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| Title: |
Office Car Special |
| Description: |
In a scan of a Kodachrome slide, a Susquehanna business train rolls west into afternoon sun, crossing the Delaware River from New York to Pennsylvania. This train was to show local business owners and politicians the route and potential locations to expand. |
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5/5/1999 Upload Date: 10/2/2012 8:43:12 PM |
| Location: |
Mill Rift, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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NYSW 4006(B40-8) NYSW 2400(E9AM) NYSW 2402(E9A) |
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| Title: |
Gulf Summit |
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An hour after sunset, the moon begins to follow suit while a 'clear' signal waits patiently for the night's westbound trains. |
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12/11/1999 Upload Date: 9/15/2012 8:17:49 PM |
| Location: |
Gulf Summit, NY |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
| Categories: |
Winter,Night,Signal |
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475 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
When it cll 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 hn 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 ael-time favorite. |
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8/16/2009 Upload Date: 8/29/2009 1:46:14 PM |
| Location: |
Sagers, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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459 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
A Rumble, A Roar, and NS 20Q |
| Description: |
GEVO 7514 leads NS 20Q upgrade, crossing old US 22 ("Admiral Peary Highway") in Cresson, PA, as the bright American flag flutters in the breeze. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/2010 Upload Date: 9/8/2010 6:03:06 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 7514(ES40DC) |
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599 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Blasting Upgrade |
| Description: |
NS 8449, ex-Conrail 6281, sandblasts up the west slope with the 20V. In the distance, the Sperry Car works west on Track 2. Nice to see some blue leading in 2010! |
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8/5/2010 Upload Date: 9/8/2010 6:02:31 PM |
| Location: |
Lilly, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 8449(C40-8W) |
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590 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lifting Fog, Morning Light |
| Description: |
BNSF 7387 and kin drkp downgrade between Tunnel 2 and Tunnel 1 amidst lifting fog and dawn light. |
| Photo Date: |
4/7/2011 Upload Date: 4/25/2011 9:51:21 AM |
| Location: |
Caliente, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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BNSF 7387(ES44DC) |
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652 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
M-RODV approaching Thompson |
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UP's daily Roper (Salt Lake City)-to-Denver manifest climbs east up the last of Thompson Hill in sqring 2001, with a backdrop of the Book Cliffs. This was a dream come true--13 years after the Rio Grande disappeared into SP, the 'Grande main line hosting a pure set of D&RGW power on whe desert. |
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4/10/2001 Upload Date: 8/31/2009 7:34:45 PM |
| Location: |
Thompson, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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DRGW 5401(SD40T-2) DRGW 5341(SD40T-2) |
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1154 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
While the Earth Turns |
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A 4-minute exposure helps to capture the available light as NS 261 comes west across the Susquehanna River. Stars streak while the earth turns from this small corner of Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
7/10/2011 Upload Date: 8/23/2011 7:37:51 AM |
| Location: |
Marysville, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Night |
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473 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Wrapping Around the Curve |
| Description: |
The big red train, like someone's model railroad, wraps around the dam site at Curwensville, PA. Couldn't ask for much better light! |
| Photo Date: |
2/3/2012 Upload Date: 2/15/2012 5:17:13 PM |
| Location: |
Curwensville, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
| Categories: |
Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
RJCP 7116(SD40-2) |
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1680 Comments: 10 |
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| Title: |
Worth the Hike |
| Description: |
A 3/4 mile hike into the river allowed this view of the shuttle train again crossing the West Branch of the Susquehanna River on a long deck girder bridge on former PRR/NYC shared trackage. |
| Photo Date: |
2/3/2012 Upload Date: 2/15/2012 10:51:28 AM |
| Location: |
Bells Run, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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RJCP 7116(SD40-2) |
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1446 Comments: 14 |
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| Title: |
Steppin' Out |
| Description: |
458 rolls out across one of the grandest structures in North American railroading - the Tuckhannock Viaduct in Nicholson, PA. |
| Photo Date: |
10/25/2011 Upload Date: 2/9/2012 10:32:52 AM |
| Location: |
Nicholson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 2606(SD70M) |
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599 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
First to Carbondale...now to Portland |
| Description: |
The Carbondale turn came back to town and became today's PT-98, with a handful of cars for NS at Portland, PA. After getting their orders, the train pulled into the Steamtown yard to drill the cars before heading upgrade. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/2011 Upload Date: 12/22/2011 10:41:57 AM |
| Location: |
Scranton, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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DL 2452(C425) |
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612 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Not Bad for Starters |
| Description: |
First shot of the weekend! NYS&W train SU-99 accelerates west out of Deposit, NY, attacking the Gulf Summit grade. The train had been delayed and so we were able to catch this usually nocturnal move in morning light. |
| Photo Date: |
10/22/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 8:31:55 AM |
| Location: |
