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[shicoe30]

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Coke Runners...

CN L510 by Shicoe30, on Flickr

The Definition of "Last Light"...

CP 277 by Shicoe30, on Flickr

Worth the ticks and burrs...

CP 277 by Shicoe30, on Flickr

[shicoe30]

Last batch...

60MPH traffic to my rear, 8,600 horses dead ahead...

CN Q196 by Shicoe30, on Flickr

Almost ruined...

CP 800 by Shicoe30, on Flickr

More rebuilt goodness....

CP 281 by Shicoe30, on Flickr

[Chessie8638]

Love those BC Rail Full Cowl Dash 8's!

Heritage:


More Heritage (filling the NKP unit up with water ):


Even More Heritage (horrible photo stitching I know. Only way to get all 20 somewhat):


Thanks to the NS crews who shuffled the units around:


Staunton, VA. The town has a rail line, Amtrak station, and an all girls college.

[Csxgp38-2]

A caboose on a CSX power move with 5+ locomotives and a SD40-3?? Once in a lifetime shot.

(Caboose is ex Winston Salem Southbound Railway, nee Seaboard System Railroads).

Late 1960s, we catch this view of a roundhouse somewhere in the northeast...


My failed attempt to copy a NS company photo:


A streetcar desireing some restoration:

[NS9030]

Q506 by DT&I, on Flickr
CSX Q507 with a crappy mac leading lol that yellow they used is so ugly

NS - Safest Railroad for 22 Years by DT&I, on Flickr
NS - Safest for 22 years

DA-warf by DT&I, on Flickr

[up_8677]

Nice! Typical filthy CSX locos.


Been on a trip since Tuesday. On Tuesday, I paid a visit to the UP Golden State Route (got skunked on trains though; they are mostly running at nighttime right now), BNSF's Dalhart Sub, and Boise City Sub. This morning, paid a visit to the Panhandle Subdivision in north of Canadian, TX.

Dalhart Sub:

Northbound coal empties:



Northbound manifest:


MRL covered hoppers tied down at the grain elevator in Hartley, TX.



Boise City Sub:

Southbound grainer:




Southbound coal loads:



Southbound manifest:





Panhandle Subdivision:

Westbound grainer:



Not everyday you see an SD70MAC on a grainer. It was not DIC either.

Westbound stacker. I'm not privy to what train is what, but I'm guessing he was not a Z because there were no trailers. He was right behind the grainer, probably running on yellows because I heard the engineer make a set on the brakes as the tail end passed.


^^Sorry about the slight blurriness on this one.




The structure at right is the top of the grain elevator in Canadian.

[xianggang]

Just outside of Las Vegas.
Taken couple of days ago.

[Cardinal51]

Coke Runners...

Where does this nickname come from ?

[Chessie8638]

Coke Runners...

Where does this nickname come from ?

Coke: solid carbonaceous material derived from destructive distillation of low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal. Cokes from coal are grey, hard, and porous. While coke can be formed naturally, the commonly used form is human-made.

Coke Train: Trains that move coke to various steel plants to be used in the steel making process. Usually moves in unit trains.

Unit Trains: An entire train carrying a single commodity (Example: Coal).

Coke Runners (railfan context): Locomotives used to move coke trains. Invented by shicoe30 on July 17th, 2012.


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Electric meets Bi-levels @ Blue Island in 2010: Was un-knowingly trespassing on METRA when I took this.




@ up_8677: Cool shots of the Big New Santa Fe (Burlilngton Northern's Still First for you BN fans).

[NS9030]

NKP 765 and NS 8100 in my hometown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
...with a bunch of foamers that don't know what a photoline is, I was barely able to get this shot...

XN Tower unboarded for the first time in years.



L75 with a GP60

CSX Headlight fail! Looked like a highrail truck from far away.

UP SD70M and NS working together.

[shicoe30]

My weekend in Ohio.


NS 958 by Shicoe30, on Flickr


NS Eastbound by Shicoe30, on Flickr


NS 958 by Shicoe30, on Flickr

[shicoe30]

More!


WE Rock Train by Shicoe30, on Flickr


CSX 365 by Shicoe30, on Flickr


WE Carey by Shicoe30, on Flickr

[shicoe30]

What a beast!


NS 958 by Shicoe30, on Flickr


NS 958 by Shicoe30, on Flickr


NS 958 by Shicoe30, on Flickr

[NS9030]

Wheres you catch it???? I LOVE those pics!!

[Chessie8638]

Sweet shots shicoe30! I might chase the deadhead moves between Harrisburg and Conway (along with every railfan / foamer in the northeast). Steam around horseshoe curve!



Running in Ohio on NS Employee Specials:

July 21 – Bellevue – Bucyrus, Ohio (3 trips).
July 22 – Bellevue – Bucyrus, Ohio (2 trips).
July 23 – Bellevue – Toledo (deadhead).
July 28 – Homestead Yard – Airline Junction (3 trips).
July 29 – Homestead Yard – Airline Junction (3 trips).
July 30 – Toledo – Portsmouth, Ohio (deadhead).

Full schedule here: http://fortwaynerailroad.org/2012-excur ... e/#content