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Jand painting??? |
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Has ACWR resorted in hand painting their locomotives now? Lets hope this is just a trial and error kind of thing with the paint color or just hand painting around the trim of each door. |
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10/3/2007 Upload Date: 10/4/2007 7:39:29 PM |
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Pinehurst, NC |
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2646 |
Description: |
A CSX GP38-2 strolls out of Hamlet North Yard lead, on the way North towards Aberdeen and beyond. |
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10/14/2007 Upload Date: 10/14/2007 6:32:09 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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4723 |
Description: |
L-438 leaves on the East departure in Hamlet. Notice the tarnished CSX on the long hood. |
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10/14/2007 Upload Date: 10/14/2007 6:32:33 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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375 |
Description: |
375 leads Q-471 in to Hamlet on a clear and cool morning. |
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10/14/2007 Upload Date: 10/14/2007 6:32:52 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Title: |
5569 |
Description: |
Hamlet is seeing its fair share of the older B-Boats lately. This one is in the consist of F-742. |
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10/14/2007 Upload Date: 10/14/2007 6:34:11 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Title: |
6357 |
Description: |
A very clean 6357 sits on the back side of the Hamlet shops. It along with another YN3 GP40-2 and a GP 30 Road Mate look good in new paint and to be older EMD models. |
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10/14/2007 Upload Date: 10/14/2007 6:33:16 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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CSX 6357(GP40-2) |
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348 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Blue skies |
Description: |
F-742 (Hamlet to Raleigh and back) local leaves out of North yard in Hamlet, heading to Aberdeen NC and beyond. |
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10/14/2007 Upload Date: 10/14/2007 6:33:39 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Title: |
7725 |
Description: |
An ex CR GP 38 sits on the back shop line. Looks like this one might go to the scrapper? |
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10/14/2007 Upload Date: 10/14/2007 6:34:40 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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CR 7725(GP38) |
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Title: |
Whale tail |
Description: |
The rear of the 691 looks like a'whale tail....as it struggles along on ACWR rails. |
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10/18/2007 Upload Date: 10/18/2007 7:36:34 PM |
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West End, NC |
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Title: |
691 |
Description: |
Looks like the 691 had a small run in with something, seeing that small dent and new grab iron. |
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10/18/2007 Upload Date: 10/18/2007 7:36:13 PM |
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West End, NC |
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Title: |
Enough power |
Description: |
CSX 7601 and 691 assist ACWR GP40-2's, pull a loaded grain train west towards Perdue Farms. |
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10/18/2007 Upload Date: 10/18/2007 7:36:50 PM |
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West End, NC |
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Title: |
Open door A/C |
Description: |
ACWR 703 (ex GO 703) leads the way with two more ACWR GP40-2's and two CSX GE's. The engineer has the doors open to get some fresh air in the cab. |
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10/18/2007 Upload Date: 10/18/2007 7:37:07 PM |
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West End, NC |
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Title: |
Water play |
Description: |
While not railroad related, I couldn't help but snap this picture. A stoplight caught me near the ACWR sverpass and I hear this noise..look over to see this young Mastiff attacking this sprinkler and loving every minute of it. |
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10/18/2007 Upload Date: 10/17/2007 6:22:40 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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263 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Going down hill |
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CSX 7862 leads ACWR train 600 down Bank Hill in Pinehurst. This was a loaded Perdue Farms grain train that came in on Sunday the 21st of October and went out empty on the 22nd. Chickens are eattin' good! |
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10/21/2007 Upload Date: 10/22/2007 8:29:20 PM |
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Pinehurst, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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303 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
3235 |
Description: |
NS 3235 leads a loaded grain train out of Pamona Yard in Greensboro. |
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10/30/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 8:25:10 PM |
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Greensboro, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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94 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
8364 |
Description: |
The 8364 passes by Aycock in Greensboro. |
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10/30/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 8:26:46 PM |
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Greensboro, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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81 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Burnt BNSF |
Description: |
