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| Title: |
Setting off-part 1 |
| Description: |
The ground man separates the necessary lines as the lite power move prepares to set off the dodger power. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/2023 Upload Date: 8/6/2023 6:19:04 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 2817(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
79 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Sometimes you need a little help |
| Description: |
A second crewman helps out separating the diesels. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/2023 Upload Date: 8/6/2023 6:24:57 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 2817(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
77 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Getting closer |
| Description: |
The MU cables still have to be disconnected, but at least they were able to pull the cut lever. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/2023 Upload Date: 8/6/2023 6:31:52 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 2817(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
84 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MU disconnected |
| Description: |
The MU cables have been pulled and stowed, and now theyre ready to pull away. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/2023 Upload Date: 8/6/2023 6:35:31 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 2817(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
63 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pulling away |
| Description: |
The engineer starts up the now five unit set of power, the dodger units now uncoupling, their air lines stretched as the road power pulls away. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/2023 Upload Date: 8/6/2023 6:37:25 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 2817(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
69 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Done |
| Description: |
The ground man checks the dodger power one last time as the road power pulls away. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/2023 Upload Date: 8/6/2023 6:40:18 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 2817(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
76 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Dodger power |
| Description: |
The last three units of the move were a set of four axle power for the Watts based dodger. I got them on the bridge over Baron Creek. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/2023 Upload Date: 8/7/2023 4:56:36 AM |
| Location: |
Baron, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 2037(GP22ECO) KCS 2805(GP40-3) KCS 2817(GP40-3) CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 4804(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
80 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
This is different |
| Description: |
The trailing unit on the lite power move was this rebuilt GP 40, which will work on the Watts based dodger in the upcoming week. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/2023 Upload Date: 8/7/2023 5:31:00 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 2037(GP22ECO) KCS 2805(GP40-3) KCS 2817(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
115 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Sneaking up |
| Description: |
As the soutbound road train receded, the dodger was creeping up the siding next to Carl Holley Plumbing with the typcal three geeps |
| Photo Date: |
8/18/2023 Upload Date: 9/2/2023 4:48:11 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 2817(GP40-3) KCS 2950(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
62 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Peek-a-boo |
| Description: |
We stopped in Gentry to get my wife an iced tea, and looked over to see the nose of the dodgers leader peeking out from under the Ark 12 bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
2/21/2024 Upload Date: 2/22/2024 4:00:44 AM |
| Location: |
Gentry, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 2817(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
15 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Now the whole train |
| Description: |
The dodger is seen in its entirety, its 13 cars stretched out along the siding. The crew is in McDonalds grabbing lunch, and will be on their way shortly. |
| Photo Date: |
2/21/2024 Upload Date: 2/22/2024 4:07:11 AM |
| Location: |
Gentry, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 2817(GP40-3) KCS 2955(GP40-2) KCS 2857(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
27 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Working Pipelife |
| Description: |
I came upon the Watts based dodger that works north catching it at Kenwood St as it worked the Pipelife Jetstream plant in Siloam, the power having just backed down past the crossing as it shoved plastic pellets into the plant. |
| Photo Date: |
3/27/2024 Upload Date: 4/18/2024 5:31:50 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 2857(GP40-3) KCS 2955(GP40-2) KCS 2817(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
23 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Pushing back, and a former customer |
| Description: |
The dodger power pushes covered hoppers full of plastic pellets into the Pipelife plant, past the now cut off siding for Allens Canning, the one time packers of Popeye spinach, which was once canned here, along with a variety of other vegetables. The brand survives, though Allens is no longer a going concern. The warehouse here is now owned by Pro Pak, and truck served. |
| Photo Date: |
3/27/2024 Upload Date: 4/18/2024 5:36:13 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 2857(GP40-3) KCS 2955(GP40-2) KCS 2817(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
13 Comments: 1 |
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