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| Title: |
Open for a northbound |
| Description: |
Shooting a northbound is always tricky on a north-south oriented line, as this shot in the late afternoon at Gravette shows. Since then-now ten years, has it really been that long since I left the frozen wasteland of NY state??-some of the foliage has grown up here, making this shot problematic. The power is still with us though. |
| Photo Date: |
12/15/2006 Upload Date: 3/5/2017 3:48:38 AM |
| Location: |
Gravette, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4622(AC44CW) TFM 1613(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
595 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Empties working uphill |
| Description: |
An empty TXUX train behind a pair of KCS units works out of the Illinois River valley at Elm St. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/2008 Upload Date: 8/12/2016 3:29:46 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4622(AC44CW) KCS 4101(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
501 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Southbound grain |
| Description: |
An 80 car southbound grain train passes a historic building in downtown Noel |
| Photo Date: |
8/6/2011 Upload Date: 8/28/2011 12:29:35 AM |
| Location: |
Noel, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4622(AC44CW) TFM 1658(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
363 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
At the station |
| Description: |
Southbound grain passes the old station in Decatur |
| Photo Date: |
8/6/2011 Upload Date: 8/28/2011 12:23:16 AM |
| Location: |
Decatur, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4622(AC44CW) TFM 1658(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
260 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Passing the old guard |
| Description: |
Southbound grain train in gray passing the stuffed and mounted KCS 73D at the Decatur station |
| Photo Date: |
8/6/2011 Upload Date: 8/28/2011 12:25:11 AM |
| Location: |
Decatur, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4622(AC44CW) TFM 1658(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
287 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ran him down |
| Description: |
The down side of chasing northbounds is that most of them are empty trains, grain or coal, mostly. As a result, they move right along. While 40 MPH may not exactly be land speed record stuff, when you have to deal with towns, slowpokes on the road, school buses, etc, keeping up can be hard. This guy was already on the Lincoln Av crossing when I got to it. He beat me to Gentry, and the possibilities at Decatur are slim at this time of day. So I went for almost 20 miles to get him in the hollow between the north end of Dorsey siding and Gravette. Worth the effort!! Note the second unit, one of the gray GE's that has been repainted. There are a growing number of these, but it seems more effort has been put into the EMD's. Most of the SD 70MAC's are painted. |
| Photo Date: |
11/7/2017 Upload Date: 11/11/2017 3:25:01 AM |
| Location: |
Gravette, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4772(ES44AC) KCS 4622(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
499 Comments: 8 |
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| Title: |
Against the sky |
| Description: |
After getting the shot in the hollow, he beat me through Sulphur Springs, and I was even with him through Noel. I was looking for a meet there, but nothing coming south. I was able to get ahead for this shot at Ginger Blue, a sun lit shot in the summer, but dark side in November. Still, the trees cooperated for what turned out to be an OK shot. |
| Photo Date: |
11/7/2017 Upload Date: 11/11/2017 3:29:30 AM |
| Location: |
Ginger Blue, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4772(ES44AC) KCS 4622(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
415 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Good light |
| Description: |
As the days grow shorter, getting an afternoon train in good light becomes a race. The northbound I was following was already encountering a lot of shadow at 4 PM, but this spot along MO 59 south of Goodman is good this time of day, and the angle works nicely. |
| Photo Date: |
11/7/2017 Upload Date: 11/11/2017 3:37:27 AM |
| Location: |
Anderson, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4772(ES44AC) KCS 4622(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
435 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Some color |
| Description: |
Its uphill from Anderson to Goodman, and even empty trains work it. I was able to get ahead of him just below Splitlog for this across the field shot with some fall color. |
| Photo Date: |
11/7/2017 Upload Date: 11/11/2017 3:45:38 AM |
| Location: |
Splitlog, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4772(ES44AC) KCS 4622(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
434 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Reflections |
| Description: |
The sun glints off the grain hoppers as the empty train approaches Goodman. |
| Photo Date: |
11/7/2017 Upload Date: 11/11/2017 3:50:33 AM |
| Location: |
Goodman, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4772(ES44AC) KCS 4622(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
429 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Taking the meet |
| Description: |
The grain train meets the southbound H train, rolling up the siding at Mc Elhany as the southbound pulls down. I dont know it yet, but the H train will meet the northbound H train here too. |
| Photo Date: |
11/7/2017 Upload Date: 11/11/2017 3:53:46 AM |
| Location: |
