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General Discussion => Prototype Railroads: News, Photos, Research => Topic started by: 3rdrail on July 06, 2006, 12:49:05 PM
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Instead of fifty years ago, how about three days ago? Y'all have no doubt heard of railfan's hotels, with rooms overlooking railroad action. Well, I stayed in one Monday and Tuesday night - the Embassy Suites, 300 Tallapoosa St., Montgomery, AL. The rooms on the North end overlook the old Montgomery Union Station and the junction of the old L&N from Mobile to Birmingham with the Western Railway of Alabama from Atlanta. Went to a Mongtomery Biscuits Class AA baseball game Monday night - like Camden Yards, the stadium is partly the old WofA freight house! Yep, same architect.
Here's the Union Station from my hotel room:
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/MontgomeryUnionStation.jpg)
And here's a local freight passing it:
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/CSXT5887-Montgy.jpg)
The local is coming off the Birmingham line. The track to the right is CSXT's Atlanta line. Note the colored glass in the trainshed end. The station looks very L&N.
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/CSXT5808-Montgy.jpg)
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1. Early morning shot of CSX ES44DC GEVO No. 5285 leads CSX intermodal train, Q112, eastbound on the Greenwich Subdivision in Berea, Ohio on 20 May 2006.
(http://www.jeffstrainsite.com/railfan_pics/Class_One/CSX/locomotive/csx_es44dc_5285.jpg)
2. CSX ES44DC GEVO No. 5364 leads CSX intermodal train, Q108, eastbound on the Greenwich Subdivision in Berea, Ohio on 20 May 2006.
(http://www.jeffstrainsite.com/railfan_pics/Class_One/CSX/locomotive/csx_es44dc_5364.jpg)
3. CSX C40-8W No. 7382 leads CSX intermodal train, Q114, eastbound on the Greenwich Subdivision in Berea, Ohio on 20 May 2006.
(http://www.jeffstrainsite.com/railfan_pics/Class_One/CSX/locomotive/csx_c40-8w_7382.jpg)
4. Canadian National (ex-Wisconsin Central) SD45U No. 7507 is the second locomotive of Norfolk Southern manifest freight train, 17Q, westbound in Berea, Ohio on 20 May 2006.
(http://www.jeffstrainsite.com/railfan_pics/Class_One/Canadian_National/locomotive/cn_sd45u_7507.jpg)
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Some Norfolk Southern first locomotive types for me:
1. Norfolk Southern ES40DC No. 7524 leads Norfolk Southern intermodal train, 25K, westbound in Berea, Ohio on 20 May 2006.
(http://www.jeffstrainsite.com/railfan_pics/Class_One/Norfolk_Southern/locomotive/ns_es40dc_7524.jpg)
2. Norfolk Southern GP59 No. 4626 is the tenth locomotive of Norfolk Southern manifest freight train, 10E, eastbound in Berea, Ohio on 20 May 2006.
(http://www.jeffstrainsite.com/railfan_pics/Class_One/Norfolk_Southern/locomotive/ns_gp59_4626.jpg)
3. Norfolk Southern SD70M-2 No. 2718 leads Norfolk Southern intermodal train, 20Q, eastbound in Berea, Ohio on 20 May 2006.
(http://www.jeffstrainsite.com/railfan_pics/Class_One/Norfolk_Southern/locomotive/ns_sd70m-2_2718.jpg)
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From July 1st.
Started off at LTEX in McDonald OH and found this Army switcher:
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/773/USArmy.jpg)
And this:
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/773/GATX100.jpg)
Needs some Tom Mann weathering :)
The shops at LETX are the old engine house of the Youngstown & Northern. So I pulled out my mountain bike and rode down the old Y&N roadbed going toward Youngstown and found this along the CSX:
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/773/1.jpg)
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/773/2.jpg)
This is Ohio Junction where the CSX interchange with the Ohio Central, The foreground tracks are the OC. Notice the lovely mountain of garbage in the background. A map of the area:
http://www.ohiocentral.com/map_north.html
Further up the junction:
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/773/3.jpg)
The crest in the rail is the start of the OC. This train was backing some old cars into a scrap dealer to be cut up.
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/773/4.jpg)
A VERY new gondola full of scrap:
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/773/5.jpg)
And some PC still around:
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/773/6.jpg)
While watching the scrap train do it's thing 4 trains went by behind it that I couldn't see :( One with BN green at the front.
Today went to Lordstown OH NS yard behind the GM cobalt plant, found this cool tankcar:
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/773/air-sandtankcar.jpg)
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(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/773/GATX100.jpg)
I'm tired of GATX coming out with fantasy junk.
;)
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Is that a real tankcar ? Why the clown paint job ? Is that Army pink diesel really a faded red , or was that found near the clown tank car ?