BNSF 5228 shows its scares from excess fuel, by the rust and burned metal on the long hood. |
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10/30/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 8:24:07 PM |
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Greensboro, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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142 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
3380 |
Description: |
EX CR SD40-s brings up the rear on the trio of NS EMD power. |
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10/30/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 8:25:41 PM |
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Greensboro, NC |
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81 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CSX |
Description: |
CSX 7870 leads another CSX GE and and 4 ACWR GP40-2's. This picture is at Perdue Farms in Candor NC. |
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10/30/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 8:27:02 PM |
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Candor, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
E1 |
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The building is numbered E1 but lettered for Souther Railway. This is the old division office for NS in Greensboro NC. To the left of the picture is the NS two track main. |
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10/30/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 8:19:55 PM |
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Greensboro, NC |
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Title: |
NS |
Description: |
An NS GEVO waits for another NS train to pass to his right in this picture. You can see the platform just to the right of this picture, which is for the newly remodeled Amtrak station. |
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10/30/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 8:20:37 PM |
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Greensboro, NC |
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Title: |
Greensboro |
Description: |
The sky line of Greenboro NS is seen in the background, as a trio of NS GE's pass by. |
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10/30/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 8:22:31 PM |
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Greensboro, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
Hi hood |
Description: |
NS 3287 passes by, pulling a loaded grain train in Greensboro |
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10/30/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 8:26:17 PM |
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Greensboro, NC |
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Title: |
Leaving |
Description: |
Two NS GE's and a BNSF GE's leave Elm Street in Greensboro. |
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10/30/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 8:23:12 PM |
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Greensboro, NC |
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Title: |
Roundhouse |
Description: |
I got to the roundhouse at the wrong time of day for pictures. Anyway, this is all that is left. |
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10/30/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 8:24:47 PM |
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Greensboro, NC |
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Title: |
Wave |
Description: |
An NS conductor gives a wave to another NS manifest passing them at Elm Street. |
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10/30/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 8:21:05 PM |
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Greensboro, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
3136 |
Description: |
CEFX 3136 sits under perfect blue skies in Hamlet. These two SD40-2's were dropped as coal pushers from off the Monroe Sub. |
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11/7/2007 Upload Date: 11/7/2007 7:35:36 PM |
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Pinehurst, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
8119 |
Description: |
The 8119 is showing its prior Seaboard heritage on the conductors side. I noticed where the red and yellow Family Lines stripes were breaking through the YN2 on the long hood. |
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11/7/2007 Upload Date: 11/7/2007 7:36:00 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
Ex CR |
Description: |
This ballast hopper is now owned by the A&R and is being used on ACWR along with two other A&R ballast hoppers. |
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11/7/2007 Upload Date: 11/7/2007 7:37:27 PM |
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Pinehurst, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
A&R 900 |
Description: |
This one is the best shape of the three A&R hoppers running with ACWR. |
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11/7/2007 Upload Date: 11/7/2007 7:37:53 PM |
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Pinehurst, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
703 |
Description: |
ACWR..ex GO Transit, 703 struggles up Bank Hill in Pinehurst and would eventually stall out not 100 yards past where this picture was taken. I thought it was a simple empty ballast consist, but he had 1 cab, 5 empty ballast, 3 loaded chip hoppers, 8 empty propane cars and I lost count of the empty grain hoppers. |
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11/7/2007 Upload Date: 11/7/2007 7:36:42 PM |
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Pinehurst, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
9008 |
Description: |
CSX 9008 enters Aberdeen Yard on ACWR rails leading in 126 empties for CSX. |
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11/19/2007 Upload Date: 11/20/2007 6:05:10 PM |
Location: |
Pinehurst, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
Milwaukee Raod |
Description: |
Ex Milwaukee Road hopper sports America's Resourceful Railroad |
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11/19/2007 Upload Date: 11/20/2007 6:05:26 PM |
