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You Don't See This Every Day

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Anonymous
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You Don't See This Every Day
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:54 PM
I caught this awesome light engine move on Saturday here in eastern PA with a WC SD45u leading the NS Maersk Sealand SD40-2 (NS 3329)! The plus was that they were running long hood foward!



Mark
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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:58 PM
Railfans screech to a halt and jump madly out of their cars to snap pictures while regular motorists complain about the delay and try to figure out if they can beat the engines to the crossing....

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Posted by georgel on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:15 PM
NICE CATCH!!
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Posted by joegreen on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:25 PM
What's so great about that. I see WCs all the time and I have seen a BNSF local with a GP15-1 and GP38-2 running longhood forward.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:34 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by joegreen

What's so great about that. I see WCs all the time and I have seen a BNSF local with a GP15-1 and GP38-2 running longhood forward.


Out here it's rare. Also, the second unit is the only one in that scheme.
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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 3:06 PM
Another thing I find interesting is that the WC unit has no ditch lights; I thought those were required on the lead locomotive.
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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 3:42 PM
Don't need ditch lights if that end never actually leads. (I know, it's leading now, but IIRC, there are exceptions to the rule that cover this.) This being a light hop, I'd bet the Maersk loco will be in the lead when they pull out with a train.

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Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:10 PM
Pretty neat catch...dont see the second unit down in the swamp often, and never have a camera when I do...
Good deal...
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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:14 PM
nice catch.ask Bergie to make it photo of the day??
stay safe
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Posted by bbrant on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:27 PM
Sweet! Thanks for sharing.
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Posted by CSXrules4eva on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:34 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by joegreen

What's so great about that. I see WCs all the time and I have seen a BNSF local with a GP15-1 and GP38-2 running longhood forward.


See if you lived over here in the great state of Pennsylvania on the eastern side, espeacially southeastern side of PA, seeing a WC unit and a Maersk Sealand unit, is something we Pennsylvanians don't get to see eveyday. The main thing that comes around eastern PA is a whole bunch of GE widenosed units, and a couple of EMD standard cab units, I've got to say that I've never ever seen high horsepower EMD's other than SD50s or SD40-2 over here.
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Posted by rvos1979 on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:44 PM
Get your pics of the WC 45's ASAP, by the end of the year, they might be going away. CN has new locomotives on order to replace the WC 45's.

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Posted by gabe on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 5:56 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by joegreen

What's so great about that. I see WCs all the time and I have seen a BNSF local with a GP15-1 and GP38-2 running longhood forward.


Might you be mean Joe Green?

I thought it was a great photo and a great catch.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 5:59 PM
COOL!!!

I don't see that except the local CSX making deliveries.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 6:40 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by joegreen

What's so great about that. I see WCs all the time and I have seen a BNSF local with a GP15-1 and GP38-2 running longhood forward.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 6:46 PM
Great catch there Dougal.
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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 6:51 PM
NICE SHOT Dougal !!!!!!! [tup]

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Posted by oskar on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 7:10 PM
AWSOME




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Posted by espeefoamer on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 7:21 PM
Wow! That's what I call getting lucky[:D][8D]!
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Posted by blhanel on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 7:54 PM
Hi, Brian here, this is my first post on this forum. I have pictures of a similar situation that I observed here in Cedar Rapids back in mid-April, only these engines were pulling cars.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85729295@N00/21004507/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85729295@N00/21004508/

Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.

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Posted by emmar on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:15 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh

nice catch.ask Bergie to make it photo of the day??
stay safe
joe


[#ditto]
This should definitly be photo of the day!
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Posted by fuzzybroken on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:25 PM
Mark, great picture! I would love to see that combo here in Wisconsin...

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Posted by ValleyX on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:12 PM
Zardoz, you can operate without a unit equipped with ditchlights but it's 20 MPH over public road crossings so it doesn't happen very often.

Yeah, it's a neat shot and I'll bet he wasn't going very far running like that, it's a real pain to have to operate from the left side looking out the long hood and, is that cab signal territory?
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:37 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by emmar

QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh

nice catch.ask Bergie to make it photo of the day??
stay safe
joe


[#ditto]
This should definitly be photo of the day!


Yes Bergie, Make the man happy. Let this one be photo of the day.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:02 PM
He's got my vote!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:44 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal

I caught this awesome light engine move on Saturday here in eastern PA with a WC SD45u leading the NS Maersk Sealand SD40-2 (NS 3329)! The plus was that they were running long hood foward!



Mark


Very nice photo Mark, and that's a very nice consist! Nice catch on that Maersk Sealand! [:)] Nick
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 23, 2005 4:03 AM
I saw them too thay passed over my house on the old D&H line out of binghamton ny. but it had two of the W.C and that mersk with two other CN locos in the lead i was out side and didnt have a camra to snap a pic with
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 23, 2005 2:29 PM
Thanks guys!

QUOTE: Originally posted by HighIron2003ar

QUOTE: Originally posted by emmar

QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh

nice catch.ask Bergie to make it photo of the day??
stay safe
joe


[#ditto]
This should definitly be photo of the day!


Yes Bergie, Make the man happy. Let this one be photo of the day.


I'll send it in tonight, after I attempt to catch a pair of BNSF units this afternoon. [:p]

Mark
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 24, 2005 8:56 PM
Nice photos
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 24, 2005 10:01 PM
Nice catch Dougal.Great shot.
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