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Hardcoaler Mar 26, 2015

  1. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Cheyenne, WY in 2004:
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  2. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    Speaking of Conrail....January 26, 2007 in Rosenberg, Texas.
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    Detoured Conrail train in California LOL, no its SP leased power in the early 90s. Lancaster CA
     
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  4. HemiAdda2d

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    Looooong detour! can you say "scenic route?" :p :p
     
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    Might as well jump on the big blue parade as well. All on the NS in Hixson TN in the mid 80's
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  6. Eagle2

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    Here's another from Elizabethtown, KY, in the late 1990's:

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  7. Akirasho

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    The "Cut" at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, OH.

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  9. Hardcoaler

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    Continuing our CR theme, here's a Kodachrome scan from about 1980 in Bethlehem, PA. The train is crossing the Lehigh River from the CNJ side and will soon cross over the former LV main and onto former RDG rails. For y'all needing to place a turnout on a bridge, here's your prototype.

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    Point of Rocks, MD. Sep, 2006.


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  11. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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  12. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Tuxedos and can openers! Love it!
     
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  13. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Just finishing a re-crewing, Whitefish, Montana. An empty grain shuttle, (X-LVWBRE), for Casselton, North Dakota:

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  14. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    July 23, 2007 in Roanoke, Virginia.
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  15. Doug Gosha

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    Show us your CONRAIL!

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  16. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Here's an old Conrail van in North Jackson, OH shuffling cars at a local plant: Pre-2004.

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  17. Hardcoaler

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    Never seen a red CR hack before. Pretty cool Hemi!
     
  18. Akirasho

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    These vans were stored at Cedarville, OH.

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    Locally, we have several multi (bike) use trails built on abandoned RoW. Many towns and villages along these routes recapture a bit of their rail history by displaying caboose associated with original line. It's been years since I've checked but suspect that display was their intended future.

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    Indeed, two towns have reconstructed long gone depots to be used as public buildings.

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  19. Akirasho

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    Whoops.

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