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Santa Train |
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The KCS Holiday is stopped at Main Street. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:51 AM |
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Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Setting Up |
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Before the crew even gets the train set up for visitors, a young one is early and gets her picture taken. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:52 AM |
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Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Salvation Army |
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KCS makes the usual donation to the local Salvation Army, a gesture they perform at every Holiday Express Stop. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:52 AM |
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Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Boarding the Holiday Express |
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The train opened up right at 4:00 P.M. as promised and visitors stepped right up. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:53 AM |
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Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Long Line of Visitors |
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The line is already huge, just after the train opened at 4:00 P.M. It will stay like this well after 8:00 P.M. They finally closed down around 8:30 P.M. As temperatures dropped with the sunset, the heated tent with the food inside became a popular place. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:53 AM |
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Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Warming Up |
Description: |
The inside of the train is kept at a very warm temperature so that visitors are relieved from the cold outside. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:54 AM |
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Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Holiday Express |
Description: |
It is said that over 8,000 hours of volunteer work went into restoring the old freight cars into the Holiday Express Train that you see here. "Rudy", the smiling tank car, heads up the consist. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:55 AM |
Location: |
Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Kansas City Southern Lines |
Description: |
The KCS Drumhead is on the rear end of the "Port Arthur". |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:55 AM |
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Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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RollingStock |
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270 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Deboarding |
Description: |
A group of visitors hop off after visiting Santa Claus and receiving a goodie bag from one of the Elf Volunteers, like Tim Lewis, Manager of Operating Practices for KCS in Pittsburg, KS. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:56 AM |
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Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
KCS 2007 Holiday Express All Lit Up |
Description: |
The exterior is decorated with thousands of Christmas Lights. It's a really impressive sight at night. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:57 AM |
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Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Rudy Lit Up |
Description: |
The "kiddie" section of the Holiday Express is all lit up in a festive display. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:57 AM |
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Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Ex-ICG Caboose |
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The Santa Winter Wonderland Car sits at Main Street while puddles have begun to freeze. Hard to imagine this thing being a regular ICG Caboose at one time on the end of regular freights. I know 20 years ago this transformation wasn't in mind for it at all. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:58 AM |
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Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Still Boarding |
Description: |
Visitors continue to board into the night. The Volunteer Elf on the right side of the steps in red is Shawn Levy, RRPA.Net Site Contributor. It was a pleasure to meet Shawn this evening, though briefly. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:58 AM |
Location: |
Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Inside the Reindeer Stable |
Description: |
Taking a look inside we see one of the O Scale Layouts. Ron Morgan of Pittsburg, KS was running the trains tonight. On the upper level was a Chicago & Alton Steam Powered Passenger Train. On the lower level was a KCS Southern Belle Business Train. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:59 AM |
Location: |
Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Ready to Leave |
Description: |
The train is torn down, and the 2007 Holiday Express is ready to head out of town. |
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12/13/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:06:00 AM |
Location: |
Drexel, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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KCS 1(FP9A) KCS 3(F9B) KCS 2(FP9A) |
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406 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Southbound UP Loaded Coal Train |
Description: |
An MNA Crew takes a coal load down the line with UP Power in a good snow storm. We ended up with around 4 inches. |
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12/15/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 9:30:27 PM |
Location: |
Butler, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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UP 6333(AC44CW) UP 6209(AC44CW) |
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536 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Southbound UP Loaded Coal Train DPU's |
Description: |
The DPU's aid the movement past hoppers in the siding. |
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12/15/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 9:30:27 PM |
Location: |
Butler, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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UP 6851(AC44CW) UP 7337(AC4460CW) |
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536 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Northbound KCS Empty Coal Train |
Description: |
A Retro Belle leads another Gray KCS and a BNSF GEVO up the line with an empty coal train in tow. |
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12/16/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 9:32:04 PM |
Location: |
Merwin, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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KCS 4056(SD70ACe) KCS 4582(AC44CW) BNSF 5878(ES44AC) |
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Title: |
Northbound KCS Empty Coal Train DPU's |
Description: |
Both DPU's belonged to BNSF. |
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12/16/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 9:32:05 PM |
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Merwin, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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BNSF 9595(SD70MAC) BNSF 5895(ES44AC) |
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Title: |
Northbound KCS Empty Coal Train |
Description: |
The Belle Led Train heads up the Pittsburg Sub. past the Detector at MP 46.1. |
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12/16/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 9:32:05 PM |
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Lisle, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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KCS 4056(SD70ACe) KCS 4582(AC44CW) BNSF 5878(ES44AC) |
