Recently I Saw . . . . . . .

[Anonymous]

Today I saw an Amtrak GP38 pushing 3 coaches and 3 mow cars with a mow caboose at the lead. The train went right through the Amtrak station in Wilmington De, heading south. I guess they were delivering the coaches to the Amtrak Bear Repair Complex.

[eolafan]

Hey, I saw the westbound Chief out of Chicago last weekend with a Genesis and two P32-8 units, I thought they were being used in yard service these days. Yesterday I saw BNSF train symbol BRCGAL (Belt Railway of Chicago to Galesburg) with a SD60M white face and a GP9B repainted in Heritage I colors (a real rarity around here). Jim

[tree68]

UP 576 with a CSX unit I didn't bother to get the number of at Ft Drum (Watertown) NY. Second time I've seen UP units here on post.

This was the first time:

October 1, 2003

[Anonymous]

A Chimaneepanzey!

Well i did see that recently...

Oh this is about Trains,.

I say, it's very very very missleading

[Mikeygaw]

a mixed freight with a CSX engine in battleship gray and an unrepainted Conrail... an SP boxcar and Golden West Service boxcar on this train...
also passed a storage area for SEPTA commuter trains as they were beginning to leave for the evening rush

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

A Chimaneepanzey!

I bet you did, the next morning after drinking all those "Pepsis" [:D] [}:)] [:D]

[JoeKoh]

A old emd switcher at gm in defiance.he was running through the plant facility.Sorry guys and gals no where to take pics.
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

These multiple unit consists some of you saw may simply be engines in tow. The division I was assigned to wouldn't allow us to have more than 18 powered axles on line at any one time, but there have been as many as 7 locomotives in my train- 3 under power and 4 headed to Linwood N.C. to be serviced.

[Anonymous]

north bound IC to memphis units# 1002-1099-1034-2002-9045
very rare sight since IC always ran 2 maybe 3 locos on one train
also KCS # 1 Meridian F-9A KCS #2 F-9B #4 F9B And KCS #4 F9A
With R.G.C. Coaches And rail inspection cars s bnd to New Orleans
Still waiting for UP 3985 To roll thru tyler tx on 1-21-04 gonna get some pic's of it and post em here for yall to see[8D]

[Anonymous]

Nuttin Honey [;)]

Just have not had time. [:(]

I live close enought to the tracks to "hear" just not see because of houses and trees. [:(]

Hopefully this weekend I can "see" something. [8D]

[Anonymous]

I was watching the T.V. show MONK and I seen some thing that didnt add up
there was a guy trapped in his car and monk and Sharona had to save him from an oncoming train now # 1 how many switches on main lines are
unlocked #2 how often does A WP F7 A-B-B-A passenger train run these days I guess hollywood doent know about SD50's or Amtrak or even
Alco's im surprised they didnt use an old steam loco like a 4-8-4 or bigger
how do you tell them we know better if it was the original Shaft or CHIP's
id belive them [8D][#dots]

[Anonymous]

A single Amtrak Diesel pulling a lone coach north bound on the NEC.

[JoeKoh]

a furx and a gatx lease units pulling a train of the east west main to the north south main down the wye at deshler and alot of trains waiting to cross the diamond too.
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

The 3985 is coming into my neck of the woods on the way back north. I have already picked out my photo shoot location. I am keeping it a secret so hopefully it won't be crowded. If I get a good pic or two I will post it here. I might send Bergie one if they are good. Wish me good luck and good weather.

[Anonymous]

January 2nd 2004, I saw a CP Rail/Morristown and Erie Alco C424 (I forgot the number) in Allentown yard in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The engine was sitting by the hump yard.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal

January 2nd 2004, I saw a CP Rail/Morristown and Erie Alco C424 (I forgot the number) in Allentown yard in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The engine was sitting by the hump yard.

dougal [:)]

Did you get any pics of that Alco?
The C424s and the C425s were and are still some good engines. [:)]
If you have pics of them or any other Alco please email me some. [:)]
If you have some good pics of any railroad engines you think are neat or special you can email them too. (I lost most all my pics recently during my bout with a virus.)

When you finish your layout I would love to see it. Your artwork on the engine drawings is really good. The first one is so colorful, wow. I bet that would drive the paint shop crazy. [:D]

[dekemd]

Yesterday on the CSX main between Bostic, NC and Charlotte, I saw one train that had a TFM unit on it and a second train that had two UP 70Ms.

Derrick

[Anonymous]

Last Monday, January 12, I saw a Conrail (yes, it was...) SD80MAC in Conrail blue hauling a mixed freight eastbound through Sidney,Ohio. I have an NS SD80MAC in HO from Kato, but had never seen a "Big Mac" in real life.