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The tankcar was real, but I don't see any brakegear or airhoses ??? The army switcher was a hair redder, but I highlighted the photo to let the underside detail show. The paint was faded bad and were real pink on top.
I have a cool shot showing the whole area, but can't post it online. 4631x882 1.0MB, new camera does panoramic shots automaticly.
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BTW found 12 pages of photos from LETX online:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locThumbs.aspx?id=104586
Tankcar seen here:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=161593
and here:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=161636
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I'm tired of GATX coming out with fantasy junk.
;)
Looks a bit like the Lego Tanker (http://cache.lego.com/images/shop/prod/10016-0000-XX-13-1.jpg) :o only more colourful 8)
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In the photo by Chris333, there are CSX "coke express" hoppers, behind the new gondola, in the background. My question is, has Atlas or MTL ever made a 90 ton hopper with that wording?
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I think those hoppers are X-tra tall and wouldn't match up with a normal sized hopper. There are tons of them down the street from me.
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Interesting Power switching at the Brantford Ontario yard.
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/884/NS_Jun_30_2006_4_.jpg)
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/884/NS_Jun_30_2006_7_.jpg)
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/884/NS_Jun_30_2006_5_.jpg)
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In the photo by Chris333, there are CSX "coke express" hoppers, behind the new gondola, in the background. My question is, has Atlas or MTL ever made a 90 ton hopper with that wording?
The Atlas model doesn't match the Coke Express cars. The Coke Express cars have been rebuilt from regular coal hoppers with extended sides and ends, as coke is lighter than coal. This allows the car to haul more coke before it reaches capacity than a regular coal hopper.
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I built one out of a 90 ton hopper
(https://www.therailwire.net/rr/100_2630.JPG)
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Above I said there were a ton of those hoppers down the road. On the way to work I looked, they were NS and say "HIGH TOP" on them.
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My turn. I went railfanning at CN's Bayview junction for about 7 hours, netting just over 20 trains in that time frame.
First off, a westbound VIA, followed by CN F328, normally a Montreal-Rousses Point train of interchange traffic for NS via the D&H, detoured the long way around through Ontario and New York because of flood damage to the D&H:
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600644.JPG)
Eastbound VIA:
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600648.JPG)
CN 550, Hamilton-Aldershot yard transfer:
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600650.JPG)
CN 422, Port Robinson to Toronto (MacMillan Yard):
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600654.JPG)
CN 393, CN MacMilllan Yard (Toronto)-UP Proviso (Chicago)
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600659.JPG)
CN 435, CN MacMillan Yard to Windsor:
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600662.JPG)
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Continued.
CN 398. This train was incredibly long this day.
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600663.JPG)
Waited a while until VIA 75 came by, followed by the first GO train to arrive for the evening:
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600687.JPG)
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600689.JPG)
There was a westbound freight I didn't shoot because my first set of batteries died. This was followed by VIA 83, and an unknown EB freight:
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600691.JPG)
Shortly after that freight, the second GO arrived, running half an hour late. Then it got interesting. VIA 95 to Niagara Falls got lined on the south track through Bayview to cross over at Hamilton Junction, and another GO was lined on the north track to pass Bayview but stop at the signals at Hamilton Junction. The GO arrived first and stopped between the junctions. Then 95 ran around the parked GO train. Once he cleared, the GO train that was still in Hamilton ran out onto the CN and headed back for Toronto. Finally the late-running GO could enter the CP tracks at Hamilton Junction and head for the station to unload.
Finally, the Amtrak "Maple Leaf" from New York passed by bound for Toronto. This guy was pretty much on time.
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600693.JPG)
Following him was another detour, F328's counterpart, F329. These trains should not be confused with NS trains 327/328 which haul autoparts cars to the Ford plant in St. Thomas, ON via Buffalo.
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600695.JPG)
Note the lack of any illuminated headlights on F329. That's a no-no. The 3rd GO train now departed Hamilton and stopped short of crossovers just east of Bayview to meet VIA 79. With 79 and the deadheading GO departed, I began my trek home. On my way through Cambridge, I passed a local out of Galt hauling a huge number of empty autoracks up to the yards at Hagey for the Cambridge Toyota autoplant. I took the opportunity to shoot it at a small trestle crossing the river, even though light was failing.
(http://chris.railfan.ca/posted-images/S3600696.JPG)
Total of 9 CN freights, 6 VIA passenger trains, 1 Amtrak, 3 GO commuter trains (plus their return runs to Toronto) and one CP local. Plus the Southern Ontario Railway "steel train" and 2 CPs on the Hamilton subdivision which could barely just be glimpsed passing Hamilton Junction in the distance. And one nicely sunburnt face.
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Above I said there were a ton of those hoppers down the road. On the way to work I looked, they were NS and say "HIGH TOP" on them.
I saw a bunch of those for the first time on my trip to Berea.