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By:Greg Elder
Dates:1/13/2011 - 1/13/2011
Album Info:This contains photos of freight that is not normally found on the road or in the rail yard.
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BNSF 99911
Title:  BNSF 99911
Description:  An unusual 7 dome tank car.
Photo Date:  1/13/2011  Upload Date: 1/13/2011 7:32:03 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  303   Comments: 1
Vestas towers
Title:  Vestas towers
Description:  Vestas wind turbine towers waiting to merge on the transcon in Newton.
Photo Date:  8/7/2011  Upload Date: 8/20/2011 11:19:55 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
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Views:  105   Comments: 0
Vestas tower train
Title:  Vestas tower train
Description:  These carbon fiber tower sections are manufactured in Pueblo, CO.
Photo Date:  8/7/2011  Upload Date: 8/20/2011 11:29:22 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
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Views:  145   Comments: 0
Wind towers
Title:  Wind towers
Description:  Vestas wind turbine towers passing through Newton from Pueblo, CO.
Photo Date:  8/7/2011  Upload Date: 8/20/2011 11:15:54 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6084(ES44AC) BNSF 4882(C44-9W)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
Wind turbines
Title:  Wind turbines
Description:  From the Hutchinson Siemens wind turbine plant.
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 5/27/2014 10:45:07 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories: 
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Views:  104   Comments: 0
Turbine train
Title:  Turbine train
Description:  A huge string of wind turbines
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 5/27/2014 10:52:38 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  77   Comments: 0
Turbines over the bridge
Title:  Turbines over the bridge
Description:  The long wind turbine train moves over Sand Creek.
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 5/27/2014 10:55:29 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
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Views:  68   Comments: 0
BNSF 889
Title:  BNSF 889
Description:  This is not really a load, but it is unusual.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 5/27/2014 11:04:20 AM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 889(C40-8W)
Views:  313   Comments: 0
Turbine blades
Title:  Turbine blades
Description:  A long train of turbine blades.
Photo Date:  3/14/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2014 10:57:21 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  82   Comments: 0
Turbine blade train
Title:  Turbine blade train
Description:  A long string of cars.
Photo Date:  3/14/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2014 10:59:22 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  78   Comments: 0
Blades over the bridge
Title:  Blades over the bridge
Description:  The trubine blade train over Sand Creek.
Photo Date:  3/14/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2014 11:00:44 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
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Views:  70   Comments: 0
Unusual boxcar
Title:  Unusual boxcar
Description:  Unusual boxcar doors
Photo Date:  6/17/2013  Upload Date: 6/18/2013 8:22:24 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  115   Comments: 0
Covered cat
Title:  Covered cat
Description:  A huge CAT load.
Photo Date:  11/10/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2014 10:39:01 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
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Views:  158   Comments: 0
2 CAT load
Title:  2 CAT load
Description:  The CAT load train carries 2 of these monster machines. Note the empty flatcar between the loads.
Photo Date:  11/10/2013  Upload Date: 5/27/2014 10:41:25 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
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Views:  83   Comments: 0
X former
Title:  X former
Description:  I am not quite sure what this is. Ill call it a transformer.
Photo Date:  4/7/2014  Upload Date: 5/27/2014 11:02:12 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  150   Comments: 0
Piggy back hopper
Title:  Piggy back hopper
Description:  I could have classified this under train wrecks, but it is an unusual load.
Photo Date:  11/13/2015  Upload Date: 11/29/2015 12:47:21 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  92   Comments: 0


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