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  1. Akirasho

    Akirasho TrainBoard Member

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    Yep, I enjoy those shots from a distance... they tend to tell a story of "something about to happen".
     
    Akirasho, Oct 15, 2018
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  2. Akirasho

    Akirasho TrainBoard Member

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    Akirasho, Oct 16, 2018
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  3. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    With moments of light left and fading fast, second-generation EMD units lead a short local eastbound between Lonetree and Des Lacs, ND.

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    HemiAdda2d, Oct 16, 2018
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  4. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    All aboard for San Antonio, El Paso, Tucson and Los Angeles. October 6, 2018. Two locomotives, two sleepers, a diner, a lounge and two coaches. No baggage car.
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    r_i_straw, Oct 16, 2018
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  5. Hytec

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    KCS Gulfport (MS) Branch, Hattiesburg Turn coming home, 4/19/2008. Running on 90# jointed rail laid down in the 1920s. Since replaced with 115# CWR, and speed limit raised to 49 mph from 10 mph.

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    Hytec, Oct 16, 2018
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  6. Hardcoaler

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    Outstanding work Hemi!
     
    Hardcoaler, Oct 16, 2018
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    SSW 9661.jpg

    Switching the Lone Pine Local, SP Mojave yard.
     
    SP 9811, Oct 16, 2018
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  8. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Interesting how telephoto shows the true undulations of railroad tracks. (y)
     
    BoxcabE50, Oct 16, 2018
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  9. Akirasho

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    Old Paint...

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    Akirasho, Oct 17, 2018
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  10. Mike VE2TRV

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    Put a BBQ and a couple of chairs on that porch! With that big 645 purring behind you as you go along, that's a train ride!:cool:
     
    Mike VE2TRV, Oct 17, 2018
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  11. Hytec

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    When those SD's first were delivered some journalist dubbed them "kid with big tennis shoes." :D
     
    Hytec, Oct 17, 2018
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  12. Hardcoaler

    Hardcoaler TrainBoard Member

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    Outstanding!
     
    Hardcoaler, Oct 17, 2018
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  13. Kurt Moose

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    Wow, you can just barely make out the word "Southern" under that paint!(y)
     
    Kurt Moose, Oct 17, 2018
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  14. Hardcoaler

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    Yep, you sure can. Good catch. I think NS 3231 has since had its high hood chopped. I'm thinking that none of NS's SD-40-2s remain in service with high hoods, but I could be wrong.
     
    Hardcoaler, Oct 17, 2018
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  15. HemiAdda2d

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    A 2009 chase of SP 4449 through Montana at Cut Bank, MT:

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    HemiAdda2d, Oct 17, 2018
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  16. Akirasho

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    MOW ing

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    Akirasho, Oct 17, 2018
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  17. BuddyBurton

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    [​IMG] Iowa Northern South Job northbound crossing over the swollen Cedar River NW of Cedar Rapids, IA.

    October 17, 2018.


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    BuddyBurton, Oct 17, 2018
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  18. Akirasho

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    Akirasho, Oct 17, 2018
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  19. Hytec

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    Great view of three Mamas and their children (slugs).
     
    Hytec, Oct 17, 2018
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  20. LegomanBill

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    A shot from two years ago up in Hill City, South Dakota
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    LegomanBill, Oct 18, 2018
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