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New paint for an old classic |
| Description: |
One of Southern's hi hood GP 30s is in the yard at Manassas, part of the consist for the Strasburg Turn. NS did not repaint a lot of the older power that was likely to be retired, so it was something of a surprise to find this. I never saw another NS painted GP 30, either SOU or NW. |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/1988 Upload Date: 7/5/2015 4:56:27 AM |
| Location: |
Manassas, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
NS 2598(GP30) SOU 4017(B23-7) NS 2797(GP38) SOU 242(GP35) SOU 2655(GP35) |
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1111 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Still Southern |
| Description: |
A Southern peculiarity, a GP 35 on Alco trucks, is one of three Southern units on the power for the Strasburg Turn. The third unit in this set still carries its C of G number too. |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/1988 Upload Date: 7/5/2015 5:07:37 AM |
| Location: |
Manassas, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2655(GP35) NS 2797(GP38) SOU 242(GP35) SOU 4017(B23-7) NS 2598(GP30) |
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966 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Still Southern, mostly |
| Description: |
Two years after the NS merger, there was still a lot of predecessor power around. This set was on a train at Danville KY on the Rathole. There's more to it than meets the eye. The leader is obvious, one of the unusual high short hood GP 30's only NW and Southern got; the third unit is ex Central of Georgia and carries its C of G number. The trailing unit is actually at home; it's sublettered for the CNO&TP. |
| Photo Date: |
9/30/1984 Upload Date: 7/3/2014 4:12:30 AM |
| Location: |
Danville, KY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2549(GP30) SOU 5080(GP38-2) SOU 244(GP35) NS 5032(GP38-2) |
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1011 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Four axle power |
| Description: |
Most of the through freights I saw this day had six axle power. One that didn't was this one, which came south with four 4 axle units. Interestingly for you numbercrunchers, the two units to the right had opposing numbers. Note GP 30, number 2625, and ahead of it, GP 35 2526. A GE rounds out the shot. |
| Photo Date: |
8/2/1980 Upload Date: 1/5/2014 4:16:59 AM |
| Location: |
Greensboro, NC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 3901(U23B) SOU 2625(GP30) SOU 2526(GP35) |
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959 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Hi hood GP 35 |
| Description: |
This high short hood GP 35 was in consist on a southbound, making a set out and pick up at Pomona Yard. Hope the folks in the power departmenu didnt get it confused with the following unit: same numbers, different order. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/1980 Upload Date: 11/12/2016 4:31:24 AM |
| Location: |
Greensboro, NC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2526(GP35) |
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682 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Left on the main |
| Description: |
Two uaits work their set off into Pomona Yard as their train waits on the main. The Amtrak station at that time was at the yard office, with e small ticket window and waiting room. I got there around 1 PM that day, waiting for the northbound Crescent, which would arrive around 3:30 AM. I had a front row seat for hours of action ap trains stopped to make ~et offs and pick ups, and the yard engines did their thing in between. It was a great place to see the action. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/1980 Upload Date: 11/12/2016 4:38:54 AM |
| Location: |
Greensboro, NC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2526(GP35) SOU 2730(GP38) |
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584 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Strasburg train with classic power |
| Description: |
A four unit set of Southern units, all hi hood, rolls off the Shenandoah River bridge at Front Roya with 17 cars of the Strasburg Local, now on the return trip to Manassas. |
| Photo Date: |
7/25/1987 Upload Date: 5/18/2015 2:19:41 AM |
| Location: |
Front Royal, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2682(GP35) SOU 2633(GP30) SOU 2674(GP35) SOU 5055(GP38-2) |
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525 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Strasburg power |
| Description: |
The power that was on the Strasburg Local that day is now back in Manassas, tied up for tomorrows activity. Note the type B trucks under the GP 35's, the result of being used from trade in Alcos. For those of you who remember when MTV used to actually run music videos, youll recall Steve Winwood had a song out in the early 80s called "Back In the High Life Again" that featured a Southern Railway train switching. This was the train, the rail sequences shot here in Manassas. |
| Photo Date: |
7/25/1987 Upload Date: 5/18/2015 2:25:32 AM |
| Location: |
Manassas, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2682(GP35) SOU 2633(GP30) SOU 2674(GP35) SOU 5055(GP38-2) |
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538 Comments: 0 |
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