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We find two Southern Pacific sets at a meet in Manitou Junction California.
Rare to see them meet during daylight hours.
One is ready to leave. The other will follow a few minutes later.
She is ready to go.
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Posted - September 08 2015 : 8:15:06 PM
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After a few hours we travel to nearby Cold Spring Valley to see a dependable solar powered vehicle transporting the local citizens to finish up their various errands before nightfall.
Entering the station in the early afternoon.
At a stop by the church after services.
Passing the farm section in this wonderful valley.
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Posted - September 09 2015 : 11:32:06 AM
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Amtrak GG1 pulling a freight load passing a Great Northern F unit passenger train. Definitely not something you see everyday.
-Steve
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Posted - September 09 2015 : 1:27:48 PM
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next time video HORIZONTAL 
side to side so the image is wide
idk anyone who has a verticle TV 
A good video tho 
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Posted - September 09 2015 : 5:44:34 PM
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Another nice photo submitted by Jeff showing a RS unit passing thru his hometown of El Paso Texas.
Photo courtesy of Jeff Chops. Used with his permission.
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Posted - September 10 2015 : 12:06:14 AM
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Thank you WKS, I had forgotten that one. It is a consist by
Mario Almeda at the El Paso Train Club. Being adjacent to
Juarez, Mexico we get to enjoy a lot of Mexican model rail.
Prior to the recent overhaul of Mexican roads, I was always
intrigued by the "baling wire and bubble gum" approach to
keeping things running. Now a lot of track is ripped out and
it is a lot of terminal to terminal container shipping.
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Posted - September 10 2015 : 12:07:36 AM
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Nice vid, Kovacste. I never get tired of seeing a GG1 at her labors,
no matter what she is hauling!
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Posted - September 10 2015 : 09:55:56 AM
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quote:Nice vid, Kovacste. I never get tired of seeing a GG1 at her labors,
no matter what she is hauling!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â September 10 2015Â :Â 12:07:36 AM
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Thank you. That GG1 is actually mine along with all the cars it's pulling. The other loco and rolling stock was someone else running on that layout.
-Steve
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Posted - September 10 2015 : 7:32:15 PM
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Interesting video of the freight and passenger sets you saw Steve. These next pictures also show freight and passenger sets in rural Charlotte North Carolina recently.
Slow moving freight set ahead of the passenger set.
Cute Southern Railroad caboose leased to Seaboard Railroad.
Amtrak train appears one hour later with leased Santa Fe unit doing the honors.
Passenger set passing Hall Valley switch tower near Charlotte.
Old time freight set passing thru hours later near nightfall.
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Posted - September 14 2015 : 7:35:34 PM
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Some colorful freight cars at a siding in Biglerville PA.
Car depicting a famous scene in a famous movie done long ago.
Freight car set up to deliver potatoes soon.
Set of passenger cars borrowed from Santa Fe Railroad to do fall train trips.
Extra cars needed for the increased crowds to see the flaming foliage next month.
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Posted - September 16 2015 : 12:20:37 AM
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Great color combos as always, WKS. Kovacste, you just bring on
that GG1 any ol' time.
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Posted - September 16 2015 : 07:05:06 AM
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* Another cookie delivery being made to Bergen point. Between the cookies and some kind of beer those little people's diet is very limited.
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Posted - September 16 2015 : 09:32:36 AM
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quote: I used an iPhone camera for that....
-Steve
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Posted - September 16 2015 : 09:35:25 AM
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| you still get a wider shot on a iphone by holding it by the top and bottom
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Posted - September 17 2015 : 01:52:44 AM
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| Neat pic.
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Posted - September 17 2015 : 01:56:47 AM
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The Amtrak Texas Eagle meanders somewhere north of Laredo. WKS is on the
passenger manifest, gazing at the heat and the flies from the air conditioned
comfort of the Club Coach.
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Posted - September 18 2015 : 04:04:37 AM
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I glance up from my toil and watch the train go by. I yearn to be on it, being piloted
between two ribbons of steel to another place.
