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ell, i was sitting here bored as usual, trying to motivate myself to finish up the details on a couple models. so i decided to go through my pictures and do some organizing. i got to looking at all the different grain elevator switchers that i have captured and i decided to post them here. some of them are quite interesting, and some are pretty plain. but i figure we need something to look at besides all the snow and the "i hate UP" threads. we'll start off in California. all of these switchers are located along the UP line that runs beside Hwy 99 between Bakersfield and Sacramento. there is one CF7 south of Fresno that i keep trying to catch in the open...no luck so far. [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20AG%20switcher%20california.JPG[/img] [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20foster%20farms%20switcher%20california.JPG[/img] [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20green%20elevator%20switcher%20CA.jpg[/img] this one is actually just east of Ontario on the old SP line. right next to I-15 [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20USAF%20switcher%202%20california.JPG[/img] [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20western%20milling%20switcher%20california.JPG[/img] all these switchers can be found along the UP line across Nebraska and can be seen from Highway 30. [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20Cargill%20SD%20nebraska.JPG[/img] [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20cf7%201%20nebraska.JPG[/img] [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20DBG%20switcher%20nebraska.JPG[/img] [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20FEC%20grain%20switcher%20nebraska.JPG[/img] [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20green%20grain%20switcher%20nebraska.JPG[/img] [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20green%20RC%20switcher%20nebraska.JPG[/img] [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20JTPX%20cargill%20switcher%20nebraska.JPG[/img] [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20little%20white%20switcher.JPG[/img] and these last 2 are on galveston Island. when i was there back in March there were quite a few different types around. galveston Railroad runs a fleet od SW1001's. the giant grain elevators there use a few of these white switchers. and there were a bunch of old SP and SSW SW1500's there also. along with this yellow one and some different ones at the railroad museum. if you love switchers, i would highly recommend a trip to Galveston Texas. [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20switcher%201%20galveston.JPG[/img] [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/grain%20yellow%20switcher%20771%20galveston.JPG[/img] now for the fun part. i have absolutely no idea what type of locomotive most of these are. if you know, please reply and let the rest of us know[:D][:D]
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