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| Title: |
NW car on the ex Virginian |
| Description: |
This NW caboose was on the back of a train on the ex Virginian line that ran out of Deepwater WV. I had gone to WV to chase C&O 614, and caught this purely by dumb luck. Too bad the day was so cloudy. |
| Photo Date: |
1/28/1985 Upload Date: 9/24/2014 11:15:32 AM |
| Location: |
Eccles, WV |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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| Title: |
Safety caboose |
| Description: |
The New England Division Safety caboose makes an appearance on a local at Palmer Mass. The Buffalo Division also had one so adorned. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1985 Upload Date: 6/19/2011 2:34:34 AM |
| Location: |
Palmer, MA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Yard,Action |
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| Title: |
L&N car |
| Description: |
This L&N caboose was traling a rail train that had stopped at Sanford. |
| Photo Date: |
5/6/1985 Upload Date: 10/1/2014 2:10:36 AM |
| Location: |
Sanford, FL |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Roster,RollingStock,Yard |
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| Title: |
Vanished vista |
| Description: |
Virginia was one of the states that required trains to have cabooses by law, so they hung on there longer than anywhere else. The other classic part of the scene is the signals, which were a Southern trademark. They will be gone soon, if they arent already as PTC pushes railroads into upgrading their systems to accomodate it. |
| Photo Date: |
6/13/1985 Upload Date: 10/1/2014 2:16:27 AM |
| Location: |
Charlottesville, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,RollingStock,Signal,Action |
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| Title: |
Rolling downhill |
| Description: |
Sometimes a train would get a caboose, even in the mid 80s, such as this eastbound rolling off the Berkshire summit toward Springfield. |
| Photo Date: |
8/20/1985 Upload Date: 10/6/2014 1:10:14 AM |
| Location: |
Washington, MA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,RollingStock,Action |
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114 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Not long for the world |
| Description: |
This Maine Central caboose was trailing MEBU at Endwell in November 1985. By this time, cabooses on road trains were a rarity. While I would see them on trains into the early 90s, it did not happen often. |
| Photo Date: |
11/5/1985 Upload Date: 10/14/2014 2:35:29 AM |
| Location: |
Endwell, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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160 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ex Pennsy car |
| Description: |
This ex PRR caib was right at home in Sunnyside, about to head through Penn Station on the rear of the Ringling Bros circus train. |
| Photo Date: |
12/6/1985 Upload Date: 10/14/2014 2:27:13 AM |
| Location: |
Long Island City, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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164 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AB&B buggy |
| Description: |
This Akron & Barberton Belt caboose was at Barberton. Looks like an ex Wabash car. |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1986 Upload Date: 11/14/2014 1:50:07 AM |
| Location: |
Barberton, OH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Roster,RollingStock,Yard |
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92 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BN waycar |
| Description: |
The caboose on the southbound train that had just passed. There were still quite a few of these in use at the time. I think I saw more trains with cabooses than without. This one appears to have been recently painted. |
| Photo Date: |
2/19/1986 Upload Date: 11/10/2014 3:03:17 AM |
| Location: |
Lenexa, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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127 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Local waycar |
| Description: |
The locals always got cabooses, especially this one, since with the power in the middle of the train, they had to do a lot of reverse moves. |
| Photo Date: |
2/19/1986 Upload Date: 11/10/2014 3:05:14 AM |
| Location: |
Lenexa, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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126 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Stainless |
| Description: |
KCS had a group of stainless steel cabooses, which were distinctive and could blind you in the sun. My luck was usually that I saw the good stuff on cloudy days, so I was pretty safe!! |
| Photo Date: |
2/19/1986 Upload Date: 11/14/2014 1:54:14 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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153 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Milwaukee van |
| Description: |
A train running through Southwest Jct has this distinctive van on the rear. |
| Photo Date: |
2/19/1986 Upload Date: 11/14/2014 1:59:25 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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177 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP car |
| Description: |
The SP train on Rock trackage rights carried this caboose into KC. Note the radio antenna. The aliens have landed!! Also of note is the CR bilevel open top auto rack. Don't see those any more. |
| Photo Date: |
2/19/1986 Upload Date: 11/10/2014 3:08:38 AM |
| Location: |
Bonner Springs, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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191 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Caboose on the way west |
| Description: |
This empty coal train headed west on the MP has a UP bay window caboose bringing up the rear. Cabooses were a place many roads put safety slogans, as this car shows. |
| Photo Date: |
2/19/1986 Upload Date: 11/10/2014 3:12:55 AM |
| Location: |
Bonner Springs, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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187 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Harbinger |
| Description: |
In a foreshadowing of events nearly 10 years hence, a Santa Fe caboose brings up the rear of a BN train on the ex Frisco. |
| Photo Date: |
2/20/1986 Upload Date: 11/12/2014 3:22:03 AM |
| Location: |
Olathe, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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190 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Double duty |
| Description: |
An eastbound Rio Grande trackage rights train has two cabooses as it passes Wagstaff on the ex Mopac |
| Photo Date: |
2/20/1986 Upload Date: 11/12/2014 3:24:13 AM |
| Location: |
Wagstaff, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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879 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Not much for accomodations |
| Description: |
The Rio Grande train I had just shot met this westbound UP train with an ex MP "outhouse on a raft". Bet those guys wished they were on the DRGW train!! |