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Posted - September 18 2015 : 04:08:33 AM
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A Mantua Alco Century lights up like a Christmas tree as she hauls a string of
billboard cars.
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Posted - September 18 2015 : 04:11:07 AM
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A fast Conrail freight rips the afternoon light.
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Posted - September 18 2015 : 04:21:41 AM
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Dots.
Conrail II
Conrail III
While staying at the Siesta, what should pass by...
Thank you, David!
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Posted - September 18 2015 : 04:24:51 AM
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A Marx Hustler hustling Boraxo.
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Posted - September 18 2015 : 04:27:13 AM
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Old Spice.
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Posted - September 18 2015 : 04:30:52 AM
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Somewhere south of Laredo. (Train by Mario Almeida).
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Posted - September 21 2015 : 8:14:11 PM
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Very nice photos from both Jeff and Frank. We always enjoy your contributions. These next photos show Great Northern unit on a sunny day in Tacoma Washington. Behind are borrowed Southern Pacific coaches filled with happy tourists enjoying the trip.
Warm but comfortable day for all to enjoy.
Thank you Southern Pacific for lending your coaches.
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Posted - September 22 2015 : 09:13:55 AM
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The TF Railroader News
September 22 2015
Morning addition
Snoopy reporting
* Checking all additions, looking about everyone's photos, seeing lots of good ones. There is no shortage of Railroad action everywhere this daily is published.
* Today I was up north of Bergen point again at the Slatersville station , Pine Hollow. I caught the Phoebe Snow's observation car as it passed the station. Currie's Woods and Greenville being the next two stops on the way to Hoboken Terminal.
SNOOPY
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Posted - September 24 2015 : 3:40:13 PM
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On the Bridge. One of my earliest digital attempts at model rail photography. I
like the way it is grainy, like an impressionistic painting. It reminds me of my first
railfan trip to Hackensack, NJ on a rainy November day in 1975- a day that cemented my
love of all good things on rails. The irony of getting a great shot is that one can take
scores of blah pictures, and the one that pops is typically accidental, at least for me.
Back in the day, shooting rolls of film was pretty pricey for a 15 year old kid with
an Instamatic, now I can shoot thousands of frames and it doesn't cost a dime!
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Posted - September 24 2015 : 3:49:52 PM
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My family and I took the trolley to the local burger joint the other day. The service was
impossibly slow, and then we found the reason: they were bringing in the cows to make
our hamburger.
Like a lot of modelers, I like putting in a bit of whimsy.
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Posted - September 24 2015 : 3:57:01 PM
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I love to fool around with long Tyco consists. This Uboat was a piece I traded
for on the TF, it is a dummy and I have really enjoyed it where I use it as a
pusher.
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Posted - September 24 2015 : 7:33:42 PM
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We always enjoy your fine photos Frank and Jeff. This next photo shows a familiar freight car hauling sweets in New England. The car must be the same one sighted in Texas last week. Photo taken on a hill near Sheffield Massachusetts.
The refreshing cool air signals that autumn is fast approaching.
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Posted - September 24 2015 : 7:48:04 PM
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Take me back to the Berkshires. Nice work, WKS. Here a NH unit struggles up a grade.
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Posted - September 24 2015 : 7:52:54 PM
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Take a ride on the Reading. Here a Reading Geep hauls a load of tractors
that will be used in the massive build up for the Interstate Highway System
that will doom her in a few years.
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Posted - September 25 2015 : 02:14:30 AM
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On this sunny afternoon I wandered down to the rail yards with camera in
hand to see what there was to see. This is what I found. Shell tanker and
Burlington unloading boxcar courtesy of long time TFer, WKS.
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Posted - September 25 2015 : 6:21:34 PM
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Meanwhile, some activity on the El Paso side of the river, and
the train to Chihuahua bound by way of the Copper Canyon
Route to Los Mochis is boarding in Juarez, Mexico.
 
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Posted - September 28 2015 : 7:38:39 PM
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Saw a nice freight car painted in New York Mets colors.
