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 Posted - June 14 2016 : 08:02:08 AM
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While visiting my storage building for a grueling day of tree-through-wall removal ( didn't get it done ), I managed some railfanning in the morning before I got started this past Saturday. Was taking some pictures of a 1913 bridge , and a freight came rolling slowly into the Crewe, VA NS freight yard. I quickly pulled over to the side of the road, and got some pictures. THen I went up to the Valero gas station, where the "front" end of the train was, a NS caboose in highly covered graffiti was leading a pair of diesel in the rear as pushers. I saw no engineers in the train cabs, so I may assume that the caboose operater WAS the remote driver? Not sure. But it's the first time I've seen a working caboose in a LONG time. Thought you guys might like to see some of the pictures I took. 
Jerry
And a few graffiti covered boxcars, outside braced steel ones. How old are these?
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Posted - June 14 2016 : 08:26:57 AM
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quote:I saw no engineers in the train cabs, so I may assume that the caboose operater WAS the remote driver?
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â June 14 2016Â :Â 08:02:08 AM
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In the third picture, there's an engineer in the cab of the end unit. He's wearing a green safety vest. The caboose is very likely there just because of the long backing move that this train apparently does.
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Posted - June 14 2016 : 9:08:18 PM
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quote:
In the third picture, there's an engineer in the cab of the end unit. He's wearing a green safety vest. The caboose is very likely there just because of the long backing move that this train apparently does.
Originally posted by scsshaggy - June 14 2016 : 08:26:57 AM
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Wow, way to spot that guy! I had to look closely to see what you meant. Yup, you were dead on! I missed him totally.
Jerry
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Posted - June 15 2016 : 01:20:09 AM
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| Love the bridge! Nice pics, Jerry! Thanks for posting them!
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