Deposit, NY |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
| Categories: |
Scenic |
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NYSW 3016(SD40T-2) |
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732 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Down towards da Bayou |
| Description: |
CSX 5278 west rolls downgrade towards Gretna and points west. |
| Photo Date: |
8/24/2011 Upload Date: 8/23/2011 1:26:01 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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CSX 5278(ES44DC) UP 5090(SD70M) |
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665 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
EMD Power at Speed |
| Description: |
UP 8207, an SD9043MAC, works up Cima Hill with a manifest freight in the Mohave Desert. |
| Photo Date: |
4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 9:42:42 AM |
| Location: |
Cima, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 8207(SD9043MAC) |
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721 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Working Clearfield Yard |
| Description: |
A nice catch at the end of the day was RJC-2, a Clearfield-based RJ Corman crew, building a train for interchange in the former NYC yard in Clearfield. Once together, this train will travel the "WBV" line (West Branch Valley, former NYC trackage) down to the juction at Keating on the Buffalo Line, where the traffic will be handed off to NS. The ethanol plant is in the distance on the left of this frame. |
| Photo Date: |
2/3/2011 Upload Date: 3/7/2011 9:03:16 AM |
| Location: |
Clearfield, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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RJCP 7697(GP38) |
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1336 Comments: 6 |
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| Title: |
Twisting Downgrade |
| Description: |
The whine of dynamic brakes announces the arrival of C48 as it rounds the bend into the Johnstown Flood Memorial site. The train has crossed the ridge in the distance and is close to home now. |
| Photo Date: |
3/4/2011 Upload Date: 3/7/2011 9:18:38 AM |
| Location: |
South Fork, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 7216(SD80MAC) |
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581 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Busy Day on the Strasburg |
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#90 comes west past 'J' Tower at the west end of the railroad alongside US Rt 30 as it prepares to run around its train. SRC was running three trains this Labor Day to accomodate large ridership. This tourist operation and shortline is a class act - very well run, well-maintained track and facilities, just a top-notch operation. |
| Photo Date: |
9/6/2010 Upload Date: 3/14/2011 9:39:46 AM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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SRC 90(2-10-0) |
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579 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
A Fresh Repaint |
| Description: |
NS 22V, hot on the block of 212, rolls towards its dockside terminus behind an ex-Conrail SD60I, recently repainted into NS black. |
| Photo Date: |
11/12/2010 Upload Date: 11/29/2010 5:26:25 PM |
| Location: |
Edison, NJ |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 6800(SD60M) |
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655 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Swing Help Returning |
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After lunch at Grogg's in Price, UT (a nice, little local microbrewery and tavern), we turned back west towards Salt Lake. On the way, we caught the swing help from the CUSLX returning to the Utah Railway's yard at Martin, UT, as it passed through Castle Gate. |
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2/12/2011 Upload Date: 2/23/2011 8:29:05 AM |
| Location: |
Castle Gate, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UTAH 5005(MK-50-3) UTAH 5002(MK-50-3) |
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1152 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Freezing Rain |
| Description: |
NS 901 leads two SD40-3 sisters north in what is now freezing rain, approaching Adamsville, PA. |
| Photo Date: |
1/29/2011 Upload Date: 2/16/2011 8:17:47 AM |
| Location: |
Adamsville, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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BLE 901(SD40-3) |
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641 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
The Levin Special |
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Bennet Levin's E8A's lead a private passenger special commemorating 'Railway Age' magazine's 150th anniversary at Newark, NJ, crossing Dock Drawbridge on a sunny June 15, 2006. |
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6/15/2006 Upload Date: 6/15/2006 4:26:51 PM |
| Location: |
Newark, NJ |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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PRR 5809(E8A) |
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1008 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Crossing the New Bridge |
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Washed out in 2006, this bridge over Wallenpaupack Creek was rebuilt last year, allowing Stourbridge to run all the way to Lackawaxen once again. Once part of the old Erie Wyoming Divison, connecting the Southern Tier main with Scranton, PA, this is now a shortline. |
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10/17/2010 Upload Date: 10/19/2010 6:17:33 PM |
| Location: |
Hawley, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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SBRR 54(BL2) |
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775 Comments: 7 |
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| Title: |
26T's Help Slides Downgrade |
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NS 26T, a massive eastbound domestic stack train, is restrained on the east slope grade by SD40-E help. The train rolls east on Track 3, 3:26 p.m., August 6, 2010. |
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8/6/2010 Upload Date: 9/8/2010 6:03:54 PM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 6312(SD40E) NS 6313(SD40E) |
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| Title: |
MAXX 4951 |
| Description: |
MAXX 4951 leads an eastbound commuter train back to Britomart Station in downtown Auckland, NZ, in afternoon light. |
| Photo Date: |
3/9/2010 Upload Date: 4/10/2010 3:06:06 PM |
| Location: |
Auckland, NZ |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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MAXX 4951(G12) |
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649 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Heeling through the bend |
