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| Title: |
Taking the signal |
| Description: |
The northbound empty oil train approaches the signal at the north end of the siding, about to take the main heading north. Home signals on KCS are single head: either you go, or you dont, its red or green, by and large. In the northeast where I came from, this would be a two head signal, red over green. |
| Photo Date: |
11/30/2018 Upload Date: 12/2/2018 5:39:57 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5814(ES44AC) BNSF 8987(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
116 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Knocked down |
| Description: |
The northbound has knocked down the signal and is now entering the main. Note the lettering on the hopper just to the right of the crossing flashers: buffer service only. |
| Photo Date: |
11/30/2018 Upload Date: 12/2/2018 5:47:02 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 8987(SD70MAC) BNSF 5814(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
79 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Not always sunny skies |
| Description: |
We all like to get that nicely lit shot, with the puffy cloud Kodachrome sky, but today was not it. Northbound 115 car empty oil train rolls toward the end of the siding at North Siloam behind a pair of BNSF units, as the gloom closes in on a Novermber Friday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
11/30/2018 Upload Date: 12/2/2018 5:51:24 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5814(ES44AC) BNSF 8987(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
107 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Sometimes you have to take what you get |
| Description: |
I came across the US 412 overpass to see the back of a northbound empty oil train sitting in the siding. I made a quick turn through town, anticipating a meet. As usually happens with me, I got the light at Main St red. While I was sitting there, the Lincoln Av crossing gates lit up. Crap-Im going to miss the shot. The head end of the southbound H train went past-a pair of SD 70Ms bracketing an ES 44, all in Belle paint-and I pulled up to the crossing. After the 107 cars of the H train passed, I leaned out the window to get the meet shot, such as it was. This is how it looked from the car. |
| Photo Date: |
11/30/2018 Upload Date: 12/2/2018 5:33:01 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCSM 4674(ES44AC) BNSF 5814(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
146 Comments: 1 |
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