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[Anonymous]

I SAW THE AMERICAN OREINT EXPRESS IN SEATTLE THIS SUMMER THAT WAS COOL

[Anonymous]

I guess no one has been seeing anything for the last few days. [V]

Hopefully today and tomorrow we can all railfan some and tell what we saw. [:)]

I don't know about you, but I can't wait. [:p] [}:)] [;)]

[Anonymous]

Ok, I have the 3985 pics back now and on computer disk. [^]

They are ok pics, not the best, not the worst. [:p]

I have emailed them to the people on my addy list.

If you would like to have them just email me and I will be glad to share them with you.

[dharmon]

Oh I forgot to add.....

on day one of the trip I also saw a semi trailer loaded with new signal heads headed west and on day six I saw another semi trailer loaded with freight truck castings...side frames and bolsters...no wheels or springs.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes


Also saw the 3985. There was a large turnout on Thursday to see it even in the rainy cold weather.

I bought some souvineer posters for some of the MSN Messenger Chat group. [:D]

Well, early this morning I got my pics and computer disk from Walgreens. I thought I only got one shot of the 3985 under way but found 2 shots in the developed pics. The only problem is they forgot to put the pics onto the disk so I have to make another trip there and ask them is they know what they are doing? I am beginning to wonder if they do. Some of you might remember that late last year they sent my pics home with someone else. It took about 1 1/2 weeks to finally get my pics, and if the person who got them would not have returned them--I never would. I am convinced that the computer virus I had (causing me to have to reformat my hard drive and loose everything on it) also came from there. Just after I loaded their pic disk did my trouble start. Needless to say, I am not too happy with them right now. [:(!]

When they finally get their act in order and get me my disk then I can email them out to the people on my addy. If you are not on my addy list and want to be just email me and I will be glad to add you. [;)]

Patiently waiting for my disk with pics N O T. [:(!]

[bnsfkline]

=YESTERDAY I saw 3 UP SD35's 3202 3665 2998 headed toward mobile ALA on the NS main in merridian this morning seen a very rare sight on Its way to a RR museum
some where a GP 60 GM&O 2377 new red & white paint very beautifull no pics damn"

Those were SD40-2's

[bbrant]

Saw more UP power on CSX in Pittsburgh. An eastbound coal drag had a pair of UP widecabs (couldn't tell exactly what they were) on the point.

[bnsfkline]

I am the 100th post on here! YAY! Yesterday I saw a BNSF GP60M and SD60M in H2, a BN SD40-2 with no BNSF markings, a Conrail SD40, a UP GEVO C45ACCTe, FURC and HLCX lease units, and Oakway SD60's.

I AM THE 100TH POST! ALL HAIL ME! CALL ME YOUR DARK GOD! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

How can you train watch, write and drive?

I didn't write anything down, committed it all to short term....what do you call it....ohh yeah short term memory...what were we talking about again?

[JoeKoh]

Sunday
while waiting for a csx freight at the gm yard(with a bnsf and a conrail unit) saw 2 intermodals pass it. One eastbound one westbound. then the bnsf engine took charge and pulled the train back twoards chicago.Matt liked it.
stay safe
Joe

[Mookie]

How can you train watch, write and drive?

[dharmon]

Well, let's see....

Day one....Alot of stuff going into San Bernadino CA including what looked like a dark blue U-Boat and two slugs doing switching at the Intermodal yard. Also Amtrak came limping in with a line Superliners and MHCs with the two GEs on point being lead by two BNSF 4 axle GEs. Also got to see the UP/BNSF parallel main lines in the area, clobbered with double stacks. Saw two private Geeps at grain elevators in CA.

Day two... BNSF double track main along I40 through AZ, NM, and into the panhandle. Think the snow had stuff backed up through Flagstaff. Double stacks stopped on the main about every 5 miles for hours. Also saw a Sperry Hi rail truck and a rail detector car putting along.

Day three.....snow too bad couldn't watch trains .....driving hard enough.

Day six....UP doing track work like mad from Muskogee OK to TX. Every conceivable piece of track equipment ever developed. UP putting some serious work into the line. UP main long I20. Double stacks and auto racks running about 5 miles behind each other west bound. Pooled power ruled UP (SP/DRGW), CSX, NS (conrail) and lease units. SD40-2s/SD40-2Ts all over the place and I swear I saw a high nose (SD9....) Tried to do a double take but couldn't. Also saw alot more 4 axle units on the main than I expected. GEs with EMDs, ACs with -2's, mixes of 4 and 6 axles. It was all there.

Day seven..... UP main along I10 through TX, NM, AZ........Good mix of stacks, auto rack and general freight. Really high traffic. Saw a line of gray unmarked 4 axle Uboats in El Paso at the UP terminal. In NM passed a general that was a railfan's delight. One car at least of everything......a group of stacks, boxcars including some what looked like 40 footers (NOKL?), WP, CNW and MP boxes, a mix of every RBOX scheme and type from the 80s on..hoppers one of which was a ROCK, coil cars, tanks of every shape and size.......and leading it was a SD40-2, a tunnel motor, big GE and.......a 4 axle SP UBoat blowing smoke like, well you know.... I also saw a string of I guess ballast cars..they looked like thrall side coal gons with dump chutes on the bottom. I can't recall the name on them though. But they weren't UP it was a private company....Heath or something like that....if anyone can shed light on it ......Also saw five UP stacks on one siding waiting for two east bounds that were probably no more than two miles apart....

