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The Thursday Proto Photo Thread, 3/16
« on: March 16, 2006, 02:43:34 PM »
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I'll start this off with some stuff I already uploaded, Monday's Q405 at Darby:



Had a healthy-looking CSX SD50 trailing:



The album is here, but that's all that's in it so far. Later on I'll be uploading shots of a wandering Conrail GP38-2 and freight car shots from the 405. I'll also be making a post detailing the trip myself and CR6841 took Sunday.
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Re: The Thursday Proto Photo Thread, 3/16
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2006, 03:07:53 PM »
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Some stuff I saw in Topeka this week.









The lead unit is remote controlled.


I got a couple more for next week.

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Re: The Thursday Proto Photo Thread, 3/16
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2006, 04:43:33 PM »
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Here are the remains of a French-built 0-6-0 I spotted at the Trois Rivières rum distillery in Martinique. 

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Re: The Thursday Proto Photo Thread, 3/16
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2006, 04:51:55 PM »
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Re: The Thursday Proto Photo Thread, 3/16
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2006, 05:57:28 PM »
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As long as we're peeking behind the curtain...

Here's 734 at Ridgely getting ready for another day of eating coal.  Yum.
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Re: The Thursday Proto Photo Thread, 3/16
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2006, 06:34:28 PM »
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Thursday snuck up on me. Here's four Grand Trunk Western photos taken at its Detroit engine Terminal on August 28, 1957.

GTW S-3a 3732:


GTW K-4b 5630:


GTW U-1a 6040:


GTW U4 6410:


Have more but no time to scan and upload today.

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Re: The Thursday Proto Photo Thread, 3/16
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2006, 07:50:57 PM »
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Here are a few from the DFW area earlier this week:
The DGNO in Dallas:


BNSF in Carrollton:


KCS in Plano:



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Re: The Thursday Proto Photo Thread, 3/16
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2006, 08:22:51 PM »
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SP in the Tehachapi's. Woodford


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Re: The Thursday Proto Photo Thread, 3/16
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2006, 09:52:30 PM »
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Highlights from Saturdays' Reading/Harrisburg Line trip:

38G got out while Matt and I were scouting the yard, but trackwork made him stop at Macungie, and we got there just before he got a good signal:



Moving west, we caught 34M at Mertztown:


19G finally got out of Allentown and he caught up with us west of Lyons. This shot is one of my favorites from the trip:


There was actually nothing going on around the outskirts of Reading, so we stopped in Sinking Spring when a few trains popped into the picture. Here's 66Z, with a real treat leading:


Next up was this 214 with a solid set of UP power (SD70M/SD70ACe/SD60):


We continued west, and stopped in Wernersville for 33A:


33A went into emergency, a pair of air hoses separated practically right in front of me. And by this time it was getting late, so we decided to head back east. But a 262 was being run around the stopped 33A, so we caught it in Sinking Spring:


The signals to the east told us there was a westbound coming, so we waited. Too bad I musjudged the train's speed and the shot came out blurry:


33A eventually got going again, with this 36Q following behind in the last moments of daylight:


DAX is Occidental Chemical, formerly Diamond Shamrock, originally Diamond Alkali:


The Lancaster and Chester could have easily been a regional road in Southern/Southeastern PA, but that was not to be...:


NS billet car on 34M, I have no idea what it was doing at Abrams Yard:


Nice, rusty N&W hopper:


PRR 2100, ex-CR 9400, nee-RDG 2625


I didn't know the R&N started buying old Thrall coal gons:


A REALLY beat SOO gon:


YARR gon:


Zinc Corp of America covered gon:


A few others are here: http://sean121982.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=10862
« Last Edit: March 16, 2006, 09:59:18 PM by GonzoCRFan »
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Re: The Thursday Proto Photo Thread, 3/16
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2006, 06:05:16 PM »
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Here are a few from the DFW area earlier this week:
The DGNO in Dallas:

Hey, $*%^ &+%*$& @#$% &^%$# RailAmerica! Gimmie back my $%&^ @#$ *&@#  %&@^#^$ $%^&# Indiana & Ohio units!

(I feel soooo much better now!)

~Brian

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Re: The Thursday Proto Photo Thread, 3/16
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2006, 01:43:11 AM »
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great shots to all!