The Thursday Proto Photo Thread - 02/02

[Ian MacMillan]

Forgot to add some pics from East Deerfield also...

[railohio]

Plano, Tx:

Mapleleafcentral, what is the road name on the third unit behind the KCS pair--the one in sort-of simplified Nickel Plate colors?

By the way, it's always nice to see pictures of KCS units in the old white and red scheme.

That's Gateway Western. They operate the former GM&O lines in northern Missouri. IIRC, they are a KCS subsidiary or operating partner.

[wm3798]

Go to this link, and you'll see there's still a lot of scrap metal spanning the Potomac...  And these aren't nearly as big as the Hudson bridge you show.

http://www.wmwestsub.com/main.htm

Lee

[fulltritty]

I forgot to post some of my pictures from railfanning last Saturday. Here is all of the lease power that CSX had running.

1. HELM SD40-2 No. 6209 leads CSX automotive train, Q226, eastbound on the Capital Subdivision in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006.



2. HELM SD40-2 No. 8152 is the second locomotive of CSX automotive train, Q226, eastbound on the Capital Subdivision in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006.



3. Alstom Canada Incorporated SD40-2 No. 3056 leads CSX automotive train, Q276, eastbound on the Capital Subdivision in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006.



4. Alstom Canada Incorporated SD40-2 No. 3069 is the second locomotive of CSX automotive train, Q276, eastbound on the Capital Subdivision in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006. You can see the new CSX signals in the background.



5. HELM SD40-2 No. 8151 is the second locomotive of CSX automotive train, Q217, westbound on the Old Main Line in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006.



6. HELM SD40-2 No. 6308 is the second locomotive of CSX manifest freight train, Q373, westbound on the Old Main Line in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006.



7. HELM SD40M-2 No. 9036 is the second locomotive of CSX manifest freight train, Q409, westbound on the Capital Subdivision in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006.



8. Alstom Canada Incorporated SD40-2 No. 3097 leads CSX automotive train, Q296, eastbound on the Old Main Line in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006.



9. HELM SD40-2 No. 7169 is the second locomotive of CSX automotive train, Q296, eastbound on the Old Main Line in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006.

[fulltritty]

1. Norfolk Southern GP38-2 No. 5078 is the second locomotive of CSX manifest freight train, Q439, westbound on the Capital Subdivision in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006.



Saw my first GRS Pan Am box car and bagged two more on a later train.  ;D

2. Guilford Rail System 50' FMC Single Door Box Car No. 32065 is westbound on CSX manifest freight train, Q439, on the Capital Subdivision in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006.



3. Guilford Rail System 50' FMC Single Door Box Car No. 31761 is eastbound on CSX manifest freight train, Q410, on the Capital Subdivision in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006.



4. Guilford Rail System 50' FMC Single Door Box Car No. 32053 is eastbound on CSX manifest freight train, Q410, on the Capital Subdivision in St. Denis, Maryland on 28 January 2006.

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[3rdrail]

Webshots does not permit remote linking, all we see is X

[mapleleafcentral]

Here's a better side view of the Gateway Western loco for you Jackdaw:



These units show up down here from time to time and I always get as many pictures of them as I can. They're here a couple weeks and then they go somewhere else. I really like them and even have some decals here, but haven't got around to doing one up yet.

[Iain]

I found something rare:  a SHINY ATSF covered hopper.  No BNSF crap anywhere.  I wish I had had the camera.

[Jackdaw]

Here's a better side view of the Gateway Western loco for you Jackdaw:

These units show up down here from time to time and I always get as many pictures of them as I can. They're here a couple weeks and then they go somewhere else. I really like them and even have some decals here, but haven't got around to doing one up yet.

Cool!

[asciibaron]

i saw the red and blue Helms leasers on the belt line at 8:30am on my way home from the bar last weekend.  they were in perfect sun, but i was working with one eye and no camera

here's a CSX shot from this past summer on the West End - Q316 crossing the Cheat River at Rowlesburg



and a Maryland Midland shot at Little Pipe Creek, talk about being at the right place at the right time... pure luck i caught this.





-Steve Hanlon

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Steve
Can I have the full version of that MMID shot?

It's not the equipment I'm after, but that ground cover around the bridge...

[Ian MacMillan]

Steve, that shot is great!! Love the reflection on the water.

[asciibaron]

Steve, that shot is great!! Love the reflection on the water.

thanks.  here's another reflection shot.  this is Q296 crossing the Potomac at Kessler, just east of PawPaw, WV



-Steve Hanlon