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Title: |
Northbound KCS Empty Coal Train DPU's |
Description: |
The DPU's pass MP 46 on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. just north of the detector at MP 46.1. |
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12/16/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 9:32:06 PM |
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Lisle, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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BNSF 9595(SD70MAC) BNSF 5895(ES44AC) |
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Title: |
Southbound KCS Manifest Train |
Description: |
An All EMD Powered KCS Manifest comes out of the sag south of Merwin at MP 60 on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. |
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12/16/2007 Upload Date: 8/30/2012 3:26:36 AM |
Location: |
Merwin, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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KCS 7015(SD50) KCS 6107(SD40T-2) KCS 609(SD40-3) |
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Title: |
Southbound KCS Loaded Coal Train |
Description: |
The KCPL La Cygne, KS Train passes MP 60 on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. |
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12/20/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:11 PM |
Location: |
Merwin, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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BNSF 9850(SD70MAC) BNSF 9427(SD70MAC) |
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406 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Tied Down Northbound Auto Train |
Description: |
Sitting in Junland Siding was UP Train ASHAS 20 late in the evening. |
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12/20/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:12 PM |
Location: |
Junland, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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UP 4463(SD70M) NS 9121(C40-9W) |
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Title: |
Southbound Manifest |
Description: |
Crossing the Black River Bridge was UP Train MASNL 22 with a SD70M sporting a new nose door with a strange filled in window cutout, perhaps off an SD60M. |
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12/23/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:12 PM |
Location: |
Poplar Bluff, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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UP 3977(SD70M) GECX 2897(SD40T-2) |
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Title: |
Northbound UP Manifest Train With the MKT Heritage Locomotive |
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The Katy Heritage Unit leads UP Train MNLTTX 23 past a harvested corn field on the way to the CN Interchange at Kinmundy, IL after a 2 hour wait for the MASNL at Poplar Bluff. From there it went to Chicago on the CN where it was taken off the train at Markham Yard. It went to NS at Gibson City, IL, then to Kansas City. From KC it traveled to Atlanta on NS Train 223, then back west on a NS Train to Memphis where the UP got it back. |
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12/23/2007 Upload Date: 9/12/2009 7:14:35 PM |
Location: |
Ives, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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UP 1988(SD70ACe) UP 4919(SD70M) |
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Title: |
Stopped Southbound Auto Train |
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The outbound crew settles in aboard UP Train ASMVA 23 at the UP North Dexter Crew Change Point and gets ready to charge south. |
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12/23/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:14 PM |
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Dexter, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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UP 5030(SD70M) UP 4653(SD70M) |
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Title: |
Tied Down Local Assigned Locomotives |
Description: |
The power most recently used on UP Train LSI55 22 sits at the yard office on Christmas Eve. 2224 is of DT&I Heritage. |
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12/24/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:14 PM |
Location: |
Poplar Bluff, MO |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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LLPX 2224(GP38AC) UP 1472(GP40M-2) |
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Title: |
Tied Down Local Assigned Locomotives |
Description: |
A freshly repainted UP Engine sits coupled to an ex-DT&I GP38AC. |
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12/24/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:15 PM |
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Poplar Bluff, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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UP 1472(GP40M-2) LLPX 2224(GP38AC) |
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Title: |
Phoamer's Crack |
Description: |
Chef/Engineer Rev. Spiv-X leans over his tripod to set up his shot of Amtrak of all things. Doesn't this guy have a job or something? |
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12/27/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:16 PM |
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Kirkwood, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Westbound UP Empty Coal Train in the Fog |
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An empty coal job runs through Kirkwood in heavy fog as UP Train CUGSM9 27 as 3 phoamers observe from the bridge. Spiv, IKE and me were the said phoamers. Pat already went home. |
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12/27/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:20 PM |
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Kirkwood, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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UP 8234(SD9043MAC) UP 6355(AC44CW) |
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Title: |
Westbound Amtrak Ann Rutledge Train #313 |
Description: |
Amtrash picks up a few riders at Kirkwood in heavy fog. |
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12/27/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:21 PM |
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Kirkwood, MO |
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Zach Pumphery |
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AMTK 154(P42DC) |
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Title: |
CN Yard Locomotives |
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The Effingham Switcher comes out and crosses the diamond before waiting for a signal. Tracy Bone and George Redmond and I were out on the platform early this morning. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:22 PM |
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Effingham, IL |
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Zach Pumphery |
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GTW 4928(GP38-2) GTW 4930(GP38-2) |
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657 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
CN Yard Locomotives |
Description: |
The engines wait for a signal to go back into the yard. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:22 PM |
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Effingham, IL |
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Zach Pumphery |
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GTW 4930(GP38-2) GTW 4928(GP38-2) |
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601 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Northbound CN Manifest |
Description: |
The CN brings a train through over the CN/CSX Diamond at the depot. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:23 PM |
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Effingham, IL |