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Pinehurst, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
Close cut |
Description: |
9008 slips past a building in downtown Aberdeen that will be remodeled and turned in to a restaurant. Imagine ding and you have this rumble by. The engineer said it is so close, he can almost touch the wall in passing. |
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11/19/2007 Upload Date: 11/20/2007 6:04:52 PM |
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Pinehurst, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
F-720 |
Description: |
A pair of GP40-2's leads F-720 out of Hamlet, heading for Lumberton NC. Note the second motor is 6157 and lettered GP38-2. |
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11/25/2007 Upload Date: 11/25/2007 9:11:32 AM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
4808 |
Description: |
Q-477 makes a day time appearance to Hamlet, after coming in from Wilmington NC. |
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11/25/2007 Upload Date: 11/25/2007 9:12:23 AM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
5887 |
Description: |
W006 uses the 5887 as sole power to shove a pair of gondolas out for scrap loading. |
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11/25/2007 Upload Date: 11/25/2007 9:11:56 AM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Title: |
Big power |
Description: |
ACWR has CSX 8577, 7808, 4847 SD70AcE and 4759 on this cloudy Sunday afternoon. ACW crews have already taken out one empty grainer this Sunday morning and are bringing a loaded one up this same day. |
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11/25/2007 Upload Date: 11/25/2007 8:51:17 PM |
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West End, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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CSX 8577(SD50-2) |
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Title: |
8822 |
Description: |
A CR painted SD40-2 sits with CSX 2563...a GP38-2 in Hamlet |
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11/25/2007 Upload Date: 11/25/2007 9:12:58 AM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
5962 |
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A first for me; seeing a entire black colored B40-8. Thisis the rear motor on L-438 heading towards Rocky Mount NC. |
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11/25/2007 Upload Date: 11/25/2007 9:13:36 AM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Title: |
PLenty of power |
Description: |
L-438 waits fora new crew to take L-438 up to Rocky mount NC and beyond. |
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11/25/2007 Upload Date: 11/25/2007 9:14:03 AM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
6359 |
Description: |
CSX 6359 coasts along on F-742 as the enter the A&R siding in Aberdeen. |
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11/29/2007 Upload Date: 11/29/2007 9:19:41 PM |
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Aberdeen, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
2758 |
Description: |
This was a shock to see a CR GP38 in the consist. This and the 6359 were both off line in the consist of F-742. |
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11/29/2007 Upload Date: 11/29/2007 9:20:07 PM |
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Aberdeen, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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324 Comments: 1 |
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655 |
Description: |
CSX 655 leads Q-400 out of Hamlet, bound for Richmond Va |
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12/4/2007 Upload Date: 12/4/2007 2:39:25 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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4443 |
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CSX 4443 leads a classic lineup of power on an empty F-702. The GP38-2 was on line and sounded nice next to the GP40-2. |
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12/4/2007 Upload Date: 12/4/2007 2:39:45 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
Butthead |
Description: |
The 1131 is in the mix of bigger motors heading out of hamlet. |
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12/4/2007 Upload Date: 12/4/2007 2:40:03 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
8577 |
Description: |
The 8577, an ex Chessie SD50-2 was placed on this "office car" track in Hamlet, as a set out shuttle motor for a recent coal drag. |
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12/4/2007 Upload Date: 12/4/2007 2:40:21 PM |
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Hamlet, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
More bolts missing |
Description: |
More bolts are either missing, stripped out or broken as seen in this picture. This is on the CSX A line in Selma as the NC Railroad crosses here too. There is a large collection of broken bolts laying out of the picture...seems as the bolt business is good here. |
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12/15/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 10:21:41 AM |
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Selma, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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330 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Maintenance? |
Description: |
AS seen here, there is much desired maintenance on the diamond in Selma. |
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12/15/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 10:21:24 AM |
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Selma, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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Title: |
Selma NC |
Description: |
Looking south towards Miami, the rebuilt depot in Selma NC is a reminder of the past, along with the signal tower in the background. |
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12/15/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 10:20:46 AM |
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Selma, NC |
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Rick Tufts |
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370 Comments: 0 |
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