Photo taken near Northport NY. We will see how the Mets do in the postseason.
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Posted - September 29 2015 : 5:34:45 PM
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A hike in the Pinewood gorge area gave me an opportunity to photograph the daily Brentwood Valley Flyer passing thru Cherry Valley California.
Scenic areas for some astonishing photos.
Considered photographing the train by the tunnel areas.
Decided this area best for photography due to adequate sun angle.
Train passing thru Cherry Valley station.
Train had coaches from different railroad companies.
Nice that companies share their equipment for better service to all passengers.
This area proves that quality rather than quantity rules here. A trip to the gorge area may only show one or two trains daily. Scenic quality makes the trip worthwhile.
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Posted - September 29 2015 : 10:59:25 PM
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Lovely consist gliding amidst the fall foliage.
A bit grittier, in and about El Paso:
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Posted - September 29 2015 : 11:04:03 PM
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My bud Bob hogs for the U.P. in 1:1 scale. He captured this honey
as it waits on its next run. Bob's piece. He calls it the predecessor
to the "Slug" (Genesis), says only 20 were manufactured in 1:1.
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Posted - September 30 2015 : 5:39:09 PM
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Excellent photos Jeff. Always enjoyable to view. These next photos show various farm barns in the metropolitan New York region.
This one located at Brewster New York.
This next one is at Hackettstown New Jersey.
This one is at Cutchoque New York.
Another one at Milford Connecticut.
This last one is at Rockaway New Jersey with gutsy cow.
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Posted - September 30 2015 : 8:44:22 PM
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Upstate New York is particularly pleasant this time of year.
I recollect cherry season during the summer. Evocative
photos, very nice.
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Thank you Jeff. Scenery does look nice in upstate New York as well as in New England and other regions in the eastern United States at this time. These next photos show two reefers delivering refreshing beverages in Vermont.
First location is at Bellows Falls Vermont.
Next location is at Rutland Vermont.
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Posted - October 01 2015 : 7:41:44 PM
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Meanwhile on the other side of the continent we find a Southern Pacific set leisurely traveling along the California coastline yesterday.
Location just south of Anaheim California.
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Posted - October 02 2015 : 7:54:02 PM
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| I used to work out of Bellows Falls. Takes me back. Nice.
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Bellows Falls holds many fond memories for us raifans. Another place that has pleasant memories is Palmer Massachusetts where we find a New Haven RDC unit at a station stop at the start of the wonderful foliage season.
A pleasant place to watch trains and have delicious apple cider.
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Further south in Ravenel South Carolina we find a familiar streetcar making a passenger stop for the wealthy beautiful Miss Wilkes.
She is mad as she approaches the streetcar. She will confront her cheating boyfriend and his mistress in Charlestown SC. The fur will be flying tonight when they meet.
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Posted - October 05 2015 : 12:24:16 AM
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Palmer is a lovely spot. Used to pick MacIntosh apples for home made pies in that area.
I recollect Palmer has some odd sort of Y arrangement there for to reach
Amherst by Amtrak from Boston. I loved standing next to the motorman watching
the rails slide beneath us. Here my Sanka hopper
runkles its way across desert scenery, a charming gift from Papaleo. Taken at
the Mall show today. One of my favorite pieces, among many well love Tyco cars.
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The dependable Sanka car always brightens the scene. These next photos show some former New York subway cars operating as solar powered units in Omaha Nebraska.
Environment friendly units save money for the county.
Another sunny day in Nebraska.
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WARNING: do not leave coaches unattended.
Microbusss will nab them.
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It is always nice to catch Western Maryland engine number 763 in action. Photo taken near picturesque Frostburg Maryland.
A nice view of the area near Frostburg.
Foliage is peaking in some areas of Maryland.
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Meanwhile we see some trailer units entering Frankford yards for distribution to other railroad companies.
One of the units is sighted near Calverton New York.
Another pleasant day on Long Island for train watching.
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Another nice elevated view of the Frostburg area at the height of the foliage season is always enjoyable to view.
Always some train activity here in this quiet part of western Maryland.
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