Recently I Saw . . . . . . .

[espeefoamer]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeygaw

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeygaw

two refurbished PCC trolley's in use by SEPTA

That one is VERY interesting,I don't suppose you have any pictures laying around?And how many people out there (especially us of the over 50 bunch),know what the letters PCC stand for?

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=62462

PCC stands for Presidents Confefence Committee.The presidents of many trolley companies got together and wrote up specs of what they wanted to see in a new streetcar.The result was the PCC car.This car revolutionized the industry ,extending the life of many systems,and possibly saving the industry.

[Anonymous]

On Friday I saw UP 3637 headed out of town. It was the only unit in the entire train. I had originally lost the paper I had written the number on but ran across it today while tring to clean out the truck.

[JoeKoh]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

On Friday I saw UP 3637 headed out of town. It was the only unit in the entire train. I had originally lost the paper I had written the number on but ran across it today while tring to clean out the truck.

Jim
I hope you didnt eat any left over M&Ms[xx(]
stay safe
Joe

[Anonymous]

Saw SOO 6001 at Roberts Bank today. It was the second unit of two on a CP intermodal train, first time I've seen SOO power at roberts bank.

Also saw a minor derailment out in New Westminster on the SRY.... a couple center beam flats were tipped over, but not quite touching the ground, not quite sure what happened there.

[athelney]

QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

Saw SOO 6001 at Roberts Bank today. It was the second unit of two on a CP intermodal train, first time I've seen SOO power at roberts bank.

Also saw a minor derailment out in New Westminster on the SRY.... a couple center beam flats were tipped over, but not quite touching the ground, not quite sure what happened there.

Hey macguy -- saw the same Soo unit at Page near Mission yesterday afternoon , it was with CP # 5683 , it passed westbound on CN around 1600 yesterday .
Where in New West did you see the derailment ?

[Anonymous]

This am while on the way home I saw the red marker lights of Amtrak. It was running just a little late. Not too late but just late enough where I got to see it. [:)]

[hogger42]

BNSF 4723 was in Pueblo Colorado today. First time I've ever seen it here....
and as usual....no pic......

[Anonymous]

While on the way to work today I saw two NS engines. The first one had a number something like 2322, or 2232. I was driving on I-40 which goes over the railyard so I didn't have much time to see it. [:(]

After getting off the interstate I was on 6th Street in Little Rock. (There was a story in Trains several years ago about the Rock Island and 6th Street and about one of the railroaders being killed near the 6th Street area.) As I passed under one of the old Rock Island rail overpasses there were 2 Wisconsin Central boxcars setting there (still there tonight on the way home too) but I could only get one number and it was 26553.

And also on the way home I saw a UP engine, number 6286 being the pusher on a loaded coal train.

And I wasn't even railfanning, just going to and from work. [;)]

[Anonymous]

two csx sd70mac's with a blue sd45 sandwiched in the middle...,at Folkston
Ga. a big mac attack!!![:D] also same day, amtrak auto train 32 cars an tropicana orange juice train. long live CSX [8D]

[Anonymous]

Tonight on the way home from work I saw UP 8156. It was the pusher on a loaded coal train. The reason I see so many trains at night is because. [;)]

Because they stop before going through the wye and when they do the rear end is setting pretty much under the I-40 overpass in the Levy area of North Little Rock. When I take the Levy (pronounced Leeee v ) exit off the interstate I can see it. [;)] This is where the Camp Robinson (National Guard) turnout is also. But the railline to Camp Robinson hasn't seen a train in many years. However, once I did see a CNW unit setting there. I wish I would have taken a pic of it, but I didn't. [:(] [:(!] UP does use that line at times to park ROW eqiupment such as speeders and such.

[JoeKoh]

An ns gp 50 and a new dash 9 in the montpelier oh yard and 2 ne indiana and ohio engines? the rail in the yard was rather rusty though.
stay safe
Joe

[Anonymous]

An SD45 painted UP yellow, with the railroad's name painted out, and the letters EMDX below the locomotive's number. Must have been one UP traded in on an SD70 order, that still had some life left in it.

[Anonymous]

I've just saw a CP AC4400CW.... at work... AND NO CAMERA![banghead][banghead][|(][sigh]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Cris Helt

An SD45 painted UP yellow, with the railroad's name painted out, and the letters EMDX below the locomotive's number. Must have been one UP traded in on an SD70 order, that still had some life left in it.

UP had an open house here about 2 months ago. They gave us a bus ride through the yard. One thing I noticed then was the number of units just as Cris described. They looked pretty good but UP must have wanted newer units. So UP gets newer units and a leasing firm gets a pretty good deal on a pretty good unit. [:p]

[corwinda]

A TFM unit (SD40-2 I think; but I was too busy getting the shot to be sure) southbound in Springfield, OR.

[Anonymous]

While taking the Springhill Exit today off of I-40 (this exit goes by the hump yard) I saw 3 switchers and a road engine. The "road engine" was hooked to a yard engine so it probally is one of the "switch" engines for the hump yard. It was numbered 357, there is probally a UPY near the numbers but I was driving and didn't have time to stair at it.