| Photo Date: |
2/20/1986 Upload Date: 11/12/2014 3:26:36 AM |
| Location: |
Wagstaff, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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201 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coal train buggy |
| Description: |
This westbound empty coal train had a UP pool caboose bringing up the markers. |
| Photo Date: |
2/20/1986 Upload Date: 11/12/2014 3:28:59 AM |
| Location: |
Osawatomie, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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178 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
And a caboose |
| Description: |
There were still cabooses on many trains, even as late as 1986, though they had pretty much disappeared on the road trains. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1986 Upload Date: 11/17/2014 3:55:19 AM |
| Location: |
Iona Island (Rockland Co), NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Scenic,RollingStock,Action |
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125 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR caboose |
| Description: |
This bay window caboose was trailing a work train at Allentown yard |
| Photo Date: |
5/20/1986 Upload Date: 11/19/2014 2:50:56 PM |
| Location: |
Allentown Hump Yard, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Yard,Action |
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94 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Trailing into Enola |
| Description: |
This eastbound has passes the Rockville bridge and will shortly be in Enola yard. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1986 Upload Date: 12/1/2014 1:45:03 AM |
| Location: |
Marysville, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Scenic,RollingStock,Action |
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138 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CN on CV |
| Description: |
Central Vermont was one of CNs US subsidiaries, and sometimes got run through equipment. The power was an on and off affair, sometimes running to Palmer, sometimes to St Albans. The cabooses commonly ran to Palmer, as did this one seen at Belchertown Mass on train 444. Note the "international service" stenciled under the cupola. |
| Photo Date: |
6/17/1986 Upload Date: 11/21/2014 3:10:32 AM |
| Location: |
Belchertown, MA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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183 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
B&O caboose |
| Description: |
A Chessie painted B&O car trails this westbound coal train at Point of Rocks, the first of two B&O bay window cars I'd see that day. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/25/2014 12:01:13 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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| Title: |
B&O car headed for Philly |
| Description: |
A Chessie painted B&O caboose rolls north off Conrail to the B&O. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/28/2014 2:30:10 AM |
| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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100 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
C&O car |
| Description: |
This C&O car was trailing the Orange Blossom Special northbound. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/28/2014 2:34:57 AM |
| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Action |
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95 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
B&O caboose |
| Description: |
The second B&O car of the day was bringing up the rear of a westbound merchandise train at Point of Rocks |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/25/2014 12:05:03 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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75 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pennsy cabin |
| Description: |
This ex Pennsy cabin car is right at home where the wire once hung. Check the Frisco box just ahead of it. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/28/2014 2:36:51 AM |
| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Action |
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128 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pool car |
| Description: |
As CSX took over the operations of Chessie and Seaboard, their cabooses ran all over, though it was not uncommon even before CSX to see Seaboard cars on the RFP, such as this one at Alexandria |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/28/2014 2:41:07 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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364 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
355s caboose |
| Description: |
Virginia still had a law on the books at the time requiring cabooses, so Virginia was buggy heaven for a while. Southern train 355 has passed Manassas station, seen to the left, punctuated by a standard red Southern car. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 12/1/2014 1:51:54 AM |
| Location: |
Manassas, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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150 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Local buggy |
| Description: |
The Manassas based local out to Strasburg VA has this slightly sun washed car today. Note the small lettering at the upper right of the body-CG for Central of Georgia. Southern was known for sublettering their power for subsidiaries; it extended to cabooses. too. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 12/1/2014 1:53:32 AM |
| Location: |
Manassas, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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SOU 5105(GP38-2) |
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344 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Well, its a place to ride |
| Description: |
The local that just came through Utica doesnt have much for crew accomodations, just this outhouse on a raft. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1986 Upload Date: 12/2/2014 3:54:43 AM |
| Location: |
Utica, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Action |
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129 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Wide vision on the James River line |
| Description: |
This wide vision car brought up the rear on a westbound near Big Island. The brakeman gives a friendly wave as he rolls past toward Clifton Forge. |
| Photo Date: |
9/13/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:50:19 AM |
| Location: |
Big Island, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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96 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southern car |
| Description: |
This Southern caboose trails an eastbound on the NW just topping the grade at Montvale, east of Roanoke. |
| Photo Date: |
9/13/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:54:32 AM |
| Location: |
