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By:Zach Pumphery
Dates:12/1/2007 - 12/31/2007
Album Info:Trains throughout Missouri and elsewhere, KCS Southern Belles, Kansas City, Amtrak with a BNSF SD40-2 leading, Patched DRGW and SP GP60's, Trip to Colorado via Kansas by car and Amtrak, KCS Holiday Express, Western Missouri Snow, and more!
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Santa Train
Title:  Santa Train
Description:  The KCS Holiday is stopped at Main Street.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:51 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
Setting Up
Title:  Setting Up
Description:  Before the crew even gets the train set up for visitors, a young one is early and gets her picture taken.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:52 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  122   Comments: 1
Salvation Army
Title:  Salvation Army
Description:  KCS makes the usual donation to the local Salvation Army, a gesture they perform at every Holiday Express Stop.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:52 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  83   Comments: 0
Boarding the Holiday Express
Title:  Boarding the Holiday Express
Description:  The train opened up right at 4:00 P.M. as promised and visitors stepped right up.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:53 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  116   Comments: 1
Long Line of Visitors
Title:  Long Line of Visitors
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:53 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  88   Comments: 2
Warming Up
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.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:54 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  77   Comments: 1
Holiday Express
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.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:55 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  124   Comments: 1
Kansas City Southern Lines
Title:  Kansas City Southern Lines
Description:  The KCS Drumhead is on the rear end of the "Port Arthur".
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:55 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  270   Comments: 1
Deboarding
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.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:56 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  138   Comments: 2
KCS 2007 Holiday Express All Lit Up
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.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:57 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  122   Comments: 3
Rudy Lit Up
Title:  Rudy Lit Up
Description:  The "kiddie" section of the Holiday Express is all lit up in a festive display.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:57 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  159   Comments: 3
Ex-ICG Caboose
Title:  Ex-ICG Caboose
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:58 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  105   Comments: 0
Still Boarding
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.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:58 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  119   Comments: 2
Inside the Reindeer Stable
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.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:05:59 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  196   Comments: 2
Ready to Leave
Title:  Ready to Leave
Description:  The train is torn down, and the 2007 Holiday Express is ready to head out of town.
Photo Date:  12/13/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:06:00 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  KCS 1(FP9A) KCS 3(F9B) KCS 2(FP9A)
Views:  406   Comments: 1
Southbound UP Loaded Coal Train
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.
Photo Date:  12/15/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 9:30:27 PM
Location:  Butler, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 6333(AC44CW) UP 6209(AC44CW)
Views:  536   Comments: 3
Southbound UP Loaded Coal Train DPU's
Title:  Southbound UP Loaded Coal Train DPU's
Description:  The DPU's aid the movement past hoppers in the siding.
Photo Date:  12/15/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 9:30:27 PM
Location:  Butler, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 6851(AC44CW) UP 7337(AC4460CW)
Views:  536   Comments: 1
Northbound KCS Empty Coal Train
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.
Photo Date:  12/16/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 9:32:04 PM
Location:  Merwin, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  KCS 4056(SD70ACe) KCS 4582(AC44CW) BNSF 5878(ES44AC)
Views:  802   Comments: 1
Northbound KCS Empty Coal Train DPU's
Title:  Northbound KCS Empty Coal Train DPU's
Description:  Both DPU's belonged to BNSF.
Photo Date:  12/16/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 9:32:05 PM
Location:  Merwin, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9595(SD70MAC) BNSF 5895(ES44AC)
Views:  800   Comments: 2
Northbound KCS Empty Coal Train
Title:  Northbound KCS Empty Coal Train
Description:  The Belle Led Train heads up the Pittsburg Sub. past the Detector at MP 46.1.
Photo Date:  12/16/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 9:32:05 PM
Location:  Lisle, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  KCS 4056(SD70ACe) KCS 4582(AC44CW) BNSF 5878(ES44AC)
Views:  757   Comments: 2
Northbound KCS Empty Coal Train DPU's
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.
Photo Date:  12/16/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 9:32:06 PM
Location:  Lisle, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9595(SD70MAC) BNSF 5895(ES44AC)
Views:  572   Comments: 2
Southbound KCS Manifest Train
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.
Photo Date:  12/16/2007  Upload Date: 8/30/2012 3:26:36 AM
Location:  Merwin, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  KCS 7015(SD50) KCS 6107(SD40T-2) KCS 609(SD40-3)
Views:  702   Comments: 0
Southbound KCS Loaded Coal Train
Title:  Southbound KCS Loaded Coal Train
Description:  The KCPL La Cygne, KS Train passes MP 60 on the KCS Pittsburg Sub.
Photo Date:  12/20/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:11 PM
Location:  Merwin, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9850(SD70MAC) BNSF 9427(SD70MAC)
Views:  406   Comments: 1
Tied Down Northbound Auto Train
Title:  Tied Down Northbound Auto Train
Description:  Sitting in Junland Siding was UP Train ASHAS 20 late in the evening.
Photo Date:  12/20/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:12 PM
Location:  Junland, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 4463(SD70M) NS 9121(C40-9W)
Views:  418   Comments: 1
Southbound Manifest
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.
