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A few of the I&M's coal trains sit in the yard at Powerton, two of which are to be handed back off to BNSF. Shortly after this photo was taken, railroad vehicles started swarming the yard. One of which was a Renzenberger crew van which appeared to have a lady assigned to one of the trains.

Freight thru Harpers Ferry by R.Ness Photography, on Flickr

Damn that's sick Scratchy

What the heck you doing over here in America taking pictures of trains better than we Americans can???? I love it Rich!!!!

Haha thanks. Yeah October 2013 I took a trip to the states and did NYC, Niagara Falls, Altoona, Harpers Ferry, Washington then the train back up to NYC. Wish I could do it again tomorrow.

4501 at East Chattanooga and the Return Trip

Southern 4501 sits waiting to board the turntable at East Chattanooga

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Southern 4501's drivers with the turntable in the background

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Up close view of 4501's cab. Note the specifications in the bottom-right corner of the cab

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Southern 4501's on the turntable and is ready to be turned for the return trip to Grand Junction

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Southern 4501's turning around on the turntable. If you look at the steam, you'll see 4501's leading axle and just how tight she fit's on the turntable

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4501's tender on the turntable. You can see how so little room is left when 4501's on the turntable when you look at the rear axle on the tender

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I tried to get an up close and personal shot of 4501's front. Obviously my timing was off

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While the crew looks carefully at the end of the turntable, making sure the tracks line up perfectly, I take a side photo of 4501's front

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Southern 4501's just gotten off the turntable. Note the MU cables on the rear of 4501's tender. It's one of several 'upgrades' 4501 got on her recent restoration

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Southern 4501's passed the switch and prepares to back up to couple onto the train for the return trip to Grand Junction

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4501's Return Trip to Grand Junction

4501's coupled onto the rear, now the front, of the train

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4501 starts the return trip to Grand Junction

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4501 slowly goes around the sharp curve leaving East Chattanooga

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We've just returned to Grand Junction. Southern 630's on display while Southern FP7 #6133 is prepared to take over the train

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We pass by 630, showing off the signature southern valve gear

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A full picture of 630, with 6133 peeks out from behind 630's tender

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The rear of 4501's tender. I find it interesting the red light next to the rear headlight. You can see the reflection of the Rail Diesel Car (RDC) I'm in on 4501's tender

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Southern 4501 pulls away from the train, while a Norfolk Southern SD60E leads a freight train by Grand Junction, with a Union Pacific EVO and UP SD70ACe or SD70M-2 behind the SD60E

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Later: Some mainline activity before we head back to East Chattanooga behind Southern FP7 #6133

Nice pics everyone...had to get my feet wet for this one...



Cheers,
Fred

Brand spankin' new CitiRail CREX 1434:



Andrew

Nice one Sharknose...

One of the great things about living between two double-track mainlines is that everyday is railfan day. I took this pic with my phone on my morning walk a couple of weeks ago...



Cheers,
Fred

Back to Railfest 2014 . . .

Here we see a close-up of SD60E #6964 (Ex NS SD60 #6582) leading the container train previously pictured.

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Meanwhile, Southern 4501 gingerly backs around the wye at Grand Junction.

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Not long after Southern FP7 #6133 couples onto the other end of the train, two Norfolk Southern SD70M-2's pass by with a container train. I didn't get this on camera, but the engineer of this train popped out onto the walkway on the side of the locomotive and waved at us before getting back into the cab.

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Another view of the two SD70M-2's powering the container train.

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Coming soon, a ride behind #6133 . . . .

A trip beind Southern FP7 #6133

North Carolina Transportation Museum's Southern FP7 #6133 has coupled onto our train at Grand Junction, waiting for permission to head to East Chattanooga.

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As we depart Grand Junction, we see that 4501 has made it around the wye and is waiting for our train to leave Grand Junction to be positioned next to Southern #630.

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We see #630 sitting in the yard, on display, with 4501 still waiting for us to leave. Southern GP30 #2594 can be seen poking out behind all the passenger cars.

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We go across a gravel railroad crossing. On the other side of the train is the passenger cars on the siding pictured previously on the trip behind 4501.

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We round Hunzinker Curve, nearing Missionary Ridge Tunnel.

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We've exited Missionary Ridge Tunnel and are nearly at East Chattanooga.

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Next, our time at East Chattanooga with #6133 . . .

The Fruit-Express whines east with an all EMD lashup



New shiny SD70AH

Using an old photo of mine but still.

Classic Colorado trains from both sides of the Continental Divide!

Durango & Silverton Baldwin K-36 #482





and Manitou Springs and Pike Peak Railway Baldwin steam engine #5

Epic shots everyone!

One from Bellevue a while back.

A few from my recent Transcon adventure.

(See video a few posts back...)