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| Title: |
Capitol dome |
| Description: |
There were still a few of these units riding around in the mid 80s, even as Chessie was about to disappear into the Bright Future of CSX. This one is trailing on a B&O train passing Conrails Anacostia tower in DC. . |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/28/2014 2:00:36 AM |
| Location: |
Washington D.C., DC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BO 4031(GP40) BO 4061(GP40) RFP 124(GP40) |
| Views: |
519 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Helpers |
| Description: |
There was a helper district going west out of Point of Rocks, and I saw a couple of sets that day. This is one of them, returning east. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/26/2014 2:46:19 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BO 4152(GP40-2) CO 7532(SD40) CO 7552(SD40) |
| Views: |
388 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Helpers at the station |
| Description: |
A set of helpers backs past the Point of Rocks station |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/26/2014 2:49:05 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BO 4152(GP40-2) CO 7532(SD40) CO 7552(SD40) |
| Views: |
318 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Out of pot Yard |
| Description: |
A westbound that came from Potomac Yard passes the station, and will cross over to take the westbound main. An eastbound waits beyond the next signal west, and will go to Pot Yard as soon as this train clears. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/30/2014 3:05:22 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BO 7592(SD40) CO 4399(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
385 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Helpers at work |
| Description: |
A helper set trailed by an ever rarer blue units works west. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/26/2014 2:53:53 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 3781(GP40) CO 4183(GP40-2) BO 4330(GP40-2) CO 4267(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
385 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Backing past |
| Description: |
The helper units were either hitching a ride on this eastbound, or perhaps aiding with dynamic braking. The train was going past when I arrived, so dont know how heavy it was. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/26/2014 2:58:05 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 3781(GP40) CO 4183(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
303 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pigs for Philly |
| Description: |
A pig train rolls over the Anacostia River and will shortly be on the B&O for a trip to Philadelphia. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/28/2014 2:04:27 AM |
| Location: |
Washington D.C., DC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 3876(GP38) BO 3813(GP38) |
| Views: |
205 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Closer look |
| Description: |
A closer look at the pair of GP 38s leading a northbound pig train. That's the Anacostia River moveable bridge the train is crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/28/2014 2:17:32 AM |
| Location: |
Washington D.C., DC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 3876(GP38) BO 3813(GP38) |
| Views: |
269 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Racks east |
| Description: |
The westbound has cleared and this auto rack train heads for Washington behind an SD 40/GP 30 combination. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/30/2014 3:08:18 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 7515(SD40) BO 6934(GP30) |
| Views: |
340 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Approaching the station |
| Description: |
One of the helper sets working past Point of Rocks. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/26/2014 3:01:57 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 7552(SD40) CO 7532(SD40) BO 4152(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
361 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coal to Baltimore |
| Description: |
An eastbound coal train approaches Point of Rocks with a train for the Baltimore piers. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/26/2014 3:04:35 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 7579(SD40) CO 3537(GP35) BO 3802(GP38) |
| Views: |
789 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Westbound to a meet |
| Description: |
A westbound rolls past the Point of Rocks station and will cross over, allowing the eastbound in the distance to head toward Washington. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/28/2014 2:24:10 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 7592(SD40) CO 4399(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
413 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Meeting a work train |
| Description: |
A northbound Chessie pig train is about to meet a Conrail work train at Anacostia tower |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/28/2014 2:07:33 AM |
| Location: |
Washington D.C., DC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 3876(GP38) BO 3813(GP38) CR 9418(SW1001) |
| Views: |
407 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Orange Blossom Special |
| Description: |
Seaboard, RF&P and Chessie revived an old passenger train name to boost a pair of intermodal trains between Jersey and Florida. It was easy to spot, as it had RF&P power leading north of Richmond, due to the cab signalling unique to them. The power often ran through to Jersey, as on this days edition, seen at Anacostia in DC. Check out the Conrail IH maintenance truck at left. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/28/2014 2:10:49 AM |
| Location: |
Washington D.C., DC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
RFP 124(GP40) BO 4061(GP40) BO 4031(GP40) |
| Views: |
370 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Family power |
| Description: |
The CSX merger was still new, and some of the Seaboard power was only starting to mix in. This was the only SBD unit I saw all day there on the B&O. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/26/2014 3:08:33 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBD 6781(GP40) BO 4153(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
242 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Local behind a WM unit |
| Description: |
I did not see many Western Maryland units-there werent that many on the system as it was-but this one in Chessie paint was working a local eastbound. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1986 Upload Date: 11/26/2014 3:11:09 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
WM 3577(GP35) |
| Views: |
269 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Late day helpers |
| Description: |
A set of helpers rolls past the Point of Rocks station late in the afternoon as a couple of home bound commuters take in the action |
| Photo Date: |
9/12/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 1:59:06 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 8638(SD50) CO 8553(SD50) CO 7526(SD40) |
| Views: |
