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Tehachapi today

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Tehachapi today
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 24, 2006 9:45 PM
caught this interesting consist at Woodford (just below the Tehachapi Loop)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ4_c6P7d08
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Posted by silicon212 on Saturday, June 24, 2006 9:54 PM
Looks like a B40-8W, an MP15AC, three SD40-2s, and a GP60M.
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Posted by ericsp on Saturday, June 24, 2006 11:40 PM
Definately not a MP15AC (notice the grill is up front, not on the sides). Judging from the trucks, I would guess that perhaps it is an SW1500.

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Posted by canazar on Sunday, June 25, 2006 12:05 AM
Second that. Looks like one from the SW family. Wonder if they were moveing it to another yard? or are they really that hard up for power?

That was a good catch by the way

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Posted by spbed on Sunday, June 25, 2006 6:51 AM
Yes I saw CSX using one as a road engine @ Folkston in May. Check out my Georgia gallery on my web site to view it.

QUOTE: Originally posted by a.k.a. JR

caught this interesting consist at Woodford (just below the Tehachapi Loop)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ4_c6P7d08

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 26, 2006 5:11 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed

Yes I saw CSX using one as a road engine @ Folkston in May. Check out my Georgia gallery on my web site to view it.

QUOTE: Originally posted by a.k.a. JR

caught this interesting consist at Woodford (just below the Tehachapi Loop)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ4_c6P7d08



I just got back from Folkston yesterday. I noticed in pictures that CSX pulled a lot of switchers through there and that was one of the things I was looking forward to. No such luck though.[:(] (I was thinking that they were just moving them from Waycross to Jacksonville or somewhere but I could be wrong) (BTW, saw 72 trains in 2 days[:p])

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