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Climbing Solider Summit |
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UP ZDVRO blasts upgrade through the Price River Canyon at Kyune, UT, as late-day shadows grow in the valley. The head-end block of boxcars are loaded with beer from the Coors brewery in Golden, CO. |
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8/19/2000 Upload Date: 10/25/2009 12:39:12 PM |
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Kyune, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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SP 194(AC44CW) UP 4022(SD70M) |
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One of the First Scans... |
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I love the Rio Grande. This is former D&RGW 5413, now WE (Wheeling & Lake Erie) 5413, still in full Rio Grande paint. I didn't know the W&LE had any of the Grande's T-2's, so it was quite a surprise to see it in the fuel line in Bethlehem, PA, on NS. Larry Parsons, CEO of the W&LE, is an old Rio Grande guy who runs a tight ship. This is a detail shot of the rear headlight...pretty distinctive! Taken with permission. |
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5/21/2006 Upload Date: 4/8/2009 10:07:15 AM |
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Bethlehem, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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DRGW 5413(SD40T-2) WE 5413(SD40T-2) |
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When it all made sense... |
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Sunset at the West Switch of Sagers Siding, in eastern Utah, in the desert, on the D&RGW mainline. I was here for the first time on August 19, 2000, chasing a dream on the former Rio Grande. I found what I was looking for. This image is from a trip 9 years later. Regardless, this spot is my all-time favorite. |
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8/16/2009 Upload Date: 8/29/2009 1:46:14 PM |
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Sagers, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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His Name Was... |
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This friendly conductor came out to chat while waiting for the eastbound Amtrak Pennsylvanian train to run around his coal drag at MO. I should have posted this photo a year ago, and now I don't remember his name - but he was a friendly guy, working on the railroad! |
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8/6/2011 Upload Date: 8/3/2012 11:25:35 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 7569(ES40DC) |
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| Title: |
Just Another Night |
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A year ago, this was just another night at ALTO tower in Altoona, PA. The operator was OSing a westbound piggyback train, talking to helper crews at WORKS, sipping a cup of coffee. How times change! |
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8/6/2011 Upload Date: 8/3/2012 11:26:12 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Title: |
The Eve of Change |
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CP WORKS waits quietly in the darkness of a warm August 6, 2011, with new signals awaiting their cut-in. Helpers idle in the relay tracks. EOTs glow red in the distance. The Juniata Shops hum behind. |
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8/6/2011 Upload Date: 8/1/2012 10:52:25 PM |
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Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Title: |
Canyonlands Majesty |
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UP's 'dirty dirt' turn works upgrade out of the Colorado River canyon north of Moab, UT, ferrying radioactive tailings from the old uranium mine at Moab to a landfill site near Cisco. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/2009 Upload Date: 8/29/2009 3:23:05 PM |
| Location: |
Moab, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 7141(AC44CW) |
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| Title: |
Glorious Sandstone |
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UP 7141 working in push-pull mode leads a trainload of contaminated soil up the former D&RGW Cane Creek ("Potash") Branch out of the Colorado River valley, passing sandstone monoliths on the way. It's difficult to find railroad scenes more beautiful than this! |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/2009 Upload Date: 8/29/2009 3:23:17 PM |
| Location: |
Moab, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 7141(AC44CW) |
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