538 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A little too late |
| Description: |
I caught this westbound on the ex C&O James River line just a little too late in the day. The sun had just dipped far enough to miss that side of the valley. It was an impressive train, a single SD50 pulling 260 cars. |
| Photo Date: |
9/13/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 1:56:57 AM |
| Location: |
Big Island, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 8625(SD50) |
| Views: |
329 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Orange Blossoms |
| Description: |
The Orange Blossom Special, a priority train, rolls past Collier yard behind a typical run through set of Chessie power. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 1:29:59 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BO 4255(GP40-2) CO 4263(GP40-2) CO 8250(B30-7) |
| Views: |
582 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ah, young love |
| Description: |
A local fan and his girl came out to watch the show for a while. Here theyre watching a cab hop behind a couple of Chessie units rolling north as the Silver Star recedes toward Rocky Mount. Gotta love that license plate. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/13/2014 4:17:28 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 4263(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
345 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Southbound with clean power |
| Description: |
CSX did not get its power painted right away after the merger. Here a clean set of fallen flags comes south into Collier yard at Petersburg. Seaboard System, L&N, and Family Lines are represented here. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 5/22/2011 5:15:09 PM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 8038(SD40-2) CSX 8053(SD40-2) CSX 8321(SD40) |
| Views: |
1267 Comments: 6 |
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| Title: |
Southbound merchandiser |
| Description: |
Southbound mixed freight with a matched set of power approaches Collier |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 5/22/2011 5:18:41 PM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 5887(B36-7) CSX 5917(B36-7) CSX 5856(B36-7) |
| Views: |
725 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Local |
| Description: |
Fomer SCL unit with a short train at North Collier yard |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 5/22/2011 5:12:27 PM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 2547(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
418 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
N&W transfer |
| Description: |
Seaboard interchanged with the NS at Collier via a connecting track that ran downgrade from the north end of the yard to the NS Petersburg belt line. Heres the SBD local with cars off the NS. How about that NW mailbox?? |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 1:38:33 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBD 2551(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
349 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Oddball |
| Description: |
GE made a variation on the B23-7 with a full body cab to accomodate train crews, in anticipation of cabooseless trains. This was the BQ 23-7. Only ten were ever sold, all to Seaboard. Heres one of them in mid consist on a northbound just north of Collier yard. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 1:42:07 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBD 5133(BQ23-7) |
| Views: |
461 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pigs south |
| Description: |
An intermodal train behind a pair of then new and plentiful B36-7s rolls south at Collier yard. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 1:44:17 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBD 5821(B36-7) SBD 5915(B36-7) |
| Views: |
259 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Running like he means it |
| Description: |
The engineer on this southbound pig train approaching Collier Yard means business as he notches out his pair of GE's coming around the curve. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/17/2014 2:32:21 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBD 5821(B36-7) SBD 5915(B36-7) |
| Views: |
194 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Trailer parade |
| Description: |
There is a lot of intermodal on the old ACL, as this train shows, running behind the usual power for the day, B36-7s. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 1:47:33 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBD 5911(B36-7) SBD 5830(B36-7) |
| Views: |
218 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Five units north |
| Description: |
There's a surprise in there too-the 4th unit is a BQ 23-7. The spot I had there at Collier was excellent-nice little pull off to park in, shaded by pines, easy to sit and have a soda and read the paper. The only drawback was that the trains often came on you so fast you could not really set up. The afternoon was not so bad-the parking area was on the west side of the tracks-but the morning was a challenge, as you could not get over to the sun side fast enough. So this is a dark side shot. So it goes. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 1:52:50 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBD 6766(GP40) SCL 5141(B23-7) SBD 5133(BQ23-7) SBD 6359(GP40-2) SBD 2558(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
693 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Special train |
| Description: |
A Dept of Defense move approaches Collier behind a single ex SCL unit. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/17/2014 2:33:58 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBD 6766(GP40) |
| Views: |
195 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Dept of Defense train |
| Description: |
This train ran south on the ex ACL with a group of DODX cars. |
| Photo Date: |
9/14/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:01:15 AM |
| Location: |
Collier Yard, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBD 6766(GP40) |
| Views: |
329 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX old warriors |
| Description: |
A pair of CSX GP 30s in heritage schemes have just dropped their train at William Street in Buffalo, where it will be picked up by D&H power(a U33C and GP 39-2 combo) and taken on to Binghamton and New Jersey. |
| Photo Date: |
12/28/1986 Upload Date: 10/20/2011 1:32:37 AM |
| Location: |
Buffalo, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BO 6910(GP30) CO 3043(GP30) |
| Views: |
523 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Old signal, new paint |
| Description: |
A CSX unit in the then new "stealth" scheme passes a classic B&O color position light signal at Elsmere |
| Photo Date: |
4/29/1987 Upload Date: 4/23/2015 1:18:39 AM |
| Location: |
Elsmere, DE |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 6553(GP40) |
| Views: |
209 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Flat out here |
| Description: |
One thng I noticed while crossing Ohio and Indiana was that quite a few trains had single units, including this 76 car coal train rolling west at Fostoria. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/1987 Upload Date: 5/16/2015 2:01:53 AM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BO 7601(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