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Zach Pumphery |
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CN 2601(C44-9W) IC 2465(C40-8W) |
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510 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Northbound Amtrak Saluki Train #390 |
Description: |
The rolling silver turd runs over the CN/CSX Diamond towards a station stop. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:24 PM |
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Effingham, IL |
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Zach Pumphery |
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AMTK 161(P42DC) |
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226 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Westbound CSX Manifest |
Description: |
UP Power heads up this CSX train as it chargest past the depot. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:24 PM |
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Effingham, IL |
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Zach Pumphery |
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UP 4959(SD70M) UP 4322(SD70M) |
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346 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Southbound CN Manifest |
Description: |
True Draper Taper and Widecab Canadian Locomotives head up this southbound on the ex-IC. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:25 PM |
Location: |
Effingham, IL |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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CN 2431(C40-8M) CN 5276(SD40-2W) |
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Title: |
Westbound CSX Intermodal Overtaking a Westbound CSX Manifest |
Description: |
These 2 trains outran each other right on the CN/CSX Diamond. Talk about timing. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:25 PM |
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Effingham, IL |
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Zach Pumphery |
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CSX 480(AC44CW) UP 4396(SD70M) |
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Title: |
CN Yard Locomotives |
Description: |
The Effingham Switcher comes out again and makes a poke. Pretty neat to have 2 ex-MP Units working back and forth in front of us today. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:26 PM |
Location: |
Effingham, IL |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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GTW 4928(GP38-2) GTW 4930(GP38-2) |
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593 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
IW 7570 GP10 |
Description: |
This ex-PRR Locomotive, now working for Effingham Railroad but still wearing Illinois Western Lettering is sitting within a half mile from home rails. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:27 PM |
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Effingham, IL |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Roster |
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ILW 7570(GP10) |
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226 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Long Tool Storage |
Description: |
Just what exactly does CSX MOW store in there? |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:31 PM |
Location: |
Effingham, IL |
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Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Eastbound CSX Local |
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The Local runs past with a Slug Set as a Effingham Police Officer showed up. Apparently we made some slackjawed, 2-tooth, wood chopping, redneck Hoosier neighbor paranoid and he called the police. The cop told us to keep doing what we were doing and be careful. The same toothless moron showed back up later and told us we should leave, about halfway threatening us, even asking us for ID. Who does this guy think he is? Anyway, we never changed what we were doing to accomodate him. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:32 PM |
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Effingham, IL |
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Zach Pumphery |
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CSX 6414(GP40-2) CSX 2312(Road Slug) |
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524 Comments: 5 |
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Title: |
Eastbound CSX Manifest |
Description: |
CSX Dash-8's move this train down the ex-PRR. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:33 PM |
Location: |
Effingham, IL |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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CSX 7699(C40-8W) CSX 7595(C40-8) |
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414 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Westbound CSX Unit Pipe Train |
Description: |
A CSX Pipe Train comes through Effingham behind 2 GEVO's. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:34 PM |
Location: |
Effingham, IL |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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CSX 5490(ES44DC) CSX 5457(ES44DC) |
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473 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Eastbound UP Manifest |
Description: |
Rocketing up the Joint CSX/UP Line between St. Elmo and Altamont was UP Train QNLIN 28 headed for the CSX/UP Interchange at Altamont right at sunset. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 4/6/2008 10:00:02 PM |
Location: |
Saint Elmo, IL |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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UP 4555(SD70M) UP 9559(C41-8W) UP 1810(B40-8) |
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391 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Sunset |
Description: |
The sun sets over a crossing on the CSX. |
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12/29/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:35 PM |
Location: |
Saint Elmo, IL |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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Title: |
Yard Jobs |
Description: |
UP 629 is seen backing up past an idle locomotive set while giving a UP Carman, seen at the left on 629, a ride back to his truck. |
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12/30/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:36 PM |
Location: |
Dupo, IL |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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UP 629(GP38-2) UPY 696(GP15-1) |
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364 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Yard Assigned Locomotives |
Description: |
The gaggle of ex-MP Units rest in the ex-MP Yard by an Old MP Pole. If that's not enough Mo-Pac for ya, UP 1982 was on its way. |
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12/30/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:37 PM |
Location: |
Dupo, IL |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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UP 805(GP38-2) UPY 1363(MP15DC) GMTX 2142(GP38-2) UPY 696(GP15-1) |
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635 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Tied Down Yard Assigned Locomotives |
Description: |
The power for the Lesperance Transfer, UP Train YDU50 30 scheduled to depart later today sits in Dupo Yard as the sun was rising. One might note that the picture was taken 25 years and 8 days after the MP/UP Merger. Today, we have 4 ex-MP Units coupled up in the ex-MP Yard. How's that for poetic justice? |
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12/30/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:38 PM |
Location: |
Dupo, IL |
Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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UPY 696(GP15-1) GMTX 2142(GP38-2) UPY 1363(MP15DC) UP 805(GP38-2) |
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690 Comments: 2 |
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