Montvale, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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144 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
B&O car |
| Description: |
This one was on a train with Chessie power, so must have run through. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:40:01 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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112 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
C&O car |
| Description: |
One of several Id see that day, trails a southbound train that had Seaboard power. Cabooses seemed to pool on what was now CSX, and any component roads car sould show up. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:42:55 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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120 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
B&O car |
| Description: |
This B&O caboose was trailing a northbound that had Seaboard power. Check the MILW trailer just ahead of the caboose. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:43:55 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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156 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
C&O bay window |
| Description: |
This bay window car trailed a southbound, also with Seaboard power. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:46:06 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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83 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Seaboard System surprise |
| Description: |
Every once in a while, something different would turn up, such as this Clinchfiled caboose trailing a soutbound pig train. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:48:06 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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211 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Bay window |
| Description: |
This eastbound coal train has a bay window caboose trailing 225 cars. Probably cant see much of a two mile train from there. Yeah, and watch out for the buried cable!! |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/13/2014 4:31:18 AM |
| Location: |
Petersburg, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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176 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NW caboose |
| Description: |
This NW car was actially on the NW, on the rear of the Hopewell Turn. Check out the partial Illinois Terminal car ahead. Looking back now, wish I'd shot that too. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:52:20 AM |
| Location: |
Petersburg, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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351 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Family Lines |
| Description: |
This Family Lines car was trailing a southbound. Finally a home road car!! |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 3:05:41 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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149 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Yellow caboose |
| Description: |
One of LIRRs distinctive yellow cabooses is in the middle of RF 62 as it approaches Riverhead. |
| Photo Date: |
10/21/1986 Upload Date: 12/17/2014 1:54:18 AM |
| Location: |
Riverhead, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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171 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
International service |
| Description: |
A CN international service(stenciled under the cupola) car brings up the rear of train 562 as it picks up a brakeman after leaving Palmer yard. |
| Photo Date: |
11/18/1986 Upload Date: 12/27/2014 3:17:55 AM |
| Location: |
Palmer, MA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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275 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Home road car |
| Description: |
CN cabooses were common on CV trains-all in the family-but some trains ran with CV cars, such as this 444 rolling toward Palmer |
| Photo Date: |
11/18/1986 Upload Date: 12/27/2014 3:22:01 AM |
| Location: |
Three Rivers, MA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Bridge,Action |
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142 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Wide vision |
| Description: |
This wide vision caboose was on a southbound local at Haverstraw. Looks like an ex Reading car. |
| Photo Date: |
1/27/1987 Upload Date: 12/31/2014 2:24:34 AM |
| Location: |
Haverstraw, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Winter,Action |
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161 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Out house on a raft |
| Description: |
Long Island had some small cabooses, in addition to a number of bay window cars. This one is trailing RF 63 at Ronkonkoma. The cylindrical forms are for the still building station platforms at the new Ronkonkoma station, which will open in a little under a year. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1987 Upload Date: 4/16/2015 2:41:45 AM |
| Location: |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Action |
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70 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Bay window car |
| Description: |
Long Island had some cabooses that were almost transfer hacks without a platform. Along with those, it had some of these bay window cars, such as this one at Manorville on RF 63 |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1987 Upload Date: 12/31/2014 2:27:33 AM |
| Location: |
Manorville, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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77 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Good view |
| Description: |
The rear end crew of RF 65 has a good view of the scenery as the train passes through Eastport. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1987 Upload Date: 4/16/2015 2:47:09 AM |
| Location: |
Eastport, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,RollingStock,Action |
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96 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Push em back |
| Description: |
A Conrail work train pushes east on track 2 near Garwoods, with this ancient caboose taking up the rear. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/1987 Upload Date: 4/18/2015 2:29:44 AM |
| Location: |
Garwoods, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Winter,Action |
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70 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Concrete cabooses |
| Description: |
This pair of cabooses was at an aggregate company in Jersey. I'm not sure of the heritage on these cars. If anyone has info, please comment. |
| Photo Date: |
3/4/1987 Upload Date: 4/21/2015 3:34:58 AM |
| Location: |
Bound Brook, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Yard |
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214 Comments: 1 |
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