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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: |
818 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 skde 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: |
693 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 alteady 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: |
757 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: |
740 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: |
720 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, hut 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: |
793 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 twains 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: |
883 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Past the signal |
| Description: |
The northbound rolls past the automatic at MP 238. The detector here will report 410 axles, which breaks down to five six axle diesels and 95 cars. |
| Photo Date: |
6/6/2024 Upload Date: 6/11/2024 6:08:57 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4034(SD70ACe) KCS 4772(ES44AC) UP 7746(AC45CCTE) KCS 5023(ET44AC) KCS 4606(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
196 Comments: 1 |
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