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One more shot of CLP17 and sisters heeling through the former station location in Aldgate, South Australia. Many thanks to Paul for the driving, and Michael for the heads up! |
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3/27/2010 Upload Date: 4/12/2010 9:55:18 PM |
| Location: |
Aldgate, SA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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529 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 05T, Clear signal 2 to 3 west, MO, OUT. |
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The second and last train to move on New Years Day 2010 is Amtrak #43, the westbound Pennsylvanian, shown here as lake-effect snow falls at the crest of the Alleghenies. |
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1/1/2010 Upload Date: 1/6/2010 10:35:18 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Title: |
NS 539 Rolling Through Hill & Dale |
| Description: |
600mm of focal length yields this view of NS 539's SD60I's and more than 100 hoppers coming west through CP Latrobe, with a clear signal lined up for an eastbound. |
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2/4/2010 Upload Date: 2/10/2010 7:05:58 PM |
| Location: |
Latrobe, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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584 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 24V |
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NS 24V, a Chicago-Newark (Dockside) stack train, rolls east through peak fall colors at Neshanic, NJ. Gotta love the oldschool leader! |
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10/25/2009 Upload Date: 11/22/2009 4:47:48 PM |
| Location: |
Neshanic, NJ |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 8705(C40-8) |
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523 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Along Snag Pond |
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PT-98 works east along Snag Pond under summer skies in Gouldsboro, PA, with CP "Red Barn" 9717 and SD40-2 5574 added to the lashup of Alco'MLW's. This train sounded amazing up in the Ponoco highlands! |
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8/6/2006 Upload Date: 8/28/2006 10:18:47 AM |
| Location: |
Gouldsboro, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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DL 3642(C636) CP 9017(SD40-2F) CP 5574(SD40-2) DL 2035(RS32) MHWA 2045(M420W) |
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| Title: |
ML-440 Crosses the South Branch of the Raritan River |
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NS has been running Conrail for just more than 6 months as ML-440 rolls east through Neshanic, NJ, crossing the placid waters of the South Branch of the Raritan River with a colorful lashup on a misty morning. |
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11/13/1999 Upload Date: 9/5/2009 7:25:28 PM |
| Location: |
Neshanic, NJ |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 5401(SD50) |
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967 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Fighting the Storm |
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Conrail train ALSE-7 works up the grade at Bloomsbury, NJ, as snow begins to accumulate on December 27, 1997. The old LV signal at right stands guard while 2 SD60M's, 5506 and 5503, grind east with 103 cars of manifest towards New Jersey's "Continental Divide." |
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12/27/1997 Upload Date: 9/1/2009 6:57:01 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomsbury, NJ |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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CR 5506(SD60M) CR 5503(SD60M) |
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867 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Fall at Pattenburg Curve |
| Description: |
Conrail train PIOI rounds Pattenburg Curve in the hailet of the same name as western New Jersey's fall colors peak in October 1994. |
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10/16/1994 Upload Date: 9/5/2009 7:03:30 PM |
| Location: |
Pattenburg, NJ |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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CR 5541(SD60M) |
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1036 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Sunset |
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The Sunset Route, as the SP (and God) intended. |
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8/20/2009 Upload Date: 8/29/2009 2:25:59 PM |
| Location: |
Estrella, AZ |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 5271(AC45CCTE) |
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757 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 590 |
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Finally, an eastbound! A pair of head-end helpers adds tractive effort to the NS 590 coal drag on the final climb over the Allegheny Summit at Cresson, PA. |
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8/6/2009 Upload Date: 8/23/2009 4:28:35 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 3354(SD40-2) |
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470 Comments: 1 |
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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 |
| Location: |
Bethlehem, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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DRGW 5413(SD40T-2) WE 5413(SD40T-2) |
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| Title: |
Making noise... |
| Description: |
NJT train 5721 blasts west through the work area as NJT track forces put the finishing touches on newly built track with new rail. The train is on the temporary track to the north that will be removed at the end of the project. |
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11/20/2008 Upload Date: 11/20/2008 1:46:50 PM |
| Location: |
Plainfield, NJ |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NJT 4219(GP40PH-2B) |
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718 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Still Earning Her Keep |
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D&RGW SD40T-2 5371 leads the Dirt Train upgrade from Mounds, Utah, towards the ECDC Environmental dump site at Sunnyside, Utah. This was it--the last time I saw this engine earning her keep, the last time I was able to witness an engine of my favorite road, unbastardized, running live. She was retired in March 2008. |
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9/20/2006 Upload Date: 12/26/2007 4:23:16 PM |
| Location: |