[Anonymous]

Yesterday saw a MOW train lead by a gp40-2 and a gp30 converted to a road slug both in csx yn2. Behind it were about 20 89; flat cars filled with misc. MOW equipment towards the back there were a couple 40' boxcars and mill gondolas.
Last night I saw a autotrain pulled by a single gp40 in csx yn1. And tonight I saw my first coal train on the new castle sub that was pulled by two macs both in Csx YN3, not sure what which kind of macs since it was booking along at a fast speed. It was dark I couldn't even catch the numbers.
Andrew

[Anonymous]

Here's my report from Macungie, Pa:

5:03 261 2 C40-9W's in old logo
5:26 35A C40-9W's #9505, 9499, and GP38-2 High Hood 5077
6:30 15T SSW (Cotton Belt)/UP GP60 #1962, CEFX SD40M-2 #3179, SP/UP SD40M-2 #2691
7:08 unknown C40-9W #9208 and SD60M #6772 (still in CR blue)

The SSW and SP were those ugly UP "bandits" but it was nice anyway.

Pics later!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

While on the way to work today I saw two NS engines. The first one had a number something like 2322, or 2232. I was driving on I-40 which goes over the railyard so I didn't have much time to see it. [:(]

That would be either an ex Conrail SW1500 or an ex Southern SW1500, I'm sure thats not what you saw though.

[Noah Hofrichter]

Went last night over to Wisconsin Dells and railfanned the CP main line over there. It's the line that runs from Chicago to St. Paul. The first train we saw was a North Bound, with a former SOO line # 6611 heading up a mixed freight. About a half and hour later, we saw another North bound, this time with one nice CP, don't remember the number, with two SOO line Red and Whites behind it, heading up an auto train, with auto carriers and boxcars with parts. Another half an hour passed, and we saw a burlington Northern on the point, followed by a former CNW operation lifesaver engine, and then a BNSF executive paint scheme engine, the green ones wiht the cream stripes. This was heading up a coal train. I think this must have been a BNSF train using CP trackage, as it was completely Bethgon Coal porters, I would bet from the power plant in Portage WI, but I don't know for sure.

Noah

[JoeKoh]

a up engine leading a mixed freight with an un-changed cnw engine behind.going east from defiance.
stay safe
Joe

[Anonymous]

[8D]LAST NIGHT IN BOWLIN GREEN KY seen RJ Cormans SD-45 & SD-402-T
with about 50-60 flat cars carring concrete products the flatcars had the hi end to keep loads from shifting between cars i guess
if your planning a road trip take me this carny/offshore/trainhoppin/women pleasing/dealing with dum people life is getting old[8D]
& im goin [:p][:p][:p][:p][:p][:p][:p][:p][:p][:p][:p]

[SALfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jesus1st

two csx sd70mac's with a blue sd45 sandwiched in the middle...,at Folkston
Ga. a big mac attack!!![:D] also same day, amtrak auto train 32 cars an tropicana orange juice train. long live CSX [8D]

Folkston, GA? You are (or were) in my old neck of the woods. I used to watch the trains bellowing through Jesup between 1989 and 1992. Every Christmas we drive U.S. 82 (which parallels the CSX line through Waycross) from Blackshear to Valdosta and beyond. Happy trainwatching!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

While on the way to work today I saw two NS engines. The first one had a number something like 2322, or 2232. I was driving on I-40 which goes over the railyard so I didn't have much time to see it. [:(]

That would be either an ex Conrail SW1500 or an ex Southern SW1500, I'm sure thats not what you saw though.

You are correct, they were not switchers. They were road units. There was a 3 somewhere in the numbers through and some 2s to boot.

[Anonymous]

Over the 4th, i went down to Arkansas to visit my family. i stopped in Malvern on July 3 to find a loco that did not belong. it was a Ohio Central SD40-2 #4023, first time i have seen one. it was coupled to a patched CNW SD40-2 #3043. i also got some shots of the Arkansas Midland locos at Jones Mill.

[Anonymous]

UP SD70M and WC SD45

[Anonymous]

2 BNSF (but still BN green and black) SD40-2's, one equipped with remote-control devices. (There was a crew in the cab, though.) They were #'s 6397 (the R-C equipped one), and 6926. They were switching the Galesburg, IL yard when I saw them.

[tree68]

The beginnings of some tie work at Fort Drum, NY:

Other maintenance equipment also in the area. That's gotta be a climb to get into that cab...

[UPTRAIN]

I saw an ex SP SD40T-2 today on a southbound ballast/local freight. Also in the consist on the local was an ex SP B23-7 # 188. Also, 2 UP SD70Ms.

[Anonymous]

I was in NY couple weeks ago when a UP SD70M with 2 FURX's came rolling by that wasnt the really astounding part though. The best part was that I saw a Cotton Belt (SSW) car resently and freshly painted by the UP. It was a 3 Bay hopper. I also recently saw a SP GP60 #9768 (I think) w/out UP painted on it.

-Matt