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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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832 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
JET 2 |
| Description: |
Guilfords attempt to expedite freight to and from New England was called JET 1 and JET 2. This is the eastbound train, JET 2, sitting at Bevier St waiting on a crew. |
| Photo Date: |
4/2/1988 Upload Date: 7/7/2015 4:55:18 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BM 310(GP40-2) ST 624(SD26) ST 614(SD35) |
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689 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Classic power |
| Description: |
A pair of diesels, now dinosaurs, leads at Billings |
| Photo Date: |
11/1/1996 Upload Date: 7/15/2012 2:41:07 AM |
| Location: |
Billings, MT |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
MRL 651(SD19-1) MRL 703(SD35) |
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725 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Transfer run with 35s |
| Description: |
A transfer from elsewhere in Buffalo arrives at Buffalo Junction yard, seen from Elk St, behind a trio of 35 line units. It was getting unusual to see an SD 35 by this time, though several roads still ran them. |
| Photo Date: |
10/13/1984 Upload Date: 7/11/2014 4:03:40 AM |
| Location: |
Buffalo, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NW 1513(SD35) NW 1567(SD35) NW 238(GP35) |
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788 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Going away view |
| Description: |
A train of empty hoppers is rolling west out of the Lamberts Point yard behind a set of power that was already classic by then, including an ex EL SDP45 that had come back to NS from Conrail when the lease expired. It was one of the units financed by Dereco in the late 60s. |
| Photo Date: |
5/9/1985 Upload Date: 10/1/2014 1:56:36 AM |
| Location: |
Lamberts Point, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 1704(SD45) CR 6674(SDP45) NW 1579(SD35) |
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1094 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Back to the mines |
| Description: |
A trio of big units, including an ex EL SDP45, starts back for Roanoke with a couple hundred empties. |
| Photo Date: |
5/9/1985 Upload Date: 10/1/2014 1:58:04 AM |
| Location: |
Lamberts Point, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 1704(SD45) CR 6674(SDP45) NW 1579(SD35) |
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895 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) |
| Views: |
502 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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456 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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681 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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597 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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603 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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798 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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466 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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671 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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926 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SD 35 |
| Description: |
An ex PC SD35 was in the Selkirk deadline. The GP 9 to the left appears to have been a CNJ unit. |
| Photo Date: |
5/28/1983 Upload Date: 11/9/2013 1:06:24 AM |
| Location: |
Selkirk, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6006(SD35) CR 7272(GP9) |
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643 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR once had 50 of these |
| Description: |
CRs SD 35s came from two previous owners, the PRR and CNJ. The nose of one of the ex Pennsy units is seen in a grab shot from a passing PATH train near Marion Jct-note the curving track at right. That connects to the ex NYC North Bergen yard. I once saw an SD 40 take that curve. It was an experience. |
| Photo Date: |
11/20/1979 Upload Date: 6/5/2016 4:40:47 AM |
| Location: |
Jersey City, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6017(SD35) |
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280 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Head end helpers |
| Description: |
Sometimes, due to train make up, the helpers were put up front. Typically this happened with Trailvans, but some other trains got them as well. Here we see a TV train on its way uphill. |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:34:39 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6085(SD45) CR 6453(SD40-2) CR 6042(SD35) CR 8144(GP38-2) CR 2732(U23B) CR 3326(GP40-2) |
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705 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Westbound at the curve |
| Description: |
The train with the head end helpers passes the park at Horseshoe. Those were the days-an SD45, ex EL 3620, in the helper set, and an SD35 leading the train. |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:36:19 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6085(SD45) CR 6453(SD40-2) CR 6042(SD35) CR 8144(GP38-2) CR 2732(U23B) CR 3326(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
644 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Turning the power |
| Description: |
This power set was working through the plant at Fostoria, and would shortly head to the yard on the ex B&O Chicago main to pick up train 397 for Detroit. Were looking east on the NS ex NKP line. That's the B&O Fostoria tower at left, which was still active at the time. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/1987 Upload Date: 5/16/2015 2:09:16 AM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
TORCO 7801(SD35) CO 4173(GP40-2) |
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490 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Toledo bound |
| Description: |
Train 397 takes the connection track at Fostoria tower as it moves from the B&O east-west main to the line to Toledo with 105 cars. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/1987 Upload Date: 5/16/2015 2:13:19 AM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 4173(GP40-2) TORCO 7801(SD35) |
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573 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lease unit |
| Description: |
This ex Chessie SD35 was the trailing unit on 397. I never saw another TORCO unit. I have wondered since who they were, and what became of that engine, though by now its probably long scrapped. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/1987 Upload Date: 5/16/2015 2:32:35 AM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
TORCO 7801(SD35) |
| Views: |
408 Comments: 2 |
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