Photo Date:  12/23/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:12 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 3977(SD70M) GECX 2897(SD40T-2)
Views:  459   Comments: 1
Northbound UP Manifest Train With the MKT Heritage Locomotive
Title:  Northbound UP Manifest Train With the MKT Heritage Locomotive
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  12/23/2007  Upload Date: 9/12/2009 7:14:35 PM
Location:  Ives, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 1988(SD70ACe) UP 4919(SD70M)
Views:  293   Comments: 1
Stopped Southbound Auto Train
Title:  Stopped Southbound Auto Train
Description:  The outbound crew settles in aboard UP Train ASMVA 23 at the UP North Dexter Crew Change Point and gets ready to charge south.
Photo Date:  12/23/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:14 PM
Location:  Dexter, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 5030(SD70M) UP 4653(SD70M)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
Tied Down Local Assigned Locomotives
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.
Photo Date:  12/24/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:14 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  LLPX 2224(GP38AC) UP 1472(GP40M-2)
Views:  506   Comments: 1
Tied Down Local Assigned Locomotives
Title:  Tied Down Local Assigned Locomotives
Description:  A freshly repainted UP Engine sits coupled to an ex-DT&I GP38AC.
Photo Date:  12/24/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:15 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 1472(GP40M-2) LLPX 2224(GP38AC)
Views:  497   Comments: 0
Phoamer's Crack
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?
Photo Date:  12/27/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:16 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  259   Comments: 7
Westbound UP Empty Coal Train in the Fog
Title:  Westbound UP Empty Coal Train in the Fog
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  12/27/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:20 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 8234(SD9043MAC) UP 6355(AC44CW)
Views:  430   Comments: 1
Westbound Amtrak Ann Rutledge Train #313
Title:  Westbound Amtrak Ann Rutledge Train #313
Description:  Amtrash picks up a few riders at Kirkwood in heavy fog.
Photo Date:  12/27/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:21 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  AMTK 154(P42DC)
Views:  445   Comments: 4
CN Yard Locomotives
Title:  CN Yard Locomotives
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:22 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  GTW 4928(GP38-2) GTW 4930(GP38-2)
Views:  657   Comments: 1
CN Yard Locomotives
Title:  CN Yard Locomotives
Description:  The engines wait for a signal to go back into the yard.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:22 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  GTW 4930(GP38-2) GTW 4928(GP38-2)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
Northbound CN Manifest
Title:  Northbound CN Manifest
Description:  The CN brings a train through over the CN/CSX Diamond at the depot.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:23 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  CN 2601(C44-9W) IC 2465(C40-8W)
Views:  510   Comments: 0
Northbound Amtrak Saluki Train #390
Title:  Northbound Amtrak Saluki Train #390
Description:  The rolling silver turd runs over the CN/CSX Diamond towards a station stop.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:24 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  AMTK 161(P42DC)
Views:  226   Comments: 2
Westbound CSX Manifest
Title:  Westbound CSX Manifest
Description:  UP Power heads up this CSX train as it chargest past the depot.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:24 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 4959(SD70M) UP 4322(SD70M)
Views:  346   Comments: 0
Southbound CN Manifest
Title:  Southbound CN Manifest
Description:  True Draper Taper and Widecab Canadian Locomotives head up this southbound on the ex-IC.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:25 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  CN 2431(C40-8M) CN 5276(SD40-2W)
Views:  498   Comments: 0
Westbound CSX Intermodal Overtaking a Westbound CSX Manifest
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.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:25 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  CSX 480(AC44CW) UP 4396(SD70M)
Views:  435   Comments: 3
CN Yard Locomotives
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.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:26 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  GTW 4928(GP38-2) GTW 4930(GP38-2)
Views:  593   Comments: 0
IW 7570 GP10
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.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:27 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  ILW 7570(GP10)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
Long Tool Storage
Title:  Long Tool Storage
Description:  Just what exactly does CSX MOW store in there?
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:31 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  120   Comments: 4
Eastbound CSX Local
Title:  Eastbound CSX Local
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:32 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  CSX 6414(GP40-2) CSX 2312(Road Slug)
Views:  524   Comments: 5
Eastbound CSX Manifest
Title:  Eastbound CSX Manifest
Description:  CSX Dash-8's move this train down the ex-PRR.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:33 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  CSX 7699(C40-8W) CSX 7595(C40-8)
Views:  414   Comments: 0
Westbound CSX Unit Pipe Train
Title:  Westbound CSX Unit Pipe Train
Description:  A CSX Pipe Train comes through Effingham behind 2 GEVO's.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:34 PM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  CSX 5490(ES44DC) CSX 5457(ES44DC)
Views:  473   Comments: 2
Eastbound UP Manifest
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.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 4/6/2008 10:00:02 PM
Location:  Saint Elmo, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 4555(SD70M) UP 9559(C41-8W) UP 1810(B40-8)
Views:  391   Comments: 3
Sunset
Title:  Sunset
Description:  The sun sets over a crossing on the CSX.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:35 PM
Location:  Saint Elmo, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Views:  107   Comments: 1
Yard Jobs
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.
Photo Date:  12/30/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:36 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 629(GP38-2) UPY 696(GP15-1)
Views:  364   Comments: 1
Yard Assigned Locomotives
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.
Photo Date:  12/30/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:37 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 805(GP38-2) UPY 1363(MP15DC) GMTX 2142(GP38-2) UPY 696(GP15-1)
Views:  635   Comments: 3
Tied Down Yard Assigned Locomotives
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?
Photo Date:  12/30/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:38 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UPY 696(GP15-1) GMTX 2142(GP38-2) UPY 1363(MP15DC) UP 805(GP38-2)
Views:  690   Comments: 2


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