383 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lucky catch |
| Description: |
I was crossing the B&O on SR 618 near Leipsic, when I looked up to see a headlight. It was this guy on the B&O Toledo-Cincy main rolling south with a whopping 176 cars. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/1987 Upload Date: 5/16/2015 2:06:45 AM |
| Location: |
Leipsic, OH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 4071(GP40) SBD 6817(GP40) BO 3687(GP40) BO 4052(GP40) |
| Views: |
750 Comments: 0 |
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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) |
| Views: |
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) |
| Views: |
571 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound out of the sun |
| Description: |
An eastbound with an SBD GE leading rolls out of the sun, about to pass the Fostoria station with 123 cars. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/1987 Upload Date: 5/16/2015 2:19:08 AM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBD 5910(B36-7) BO 3571(GP35) BO 6929(GP30) |
| Views: |
437 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Seaboard comes north |
| Description: |
These two Seaboard System units, one an ex Clinhfield SD 45, lead 88 cars of coal north at Belmore OH. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/1987 Upload Date: 5/16/2015 2:26:24 AM |
| Location: |
Belmore, OH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBD 8939(SD45) SBD 8109(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
322 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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| Title: |
B&O station |
| Description: |
A 114 car westbound passes the elegant B&O station at Brunswick. This is the west end of the commuter district out of DC, except for a handful of trains going to Martinsburg WV |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/16/2015 2:41:48 AM |
| Location: |
Brunswick, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BO 3753(GP40) CSX 6545(GP40) BO 4055(GP40) CSX 6779(GP40) |
| Views: |
466 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Westbound at a classic |
| Description: |
A 114 car westbound comes off the line from Baltimore, passing the beautiful Point of Rocks station as it joins the Metropolitan Sub for the trip west. We'll see this guy again at Brunswick |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/16/2015 2:48:42 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BO 3753(GP40) CSX 6545(GP40) BO 4055(GP40) CSX 6779(GP40) |
| Views: |
485 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
377 past the station |
| Description: |
Train 377 rolls 89 cars west off the Metropolitan Sub behind a mix of Chessie power and an ex SCL SD 45. The onset of CSX brought some interesting consists as the fleet mixed. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 2:41:20 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BO 4287(GP40-2) CSX 8943(SD45) CSX 8408(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
668 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Helper set |
| Description: |
A set of three engines working in helper service passes through Point of Rocks. CSX is starting to mix power in earnest, as this Seaboard unit on the B&O shows. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/16/2015 2:50:21 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 2580(GP38-2) CSX 6039(GP40-2) CSX 8375(SD40) |
| Views: |
463 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Fall color |
| Description: |
Not only are the trees in color, the consists on trains riding the former B&O are looking colorful as well. This 137 car westbound is crossing the Potomac after passing through the Harpers Ferry Tunnel. The gent in the river seems more intent on the fish than the train. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 2:49:36 AM |
| Location: |
Harpers Ferry, WV |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 6317(GP40-2) CSX 2712(GP38-2) CSX 2093(GP38) |
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367 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Chessie east |
| Description: |
A pair of Chessie units lead this 99 car eastbound past Point of Rocks. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 2:46:20 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Signal,Action |
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CSX 6621(GP40) BO 4330(GP40-2) |
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555 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Peek a boo |
| Description: |
The nose of a power set in Brunswick yard pokes its nose out from behind the tower. The classic wooden B&O towers will be history in a few years, though some will make it into the 21st century. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/16/2015 2:53:26 AM |
| Location: |
Brunswick, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
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CSX 6656(GP40) |
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292 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Classic power |
| Description: |
This helper set has a unit that was becoming rare at this time-a U30C. It is an ex L&N unit, now working on the B&O, today on the rear of a 99 car eastbound headed down the Metropolitan Sub. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/16/2015 2:55:12 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
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CSX 7221(U30C) BO 7617(SD40-2) |
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510 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
New paint |
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It took a while, but CSX started to paint its power in their new corporate image, one a safety officer-and, it turned out, everyone else-would hate. One can interepret the blue/gray theme any number of ways, but this scheme was most unremarkable. Two of the three units on this helper set pass Point of Rocks heading west. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/16/2015 3:01:36 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
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CSX 8375(SD40) CSX 6039(GP40-2) CSX 2580(GP38-2) |
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489 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Too late |
| Description: |
This 396 showed up as the shadows were falling, and I was not able to get it in good sun. Still, a Chessie family portrait was too good to pass up, as the three units represented the three components of the Chessie System, even though the leader has been renumbered, that were slowly disappearing into CSX. The B&O GP 30 was a nice touch too. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/16/2015 3:17:41 AM |
| Location: |
Harpers Ferry, WV |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 6267(GP40-2) CO 4173(GP40-2) BO 6927(GP30) |
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336 Comments: 0 |
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