Woo hoo![8)]

[dharmon]

Two BNSF painted GP35s lashed with a blue and yellow warbonnet GP30 pulling a whopping 3 centerbeam flats. I presume the return was going to be a bit heavier, but probably not enough to justify the three loco combo. I believe the only industries on our branch are a flour mill and a lumber yard.

[espeefoamer]

Last weekend I saw a BNSF SD70M in Grinstein Green.Very rare out here.[8D]I also saw GP7 1336 in Pumpkin II .I thought it odd to see such an old unit in the new paint.[8D]

[techguy57]

Just today, I saw a CN mixed consist on the EJ&E line through Barrington, IL. Couldn't believe it![:D] I had never seen a CN loco let alone 2 of them, one of them being zebra striped. I only go through Barrington about once or twice a week and rarely if ever get stopped by anything on the EJ&E. How surprised was I to see a CN train![:D] Got to get the pics developed!

Very happy![:D]
Mike

[Anonymous]

today I saw 5 in A row GP38's UP ex SP 1984 UP ex SSW 2055
UP ex SSW 2088 UP ex SP 1981 and SSW 2077 pullin a unit gondola loaded with
gravel train was separated in yd first 2 locos took first half of cars to old army base loading track ramp was rebuilt with I beams now used by trackhoe
for unloading gravel for transit mix (concrete gravel for I 20 In east TX)
other half was taken back to Lufkin JCT to mix master concrete

Yesterday I seen UP ex CNW 653 And UP ex CNW jordan spreader 11975
(snow plow ) heading south from K.C.M.O.

today I got some pics of two NS ex CR ex PRR dont know # yet pulling A autorack
train from Chicago ILL to Sanantonio Tx via ex SP line

also seen D&RGW loco And SPSF kodachrome SP7399
note this loco was In SP daylight color scheme (bad fish no camera)
dad went to the beer store and didnt give me the camera
probaly a good thing some people dont like to see 24-36-24 FM blonde 21yrs old
and theres the ones that would call this a trophy shot[8D]

[Anonymous]

Today I saw a meet of the following....

Amtrak AEM7 - Northbound on the NEC
Amtrak Acela Exp - Southbound on the NEC
Setpa Regional - Southbound on the NEC

This happened about 2000 feet south of the Wilmington Amtrak Station. All 3 tracks were in use. The Septa train was seating while the 2 Amtrak trains passed. The Septa train sat for about 15 minutes after the pass and then reverse course and returned to the station, instead of continuing south to Newark, DE.

[Dough]

Loram rail grinder in Gainesville, GA at the Amtrack station.

[techguy57]

Had to go downtown area of Chicago today and saw a lot of UP action including a bunch of UPYs pulling flatbeds with military equipment. Also saw 4 Dash 9s (3 UP and a SP renumber) sitting along Lake St, before it goes under the El.

Mike

[Anonymous]

An odd sighting...maybe some St. Louis/Midwest folks could shed some light on this movement:

Was sitting in Taco Bell at Chouteau and Broadway in St. Louis and glanced out the window to see a UP and CSX engine leading a string of about 15-20 TOFC cars up the South approach to the MacArthur bridge from Lesperance Street towards the East side. The engines and cars looked very eighties to me for some reason. It's just so rare to see anything but Manufacturers engines pulling anything up that steep approach from Lesperance Street. Anyone else from the area ever seen anything like that on the South Approach? Almost choked on my nachos when I saw that... That made two rare sightings on the Big Mac - that move and the UP 3985 earlier in the morning.

Thanks, Mark

[Anonymous]

Shortly after 1 pm today I saw an empty coal train leaving town. UP 5946 was the pusher unit. I didn't see the head end only the tail. Just my luck. [;)]

[tree68]

Mookie crossing the diamonds at Rochelle. Well, maybe it wasn't Mookie, but it was a cat. Smart cat - no trains in sight.

[UPTRAIN]

I ran a FNM two tone blue SD40-2 with a TFM flag logo and a KCS paint TFM GP40-2 (I think [:D]) the other day behind a SD70M!!!!!!!

[ironhorseman]

22 JAN 2004
Went for a run, 2:30PM CDT
8'39": stopped by BNSF double stack- BNSF H2 dash 9, NS dash 9, NS dash 8 not wide cab or it was SD50, NS dash 9
15'38": stopped by a lone NS dash 9 with a Triple Crown train- 1st time I seen lone NS on this line
22'10": 2 BNSF H2 dash 9s, 2 hoppers, hundred (probably) tank cars
40'00": empty well cars headed south, 2 SD40-2s: 1green, 1 dark blue

WHAT WAS THE DARK BLUE ENGINE? I think I've seen one like this before but not sure. It was too far away to see reporting marks, numbers.

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UPDATE: The dark blue engine was a Montana Rail Link

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