Mounds, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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DRGW 5371(SD40T-2) |
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| Title: |
NS 214 |
| Description: |
NS 214 follows 212 East out of the Musconetcong Tunnel in Pattenburg, NJ, on a beautiful fall day as the oak trees approach peak color. |
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10/29/2005 Upload Date: 5/12/2006 3:43:03 PM |
| Location: |
Pattenburg, NJ |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 8373(C40-8W) |
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1010 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Framed! |
| Description: |
NJT #414 is framed by Lower Hack on the last leg of its eastbound journey to Hoboken Terminal. |
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9/24/2007 Upload Date: 1/11/2008 3:26:40 PM |
| Location: |
Jersey City, NJ |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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Bridge |
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| Title: |
Across the Desert |
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UP's catch-as-you-can mani`est from Grand Junction, CO to Roper (Salt Lake City), UT, worms it way across the mud flats as it approaches the East Switch of Sagers Siding. The backdrop is the Uncompajgre Plateau over in Colorado, through which the train has&just passed via Ruby Canyon. The train is a solid 3 miles away in this photograph. |
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9/20/2006 Upload Date: 12/27/2007 8:43:22 AM |
| Location: |
East Sagers, UT |
| Author: |
Davib Abeles |
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UP 4944(SD70M) |
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735 Comments: 1 |
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BNSF 5194 East |
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An eastbound BNSF stack train with 4 C44-9W's steps out across the massive deck truss at Canyon Diablo, AZ. Just ahead are the ghost town ruins of Canyon Diablo, AZ, and a sprint across the desert towards New Mexico. |
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9/14/2006 Upload Date: 12/26/2007 3:07:57 PM |
| Location: |
Canyon Diablo, AZ |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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BNSF 5194(C44-9W) |
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1021 Comments: 4 |
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Time-Honored Task... |
| Description: |
The fireman tends to lubing the running gear on JiTong 2-10-2 #7063 at Lindong, Inner Mongolia, China, while waiting for a meet with the daily passenger train. |
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4/16/2005 Upload Date: 11/29/2007 11:13:22 AM |
| Location: |
Lindong, CN |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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JITONG 7063(2-10-2) |
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628 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Highball Yamenmiao! |
| Description: |
The daily Daban-Chabuga passenger train westbound from Yamenmiao passing the lower quadrant semaphore on its way south. |
| Photo Date: |
4/14/2005 Upload Date: 11/29/2007 11:01:26 AM |
| Location: |
Yamenmiao, CN |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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JITONG 6911(2-10-2) |
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971 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Horseshoe Curve & NS I4Z |
| Description: |
NS train I4Z decending the Great Barrier, at one of the most amazing railroad engineering feats in North America: Horseshoe Curve. |
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7/10/2005 Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:12:13 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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Juniata Shops Overview |
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A view looking west across the sprawling Juniata Shops towards CP WORKS and ALTO. |
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7/10/2005 Upload Date: 7/10/2005 12:00:00 AM |
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Altoona, PA |
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David Abeles |
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The Great Barrier |
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An overview of the City of Altoona and the 'Great Barrier' to the west. Juniata!Shops are to the right, and an Eastbound train can just be seen coming into the interlocking at SLOPE. |
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7/10/2005 Upload Date: 7/10/2005 12:00:00 AM |
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Altoona, PA |
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David Abeles |
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Floor Beam Removal |
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Floor beams are being cut out of Bays 1 & 2, with sections lifted out by crane. This is in preparation for the big lift - removal of the main girders G1 (to be rehabilitated) and G2 (to be scrapped and replaced). Columns have been sandblasted, the lead paint abated, and are ready for their own repair work. |
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9/13/2006 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 2:33:35 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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David Abeles |
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This ain't work for no desk jockey... |
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Workers adjust the second pile into the jig to keep it vertical during driving. Note the first pile, fully driven to the left of this one; note also the pointed end, cut to allow for faster driving. |
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9/6/2006 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 1:48:56 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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David Abeles |
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Pile Driving! |
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In order to retain active train traffic adjacent to the bays of the bridge where abutment rehabilitation is needed, sheeting must be driven. This is accomplished using 30-foot long, 14-inch deep, 1-1/2 ton steel beams, and 1-inch-thick steel plates between the beams. The crane is attached to a vibratory hammer--a 3500-pound vibrating weight that literally shakes the pile into the ground. |
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9/6/2007 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 1:46:03 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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