McElhany, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4772(ES44AC) KCS 4622(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
451 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Meet the DPU |
| Description: |
Southbound merchandise train will usually get a single unit DPU, on the rear if no intermodal or autos, and ahead of those cars-generally-if there are some. The H trains DPU passes the head end of the grain train, stopped here to wait for the signal. |
| Photo Date: |
11/7/2017 Upload Date: 11/11/2017 4:24:10 AM |
| Location: |
McElhany, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4772(ES44AC) KCS 4622(AC44CW) KCS 4192(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
534 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Fly in the ointment |
| Description: |
This train was on the siding at Watts waiting for a new crew. While he was there, the dodger would come down, run the main to the south end of the yard, then do his work. While that was going on, the H train arrived, and had to sit on the main waiting his turn. Normally the dodger would take the siding, and work from there, though the locals ofter need the main for headroom anyway. It would get busy there in about 90 minutes. |
| Photo Date: |
6/15/2018 Upload Date: 6/19/2018 4:44:48 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4622(AC44CW) KCS 4593(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
137 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Earlier look |
| Description: |
When I got to Watts, the sun was on the east side of the train, so we have a look at it from an angle I dont usually get. The power is notable in that it is a pair of AC44CW's repainted in the Belle scheme. There are more now, but not nearly as many as the SD 70M's. |
| Photo Date: |
6/15/2018 Upload Date: 6/19/2018 4:48:05 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4622(AC44CW) KCS 4593(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
130 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Colorful |
| Description: |
Hard to say which is more colorful, the trees or the power on this DPU for the coal train. View off the Ark 59 overpass. |
| Photo Date: |
10/28/2018 Upload Date: 11/2/2018 5:30:38 AM |
| Location: |
Sulphur Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4622(AC44CW) PRLX 221(SD75M) UP 6046(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
216 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Tunnel of trees |
| Description: |
The DPU of the coal train rolls south through a tunnel of trees more typical of the northeast than the Ozarks. |
| Photo Date: |
10/28/2018 Upload Date: 11/3/2018 4:36:10 AM |
| Location: |
Sulphur Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6046(AC44CWCTE) PRLX 221(SD75M) KCS 4622(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
219 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Leaning in |
| Description: |
The DPU on a southbound AEPX train throttles up as it approaches Sulphur Springs, and the grade up to Gravette, seen through a tunnel of trees. |
| Photo Date: |
10/28/2018 Upload Date: 1/25/2020 4:41:17 AM |
| Location: |
Sulphur Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Diane Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6046(AC44CWCTE) PRLX 221(SD75M) KCS 4622(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
170 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Got beat again |
| Description: |
I was heading home after chasing the southbound H train earlier-that effort is in "The Chase Is On"-when I saw this southbound on the Illinois River bridge. There was road work in progress between there and Watts, so chasing for the head end was out of the question. I was able to get the DPUs as the train passed the crossing leading to the bridge and Lake Frances. |
| Photo Date: |
7/13/2019 Upload Date: 7/31/2019 4:52:32 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCSM 4560(AC44CW) KCS 4622(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
152 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Beat him to it |
| Description: |
I got lucky again, and made all the lights in Siloam. I beat the train to Davidson Rd, and got him there, rolling 100 empty grain hoppers north. |
| Photo Date: |
2/6/2022 Upload Date: 2/8/2022 5:35:59 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4622(AC44CW) KCS 4044(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
60 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Going away |
| Description: |
The going away shot at Davidson Rd as the northbound gained speed. Id be just even with his head end when I got to Gentry. |
| Photo Date: |
2/6/2022 Upload Date: 2/8/2022 5:41:47 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4622(AC44CW) KCS 4044(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
58 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Finally |
| Description: |
After the southbound TXUX train rolled through, the northbound grain train was again on the move, seen here along Wolf Creek, which still has some snow on the banks. |
| Photo Date: |
2/6/2022 Upload Date: 2/8/2022 5:55:50 AM |
| Location: |
Gravette, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4622(AC44CW) KCS 4044(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
154 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Headed back north |
| Description: |
I was prepared to follow the M train south, but as I reached the nroth end of Watts yard, I saw this train statting to roll from the meet. I spun around and beat him to the Illinois River, as we see here. |
| Photo Date: |
2/6/2022 Upload Date: 2/8/2022 5:30:30 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4622(AC44CW) KCS 4044(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
154 Comments: 2 |
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