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Posted by 2059 on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 7:54 PM
Today I saw a train lead by UP 8-40C #9091, UP SD40-2 2983 and D&RGW tunnel motor #5401 which was wearing all its D&RGW livery. It seemed rather clean and appeared to be untouched by the UP paint brush.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 7:31 PM
Couple weeks ago I saw Metra's new MP36-2S.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 5:51 PM
CSX SD70ACe's, BNSF warbonnet dash-9 [^]
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Posted by Mikeygaw on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 5:38 PM
a CSX SD40-2 and a CSX SD60I
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 6, 2005 9:19 PM
Recently I saw my FIRST Railroad retirement check !

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Posted by Mikeygaw on Monday, June 6, 2005 8:01 PM
let's see... a CSX Dash 9, CSX Dash 8, CSX SD60M, CSX SD40-2, CSX SW1001 still in Conrail blue, and a CEFX SD40-2, all on a light power move, as well as an CSX GP40-2, HLCX SD40-2 and a HLCX (former SP) SD40T-2 on a mixed freight
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Sunday, June 5, 2005 8:09 PM
Today I saw Bn 6162, An SD-9 of CBQ vintage, parked in the Sioux Falls yard. Around here, most local locomotives are old Geeps. Grain trains coming through typically have big bombers on the front. BN 6162 is still cascade green. It looks road worn and filthy.

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, June 3, 2005 1:04 PM
The Southwest Chief. Not in person. I happened to check the Ft Madison Webcam and saw it held for the bridge. Just happened to be doing a check of the three webcams I normally watch. Was running through the cams again just now and there was the Southwest Chief, pulling into Galesburg (and on time, too!)

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Posted by traingeek087 on Monday, May 30, 2005 11:21 PM
I can beat you all. Herzog train with 2 GP30s, SD40-2, and AN------> SD9 <---------!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 30, 2005 9:39 PM
I took a vacation day Friday and used the 3 day holiday weekend with my vacation day for a 4 day weekend. [^] I headed to Missouri to visit my parents. [:)]

While at the farm I saw:

Rail Link 254 (or 264) while walking the dog,

A SP unit (unpatched) as the second unit in a BNSF coal drag,

I also saw 3 cars lettered, "Family Lines" [:0] Wow, a blast from the past. [;)]

Tons (literally lol [;)] ) of coal and of course the engines pulling them. They were mostly BNSF units.

I did see one leased unit that looked like it was ready to fall apart.


Today I saw a leased unit in SP paint. Don't remember the number though but it didn't look too good either. [:(]


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Posted by Mikeygaw on Friday, May 27, 2005 7:28 PM
two former Conrail SW1001's, one still in CR colors, one in CSX colors; one was in Frankford yard, the other on a local from Jersey to Philly
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Posted by Glen Ellyn on Thursday, May 26, 2005 7:10 PM
Last weekend, I saw te strangest thing. I saw on the BNSF fast track, in Naperville, a CSX GP38-2 carrying a loaded coal train. It was pretty big too.
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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:54 PM
.....a former BC Rail SD40-2 in a BNSF Drag Freight pulling into Denver from Pueblo. The BCRail logo was painted out, but the new owner's Umler code was not stencilled above the locomotive unit number. Those red/white/blue units really stand out in a herd of dark green locomotives!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 2:42 PM
Today I saw a NS stack train pulling into E-Port with two UP engines leading. When I crossed over Oak Island Yard on the turnpike I saw a patched SP dash 9 and a UP GE. With all of the UP power, I thought I was out west.
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Posted by oskar on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:17 PM
first I saw F215 with CSX 8112 running LHF and also had a CR horn also CSX SD70ACe are not ugly they are freaky looking.




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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:27 AM
Last night in Flatonia I saw two brand new SD70ACe's. Big ugly things, they were...


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Posted by oskar on Monday, May 23, 2005 9:26 AM
ok




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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 22, 2005 11:27 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar

I got them all the HLCX was at the CSX fuel rack and the CEFX and GEFX was on NS 156 with 2 NS and a CR


kevin



Well, they haven't show up in my email box yet. [;)]

I like train pics. [:D]




so, what your saying is you want some of the pics?


kevin



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You can email me train pics anytime. [;)]

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Posted by Glen Ellyn on Sunday, May 22, 2005 5:03 PM
I saw UP 3300 again. Got good pictures of it too. May 16 2005.


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Posted by spbed on Sunday, May 22, 2005 7:23 AM
The CN&W lifesaver loco at Gibbon NE.

Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR  Austin TX Sub

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Posted by oskar on Sunday, May 22, 2005 7:13 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar

I got them all the HLCX was at the CSX fuel rack and the CEFX and GEFX was on NS 156 with 2 NS and a CR


kevin



Well, they haven't show up in my email box yet. [;)]

I like train pics. [:D]




so, what your saying is you want some of the pics?


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Posted by CSXrules4eva on Saturday, May 21, 2005 9:40 PM
OK I recently saw which was today. Two Septa Silverliner IIIs then I saw one Septa Silverliner I. This was at Norristown Trans Center. Then I saw a manifest train that I'd chased from Norristown to West Conshohocken, PA. It had three smoking Dash-940CWs. It also had a whole bunch of JTTX and RBOX cars on it. They came past me today at about 20 mph but, that was nice I was able to take two good pictures and write down some good reporting marks and numbers!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 21, 2005 9:20 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar

I got them all the HLCX was at the CSX fuel rack and the CEFX and GEFX was on NS 156 with 2 NS and a CR


kevin



Well, they haven't show up in my email box yet. [;)]

I like train pics. [:D]

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Posted by oskar on Saturday, May 21, 2005 5:18 PM
I got them all the HLCX was at the CSX fuel rack and the CEFX and GEFX was on NS 156 with 2 NS and a CR




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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 21, 2005 3:07 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar

today I saw a HLCX that was in blue and yellow colors (like the ICE) it was #6213 and a CEFX that was a EX BN and in BN colors also a GECX that was a EX SP in SP colors


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Sounds to me like a good photo op. I hope you snapped a few. [;)]

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Posted by oskar on Saturday, May 21, 2005 3:01 PM
today I saw a HLCX that was in blue and yellow colors (like the ICE) it was #6213 and a CEFX that was a EX BN and in BN colors also a GECX that was a EX SP in SP colors




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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 21, 2005 2:11 PM
I was in downtown NLR today and while going over a bridge (over the railyard) I saw a pair of flashing ditchlights. They were a distance away but I figured they belonged to a NS loco. This train was on a set of tracks where it might go to the wye and through my neck of the woods. I hurried home to get the camera to take a few photos, hopefully. It did come through my area but I was just not able to get to a place where I could stop and get a photo or two. [:(!] I was not even able to get the number of the NS locos, but there were two of them. A solid black lashup in yellow territory. [:p]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 20, 2005 2:25 AM
Ditchlights

yes, just ditchlights, couldn't see the train because of the trees. [:(]
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Posted by Mikeygaw on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 6:53 PM
NS and UP SD70M's, three NS C40-9W, an CSX C40-8W, a Conrail SD40-2, and two NJT PL42A's
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Posted by oskar on Sunday, May 1, 2005 8:57 AM
I saw a HLCX SD40T-2 in SP colors and a HLCX in the new HLCX colors and a Sandersville Switcher on NS 155




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