTX 2051, whose earned the nickname 'Sluggo', on account of its slow loading times, is pulling this trainset at a brisk 79mph rushing northward to Oakland at the other end of this corridor.
Present here are two ghosts from the past. Two old Santa Fe Searchlight signals guard this train and grants it safe passage from one signal block to another. These signals are becoming few and far in between as the BNSF Railway is replacing them with modern 'Tri-Lights'.
Santa Fe Avenue parallels its namesake railroad from Escalon to Madera and is one of the many routPNWTransitFreak
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the Starlate203 viewsAmtrak trainACe
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Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose 5202 viewsJust south of the Antonito Yard where dual gauge once gave way to narrow gauge. 'Galloping Goose' Rio Grande Southern Cumbres ToltecSamurai
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UP 6562 AC4400CW Rollinsville, Colorado201 viewsUnion Pacific coal train prepares to take the main, as an eastbound of empties clears the signal - October 2007signalman
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CN(BCR) 571200 viewsSB nearing Tatton just north of Exeter, BC on the Lillooet Sub - BCR 4642(C40-8M)BCR4601
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Amtrak F40PH #345 Niagara Falls NY198 viewsAmtrak #345, leading the Niagara Rainbow, awaits departure at Niagara Falls NY after a typical Western NY lake effect snowstorm.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946
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CR Ashtabula OH coal dock yard198 viewsA trio of P&LE U28Bs and a lone SW1500 are seen leaving Ashtabula with a southbound empty coal movement. The yard is awash with color, as freshly painted Conrail hoppers mingle with those of various predecessor roads alongside P&LE hoppers in two different schemes.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946
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The 'J' at Eola196 viewsConductor Mike Claudillo hops up on the steps of EJ&E 665 as the head west around there coal train to retrieve the FRED from a merchandise train the just delivered and install it on the last car of their new trainset.
Note the westbound BNSF to the right of the SD38'smilepost56
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UP 1996196 viewsUP stack train descending the hillACe
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High Green on Sandpatch196 viewsClouds of blue diesel exhaust testify to the effort involved in moving tonnage up Sandpatch grade. A mixed quartet of second generation geeps, representing all three Chessie System component roads, shatters the morning stillness of nearby Meyersdale PA as they struggle relentlessly toward the summit. The Clear signal indication is certainly a welcome sight to the crew.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946
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