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6/12/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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Crew change
Title:  Crew change
Description:  This northbound headed for the Lineville Sub with 91 cars will make a crew change here, as every train does.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 5:13:40 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3296(ET44AH) CSX 339(AC44CW) CSX 857(ES44AC-H)
Views:  395   Comments: 2
Heading north
Title:  Heading north
Description:  The northbound for the Lineville Sub has made his crew change, and is now headed toward Birmingham, passing a coal train tied down for a crew.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 5:18:05 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3296(ET44AH) CSX 339(AC44CW) CSX 857(ES44AC-H)
Views:  362   Comments: 3
Taking the signal
Title:  Taking the signal
Description:  This northbound 105 car train is taking a high green for the Manchester Sub, and will slowly snake around to the right, then left again as it heads for Atlanta.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 4:47:26 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3154(ES44AC-H) CSX 343(AC44CW)
Views:  260   Comments: 2
Pulling up
Title:  Pulling up
Description:  This northbound has just had a crew change and will shortly get the signal for a trip to Atlanta.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 4:56:04 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3154(ES44AC-H) CSX 343(AC44CW)
Views:  224   Comments: 3
Knocked down
Title:  Knocked down
Description:  The northbound has just knocked down the signal as he heads for the Manchester Sub.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 5:00:03 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3154(ES44AC-H) CSX 343(AC44CW)
Views:  241   Comments: 2
Q 143 arrives
Title:  Q 143 arrives
Description:  Q 143 arrives from the Lineville Sub with 170 platforms. There was enough light to get the shot here, but it was dark when he cleared. The northbound with 5207 has gotten as far as he can after a crew change over an hour ago.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 5:35:25 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3473(ET44AH) CSX 350(AC44CW) CSX 5271(ES44DC) CSX 5207(ES44DC)
Views:  358   Comments: 2
Made the meet
Title:  Made the meet
Description:  An eastbound CSX detour train waits at Susquehanna as Q 271 pulls away from the meet. Ill chase Q 271 back to Binghamton. The water tower support is for the tower that once supplied water to the Erie car shops, which stood beyond the train for over 100 years.
Photo Date:  7/10/2004  Upload Date: 6/6/2017 5:51:48 AM
Location:  Susquehanna, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 561(AC44CW) CSX 8321(SD40-2) CSX 374(AC44CW)
Views:  940   Comments: 0
Stacks by the office
Title:  Stacks by the office
Description:  The Sequatchie Valley has a small yard and office at Bridgeport, adjacent to the CSX main. We see a southbound 113 platform stack train roll by on its way to Atlanta.
Photo Date:  9/18/2018  Upload Date: 10/19/2018 5:20:53 AM
Location:  Bridgeport, AL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 418(AC44CW) CSX 896(ES44AC-H) CSX 3198(ES44AC-H)
Views:  368   Comments: 1
New leader
Title:  New leader
Description:  When we got back to Gentry, we figured this train was waiting on a meet, which appeared to be imminent when we heard a horn off to the north. Not quite. This pair of units came down and coupled to the head end. I wasnt there to see what had gone on before we got there, but if I had to guess, they had a problem with the lead unit, and took the DPU and moved it to the head end. The plan was to chase this guy north, but KCS had other plans. Things don't often work out as you thought.
Photo Date:  11/26/2018  Upload Date: 11/29/2018 3:11:54 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 419(AC44CW) KCSM 4714(ES44AC) KCSM 4719(ES44AC) KCS 4587(AC44CW) PRLX 240(SD75M)
Views:  736   Comments: 2
Meet
Title:  Meet
Description:  The southbound coal train rolls past the head end of the northbound as the conductor does a roll by. The oil train isn't done waiting yet.
Photo Date:  11/26/2018  Upload Date: 11/29/2018 4:35:48 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 419(AC44CW) UP 7794(ES44AC)
Views:  275   Comments: 3
UP 8119 west
Title:  UP 8119 west
Description:  UP and CSX units lead a westbound past a barn near Topeka
Photo Date:  9/5/2011  Upload Date: 1/20/2012 1:36:11 AM
Location:  Belvue, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8119(SD9043MAC) CSX 442(AC44CW)
Views:  594   Comments: 0
Q112 glint
Title:  Q112 glint
Description:  Q 112 with 100 cars makes his move to enter the yard as he passes under Thompson Rd through CP 286.
Photo Date:  5/19/2004  Upload Date: 5/6/2017 4:12:03 AM
Location:  East Syracuse, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 451(AC44CW) CSX 8717(SD60) CSX 7346(C40-8W)
Views:  940   Comments: 0
Visitor from afar
Title:  Visitor from afar
Description:  A CSX unit neads this grain train approaching the interlocking at Shattuck.
Photo Date:  5/26/2008  Upload Date: 8/4/2016 4:02:15 AM
Location:  Shattuck, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 458(AC44CW) BNSF 4572(C44-9W)
Views:  673   Comments: 1
Rolling west
Title:  Rolling west
Description:  CSX 476 leads a westbound under the Willis Av bridge as it makes its way out of Syracuse.