All in all not bad for some railfanning while driving.

[traingeek087]

Also there's a branch line that goes up to a town 7-8 miles north of here.where they haul grain out of, as of this time they are storing about 4 miles worth of ttx well cars and ttx spine cars there I've known of them for about 3 weeks, but they could have been there as much as a month or two earlier.

[traingeek087]

Live In Nebraska. Saw a SD40-2 Heritage-pumpkin as many people call them, and a GP60B also in the Heritage/pumpkin scheme. I'm guessing they were going to pick up a grain train somewhere considering it being just a light engine move. Kinda unusual for a grain train, usually two C44-9W's, very interesting.

[JoeKoh]

A csx train with a csx dash 8 a gm lease and a up sd70 pulling 18 cars and a furx sd402
leading 5 other engines on a very much looooooonnnnger csx eastbound freight.
matt was impressed.
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

On Wednesday I saw UP 6938. It wasn't going anywhere. I have a funny feeling I will see it again on Thursday. [}:)] [;)] [:D]

Yelp, saw the 6938 in North Little Rock again. It still hasn't moved. [}:)] [:D] [;)]

Also saw the 3985. There was a large turnout on Thursday to see it even in the rainy cold weather.

I bought some souvineer posters for some of the MSN Messenger Chat group. [:D]

Too many people around it to get any good shots tho. [:(]

[Anonymous]

On Wednesday I saw UP 6938. It wasn't going anywhere. I have a funny feeling I will see it again on Thursday. [}:)] [;)] [:D]

[tree68]

Ok, so it wasn't an exotic loco or a fallen flag, but it's the first one I think I've ever seen:

One each ballast regulator/snowblower, clearing the latest north country snowfall from the tracks on Fort Drum.

[Anonymous]

seen 2 UP SD-40's 3802 & 3244 headed south to Victoria Tx

[corwinda]

Long string of brand new TTX doublestack cars (3 packs; marked 'blt 1-04') headed south on UP in Eugene OR.

Richard Reid

[Mikeygaw]

an NS C40-9W (9467) pulling a mixed freight of gondola and tank cars

[Anonymous]

G&M A sub of the old GM&O has A loco goin to a RR museum REpainted to GM&O

[Anonymous]

this mornin I saw 3 IC SD-50's 1003 1023 & 1044 headed north to memphis with
A double stck from New Orleans GO PATRIOTS

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by SWITCH09

YESTERDAY I saw 3 UP SD35's 3202 3665 2998 headed toward mobile ALA on the NS main in merridian this morning seen a very rare sight on Its way to a RR museum
some where a GP -30 GM&O 2377 new red & white paint very beautifull no pics damn

I think its goin to St Louis maybe but I wish i had a camera when i seen it
also I seen a double decker bus like you see in london the driver was on the opposite side passengers board on the driver side [8D] that was cool it still had the orig lic plate and below it was a Miss lic plate it was cool [8D][8D]

[Mikeygaw]

saw a CSX SD60 and C44-9W pulling a mixed freight of UP, BNSF, and unrepainted BN boxcars, a CR gondola, and leaser tank cars, a hopper, and lumber cars. Also, i saw an Amtrak diesel (possibly a GP... couldn't get a good look... or pics unfortunately) pushing a single MOW car

Edit: after some searching, it is a GP... A GP40

[Anonymous]

YESTERDAY I saw 3 UP SD35's 3202 3665 2998 headed toward mobile ALA on the NS main in merridian this morning seen a very rare sight on Its way to a RR museum
some where a GP 60 GM&O 2377 new red & white paint very beautifull no pics damn

[JoeKoh]

Hi
saw 2 sd 40-2s one was in bnsf heritage scheme with furx under the window and a cefx unit in blue.saw it come down from the north onto the east west main in deshler Oh.
stay safe
Joe

[Mikeygaw]

i saw a CSX switcher on a line servicing a chemical plant... couldnt get a good look at it... was on a bus and only got a front view... well, the cab looked like that of a SW1200, but it was shorter and didn't have a slope right before the cab.

Also saw a mixed freight of chemical, coal and boxcars, and another freight of chemical cars

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

Jim,
You saw an ALCO "not smoking"[?]
Either you jest,or the prime mover wasn't running[:-^][}:)]

I am sure the prime mover was working just fine. L R & W can sometimes pull a pretty good sized train. They usually use only 2 engines. This summer I plan to do some L R & W railfanning. Any takers, just let me know. [;)]

[Anonymous]

This mornin i saw 2 SP C44-9AC #'s 110 & 125 Headed north from big sandy tx to N Liitle rock ark loaded down with freight mostly boxcars some tankers
only 7 flatcars 2 of them were derail cars (carrying a derailed hopper)
looked like it beyond repair



a couple years back on a ride to shreveport some where out side Marshall
there was a RR grave yd 2 spur tracks going into the yard and a big magnet awaits saw 12 stacks of railcars [:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(] 4-5 cars ineach stack seems like UP[:(!] dont want to fix them some just had minor damage but
UP makes money off scrap metal it was a sad sight there were more stacks
i could only see 12