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Annulled Train #176 with engine 16 basks in the afternoon sun awaiting disposition of equipment. |
Description: |
Engine failure the night before resulted in train's cancellation |
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7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/2/2011 10:58:34 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 16(P42DC) |
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227 Comments: 0 |
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Trackside view of annulled train #176 sitting in the Lynchburg facility |
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7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/2/2011 11:01:07 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 16(P42DC) |
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161 Comments: 0 |
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Train #20, the northbound Crescent, arrives at Lynchburg running 12 hours late! |
Description: |
An NS freight derailment in Akron, AL, several days ago delayed this train set's arrival into New Orleans, thus causing it to leave NOL the next day VERY late |
Photo Date: |
7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/2/2011 11:03:34 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
Categories: |
Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 61(P42DC) |
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169 Comments: 0 |
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Amtrak train #20 and #176 are side-by-side in the late afternoon at Lynchburg |
Description: |
Train #20 will soon pick up #176's equipment to take it to Washington |
Photo Date: |
7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/2/2011 11:06:42 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
Categories: |
Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 42(P42DC) |
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275 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak #176 and #20 as seen from the Fifth St. bridge |
Description: |
Thanks to Lee Hawkins for taking this one for me |
Photo Date: |
7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/2/2011 11:10:22 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 16(P42DC) AMTK 61(P42DC) |
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211 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Engine 16 is taken off train #176 and sety aside |
Description: |
Train #20 will soon pull forward, then back into storage track to retreive #176's cars |
Photo Date: |
7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/2/2011 11:12:40 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 16(P42DC) |
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182 Comments: 0 |
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Train #20 pulls north to get into position to back into the storage track to get train #176's cars |
Description: |
Thanks to Lee Hawkins for taking this shot |
Photo Date: |
7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/2/2011 11:15:17 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 16(P42DC) AMTK 61(P42DC) |
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210 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak train #20 backs down the storage track to get train #176's cars |
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Photo Date: |
7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/2/2011 11:26:17 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 16(P42DC) |
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207 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Rear of train #20 is a few feet away from making coupling with #176's train |
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Photo Date: |
7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/2/2011 11:18:22 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 16(P42DC) |
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148 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Conductor on #176's train radios to engineer "Coupling made" as trains are combined |
Description: |
Bad boy unit #16 sits in the background. It'll be dealt with later. right now the storage track has to be cleared up for the southbound Regional train that will be here in two hours |
Photo Date: |
7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/2/2011 11:32:05 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 16(P42DC) |
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216 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
One looong train prepares to leave Lynchburg! |
Description: |
Two engines and nineteen cars total. WHEW! |
Photo Date: |
7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/2/2011 11:42:21 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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127 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The view looking down on the combined trains |
Description: |
To see this train crossing the James River go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcVFvhyY1WA |
Photo Date: |
7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/2/2011 11:44:24 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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147 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Left behind unit 16 awaits its turn to get back to Washington. |
Description: |
Portrait shot of unit 16 still waiting for a way back to Washington and repair |
Photo Date: |
7/3/2011 Upload Date: 7/3/2011 5:27:35 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 16(P42DC) |
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141 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Engine 16 on one of the storage tracks at the Amtrak storage facility in Lynchburg |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/3/2011 Upload Date: 7/3/2011 5:30:36 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 16(P42DC) |
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141 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Engine 169 and bad-ordered engine 16 are backed onto the Lynchburg Regional |
Description: |
169 taken off train #20 earlier in the morning as insurance, just in case 16 misbehaved again and had to be removed from train up the road |
Photo Date: |
7/4/2011 Upload Date: 7/4/2011 1:47:25 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 169(P42DC) |
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161 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Engines 169 and 16 (dead-in-tow) couple up to the Lynchburg Regional, train #156 |
Description: |
Engine 16 which failed late Friday night during the Lynchburg layover is finally getting a way back home to a maintenance facility and some TLC |
Photo Date: |
7/4/2011 Upload Date: 7/4/2011 1:52:28 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 169(P42DC) AMTK 16(P42DC) AMTK 72(P42DC) |
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277 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Switch is lined to allow the Lynchburg Regional, train #156, access to the main line. |
Description: |
Bad-ordered engine 16 is sandwiched in between 169 ahead and 72 behind |
Photo Date: |
7/4/2011 Upload Date: 7/4/2011 1:56:56 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 169(P42DC) |
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133 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Lynchburg Regional on its storage track as viewed from the Kemper Street extension of the bike trail |
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Photo Date: |
7/4/2011 Upload Date: 7/4/2011 2:01:22 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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97 Comments: 0 |
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Motive power trio on the Lynchburg Regional, train #156, ready to head north |
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Photo Date: |
7/4/2011 Upload Date: 7/4/2011 2:04:58 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 169(P42DC) AMTK 16(P42DC) AMTK 72(P42DC) |
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208 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
A sside shot of the trio of units on the Lynchburg Regional, train #156. |
Description: |
Baqd-ordered #16 is sandwiched in between two good units. |
Photo Date: |
7/4/2011 Upload Date: 7/4/2011 7:26:19 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 169(P42DC) AMTK 16(P42DC) AMTK 72(P42DC) |
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230 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Lynchburg Regional, train #156, with three units crosses the James River |
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Photo Date: |
7/4/2011 Upload Date: 7/4/2011 2:08:43 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 169(P42DC) AMTK 16(P42DC) AMTK 72(P42DC) |
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282 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Biker dude and biker chick arrived at the River Rd. crossing in Amherst Co. at the same time the Lynchburg Regional did! |
Description: |
Made a real nice addition to the shot. Glad they weren't a panel truck! |
Photo Date: |
7/4/2011 Upload Date: 7/4/2011 2:14:08 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 169(P42DC) AMTK 16(P42DC) AMTK 72(P42DC) |
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243 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Biker dude and biker chick watch the Lynchburg Regional, train #156, come off the north end of the James River trestle in Amherst County |
Description: |
With engine 16 on its way north all equipment from the annulled train #176 of July 1, 2011, has left Lynchburg now. |
Photo Date: |
7/4/2011 Upload Date: 7/4/2011 2:18:25 PM |
Location: |
Lynchburg, VA |
Author: |
G. R. Harper |
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141 Comments: 0 |
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