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| Title: |
Headed south |
| Description: |
A southbound train behind a standard power consist for the time roll through the old Greensboro passenger station. The lead unit, 221, is ex Central of Georgia |
| Photo Date: |
8/2/1979 Upload Date: 8/1/2012 12:28:23 AM |
| Location: |
Greensboro, NC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 221(SD35) SOU 3289(SD40-2) SOU 3299(SD40-2) |
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842 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
All nighter |
| Description: |
A southbound slows to work Pomona Yard, the head brakeman ready to drop off and count cars for the set out. Theyll set out and pick up here as the train continues its run through the darkness toward Atlanta. |
| Photo Date: |
8/10/1980 Upload Date: 11/19/2016 2:45:55 AM |
| Location: |
Greensboro, NC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 3014(SD35) SOU 3307(SD40-2) |
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510 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Pulling them out |
| Description: |
A power set comes out of the yard with a cut of cars to roll south. Its train is waiting on the main. The two SD 35's were common on road freights at this time, along with either an SD 40 or 45. Most of the trains I saw that day had some combination of SD 35's, 40's, and 45's, typically in three unit sets, almost all of them running long hood forward which was standard Southern practice. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/1980 Upload Date: 11/12/2016 4:41:38 AM |
| Location: |
Greensboro, NC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 3084(SD35) SOU 3015(SD35) |
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466 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Yard power |
| Description: |
The SW or MP15 and slug was a common combination at Chattanooga. This is the second such set I saw while entering the yard, this one with an SW1500 |
| Photo Date: |
9/29/1984 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 4:01:38 AM |
| Location: |
Chattanooga, TN |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2330(SW1500) SOU 3021(SD35) SOU 3142(SD45) SOU 9836(RP-A4U) |
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694 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
All Southern consist |
| Description: |
A northbound rolls past the Charlottesville station with a former Southern GP 50 leading a set of SDs still in their tuxedoes. Classic Southern signals abound. |
| Photo Date: |
6/13/1985 Upload Date: 10/4/2014 1:46:05 AM |
| Location: |
Charlottesville, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 7008(GP50) SOU 3157(SD45) SOU 3199(SD40) SOU 3048(SD35) |
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600 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Making work |
| Description: |
Another southbound sets off cars at Pomona. Once hes gone, the yard crew will be back at it, sorting them out for their destinations when Mondays local jobs come back to work. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/1980 Upload Date: 11/12/2016 4:57:34 AM |
| Location: |
Greensboro, NC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 3057(SD35) SOU 3258(SD40-2) SOU 3328(SD40-2) |
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616 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Thunder in the storm |
| Description: |
A southbound behind a long hood forward SD 45 roll past the yard office in a thunderstorm, making a little thunder of its own as it passes. Hell pull down about 60 carlengths, and the head brakie will pull the cut lever, allowing the cars to be pulled ahead and set off in the yard. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/1980 Upload Date: 11/12/2016 4:46:00 AM |
| Location: |
Greensboro, NC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 3129(SD45) SOU 3076(SD35) SOU 3246(SD40-2) |
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804 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
On into the night |
| Description: |
Well after dark, a southbound works the yard. The traffic here was not monumental-no one will confuse this line with the UP in Nebraska-but it was steady. I was there about 15 hours, and saw 15 or so trains. I didnt keep notes in those days(silly me, theyd be really helpful now, 35 years later), so dont have an exact count, but it seemed like there was a train every hour or so. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/1980 Upload Date: 11/12/2016 4:50:20 AM |
| Location: |
Greensboro, NC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 3084(SD35) SOU 3187(SD40) |
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472 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SD 35 |
| Description: |
A unit that was fairly common, but faded quickly by the early 80's, probably due to its having the 567 engine, was the SD35. Southern used them on its road trains, usually in combination with a pair of SD40's, or in a mix of 40's and 45's. Here we see 3097J as middle uinit of a train making a set out at Pomona yard. |
| Photo Date: |
8/2/1980 Upload Date: 1/1/2014 5:04:44 AM |
| Location: |
Greensboro, NC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 3097(SD35) |
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678 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Typical power set |
| Description: |
I saw a number of trains while waiting for the northbound Crescent. Most had power sets like this one, a pair of SD40/-2's and an SD 35 or 45. |
| Photo Date: |
8/2/1980 Upload Date: 1/1/2014 5:04:45 AM |
| Location: |
Greensboro, NC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 3328(SD40-2) SOU 3097(SD35) SOU 3258(SD40-2) |
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937 Comments: 0 |
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