Photo Date:  9/10/2000  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 12:47:53 AM
Location:  SYRACUSE (CP293), NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 476(AC44CW) HLCX 5058(SD40) CSX 7729(C40-8W)
Views:  1084   Comments: 0
Coal south
Title:  Coal south
Description:  A loaded Georgia Power train rolls 110 cars past the Dalton station. I'd see this train the next day at Stevenson AL, returning to the mine.
Photo Date:  9/17/2018  Upload Date: 10/27/2018 4:54:50 AM
Location:  Dalton, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3305(ET44AH) CSX 480(AC44CW)
Views:  352   Comments: 1
Georgia Power empties
Title:  Georgia Power empties
Description:  An empty Georgia Power train rolls through the end of double track, and will head up the ex L&N behind me as it goes for more coal.
Photo Date:  9/18/2018  Upload Date: 10/19/2018 6:12:35 AM
Location:  Stevenson, AL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3305(ET44AH) CSX 480(AC44CW)
Views:  433   Comments: 1
C&O gone modern
Title:  C&O gone modern
Description:  Dad was up to Charlottesville for a visit to Monticello and stopped at the joint Southern-C&O station, and caught this westbound empty coal train.behind the successors to C&O SD 18's, 35's and 40's.
Photo Date:  7/23/2006  Upload Date: 11/13/2017 4:26:18 AM
Location:  Charlottesville, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 561(AC44CW) CSX 4722(SD70MAC)
Views:  705   Comments: 1
On the street
Title:  On the street
Description:  A CSX GE leads an empty coal train as it peeks out from behind a building in downtown Charlottesville
Photo Date:  7/23/2006  Upload Date: 11/13/2017 4:33:58 AM
Location:  Charlottesville, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 561(AC44CW)
Views:  482   Comments: 2
Westbound with western power
Title:  Westbound with western power
Description:  A BNSF unit leads Q 109 and 71 cars
Photo Date:  5/19/2004  Upload Date: 1/10/2013 12:27:39 AM
Location:  Weedsport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4771(C44-9W) CSX 565(AC44CW)
Views:  856   Comments: 0
Tying up here
Title:  Tying up here
Description:  A southbound coal train has come off the Lineville Sub, and will tie up here. Its around 1300. Hell still be here when I leave around 1930.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 4:43:48 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3022(ES44AC-H) CSX 581(AC44CW)
Views:  253   Comments: 3
Stacks too
Title:  Stacks too
Description:  A 92 platform stack train rolls west through Weedsport. CSX ran a number of these that day, along with what seemed like a lot of trailers.
Photo Date:  7/29/2004  Upload Date: 6/7/2017 4:18:10 AM
Location:  Weedsport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 587(AC44CW) CSX 583(AC44CW)
Views:  800   Comments: 1
Lots of trailers
Title:  Lots of trailers
Description:  A westbound trailer train approaches Utica station, 86 cars in tow. Ex NYC signal station 30 is the building behind the train.
Photo Date:  5/12/2004  Upload Date: 6/3/2017 4:52:08 AM
Location:  Utica, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 695(AC60CW) CSX 589(AC44CW) CSX 8780(SD60M)
Views:  999   Comments: 1
Morning westbound
Title:  Morning westbound
Description:  We had just left the KOA in Amarillo, which is close enough to the tracks you can see trains, when we encountered this westbound grain move near White Deer. View through the windshield as we rolled east on US 60.
Photo Date:  4/7/2015  Upload Date: 12/18/2018 5:33:36 AM
Location:  White Deer, TX
Author:  Diane Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5279(C44-9W) CSX 5101(AC44CW)
Views:  353   Comments: 2
Grain west
Title:  Grain west
Description:  A westbound grain train rolls past the sentinel of the plains as it makes its way toward Amarillo at high speed.
Photo Date:  4/7/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 4:03:35 AM
Location:  White Deer, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5179(C44-9W) CSX 5101(AC44CW)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
Under a cloud
Title:  Under a cloud
Description:  Fortunately, not one that is shadowing the train, but it does make a nice effect in the sky. A westbound grain train rolls past an elevator along US 60.
Photo Date:  7/7/2015  Upload Date: 2/22/2019 5:05:39 AM
Location:  Panhandle, TX
Author:  Diane Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5274(C44-9W) CSX 5101(AC44CW)
Views:  340   Comments: 2
CSX 5105
Title:  CSX 5105
Description:  One of the Q100 series trains at CP 285
Photo Date:  5/19/2004  Upload Date: 1/10/2013 12:57:22 AM
Location:  Syracuse, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5105(AC44CW) CSX 4751(SD70MAC)
Views:  818   Comments: 0
Q 113
Title:  Q 113
Description:  Q 113 with dark and bright future units rolls through CP 285
Photo Date:  5/19/2004  Upload Date: 1/10/2013 1:00:02 AM
Location:  Syracuse, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5121(AC44CW) CSX 711(SD70MAC)
Views:  805   Comments: 0


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