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Viewing Album:  Switchstand Rail Shots
 
By:Rick Tufts
Dates:6/14/2009 - 6/14/2009
Album Info:Pictures copy right: Rick Tufts
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Horizontal light
Title:  Horizontal light
Description:  Maybe something new for the new AC GEVOs, having a horizontal light instead of the vertical. BNSF has some of theirs this same way, but are years old.
Photo Date:  5/19/2008  Upload Date: 5/19/2008 9:27:11 PM
Location:  Candor, NC
Author:  Rick"Tufts
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Locomotives:  CSX 856(ES44AC-H)
Views:  329   Comments: 1
Tired
Title:  Tired
Description:  Yes, very tired looking as most of the "things" at South of the Border are no longer visited by vacationing families.
Photo Date:  5/19/2008  Upload Date: 5/19/2008 9:27:57 PM
Location:  Cane, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  353   Comments: 1
New wheels
Title:  New wheels
Description:  The 856 is so new...the wheels don't have the rust and grunge haze on them. Notice "CSX" on the wheelseK.
Photo Date:  5/19/2008  Upload Date: 5/19/2008 9:28:22 PM
Location:  Candor, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  169   Comments: 0
6156
Title:  6156
Description:  The CSX loacla switcher power is a tired...ex Chessie GP40-2.
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 10:32:28 AM
Location:  Weldon, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  109   Comments: 1
Crossing over
Title:  Crossing over
Description:  Amtrak PO90 crosses over the CSX A line bridge in Weldon NC. Thanks to everyone who said this is a great spot to take pictures.
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 10:33:04 AM
Location:  Weldon, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Locomotives:  AMTK 142(P42DC)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
Antique
Title:  Antique
Description:  AS the local CSX signal maintainer states...that crossing is an antique. He's right, you don't see too many of this old style still in use.
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 10:34:21 AM
Location:  Weldon, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  238   Comments: 1
Trackside depot
Title:  Trackside depot
Description:  This is the old and no longer used depot at Roanoke Junction. The line in the foregground continues to the right about another mile and dead ends. To the right of this picture is a small CSX yard for the local switcher job.
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 10:34:53 AM
Location:  Weldon, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  103   Comments: 0
Roanoke Junction
Title:  Roanoke Junction
Description:  This is the street side view of the Roanke Junction depot.
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 10:35:19 AM
Location:  Roanoke Rapids, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  117   Comments: 0
Library
Title:  Library
Description:  This is the old depot in Weldon, which is now the Weldon library. The bridge to the right is the old SAL, now CSX A line. The Weldon branch used to come in to the ground level right side of thispicture.
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 10:35:40 AM
Location:  Weldon, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  125   Comments: 0
Old line
Title:  Old line
Description:  Here is a better picture showing how the track "used" to come in to town. From here, it "used" to curve around and continue on to Suffolk Virginia.
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 10:36:22 AM
Location:  Weldon, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  217   Comments: 0
Old line
Title:  Old line
Description:  The library and CSX main are behind me in this picture. AS you can see off in the distance, the CSX line that used to run all the way over to Norlina, it now curves off to the right in this picture.
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 10:36:04 AM
Location:  Weldon, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  169   Comments: 0
Sir Thomas
Title:  Sir Thomas
Description:  North Carolina's own Thomas Raper gets a birds eye view of the action. Thomas was participating in the CSX / OL RESER class, and the 6156 was part of the class hands on display.
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 10:33:58 AM
Location:  Weldon, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  160   Comments: 0
Southern caboose
Title:  Southern caboose
Description:  This is an ex Southern caboose sitting right in the middle of SAL/SCL/CSX country. The caboose is X 453.
Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 10:32:05 AM
Location:  Weldon, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  136   Comments: 0
5009
Title:  5009
Description:  CSX AC6000 shoves back to the switch at Perdue Farms, preparing to shove caorn loads in to the siding of Mount Aire Farms.
Photo Date:  6/7/2008  Upload Date: 6/7/2008 5:53:19 PM
Location:  Candor, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  117   Comments: 1
Cooling off
Title:  Cooling off
Description:  ACWR conductor stand on point..to cool off a bit. After riding in the CSX A/C...made it tough to work in the heat.
Photo Date:  6/7/2008  Upload Date: 6/7/2008 5:54:30 PM
Location:  Candor, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  754   Comments: 0
PRSX 3001
Title:  PRSX 3001
Description:  The shiny red SD40-2 gen-set was shoved up the hill, along with the ACWR diner train set to be shown. There is a function in Star and these were brought up for the public to look over.
Photo Date:  6/7/2008  Upload Date: 6/7/2008 5:54:53 PM
Location:  Candor, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  386   Comments: 1
1809
Title:  1809
Description:  UP 1809 is a stranger to these parts, as are anything other than CSX. The B boats just don't run the rails much either.
Photo Date:  6/22/2008  Upload Date: 6/22/2008 8:04:41 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  220   Comments: 0
GEVOs
Title:  GEVOs
Description:  Two CSX GEVOs lead Q-463 out of Hamlet during the daylight hours.
Photo Date:  6/22/2008  Upload Date: 6/22/2008 8:05:22 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  57   Comments: 1
L 438
Title:  L 438
Description:  CSX 4753 leads three UP motors elephant style out of Hamlet, bound for Rocky Mount and beyond.
Photo Date:  6/22/2008  Upload Date: 6/22/2008 8:05:53 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  278   Comments: 1
5209
Title:  5209
Description:  CSX 5209 slips in to Hamlet under overcast skies. No Carolina blue skies here.
Photo Date:  6/22/2008  Upload Date: 6/22/2008 8:06:56 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  226   Comments: 1
778
Title:  778
Description:  Q 616 comes in to Hamlet with a DR GE. Ole CR paint is hard to come by these days.
Photo Date:  6/22/2008  Upload Date: 6/22/2008 8:06:34 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  57   Comments: 1
CR Quality
Title:  CR Quality
Description:  Conrail Quality with a CSX AC unit, rolls in off the Monroe Sub.
Photo Date:  6/22/2008  Upload Date: 6/22/2008 8:07:28 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  78   Comments: 1
Crossing over
Title:  Crossing over
Description:  CSX 507 leads CSX 746 through Pinehurst with the second of two Duke Power coal cars. These are being stored on ACWR for a month or so, then will be returned back to service. No work is being done on them, just storage.
Photo Date:  6/30/2008  Upload Date: 6/30/2008 9:20:06 AM
Location:  Pinehurst, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  106   Comments: 1
DKPX
Title:  DKPX
Description:  Duke Power....110 of them and this is the second of two being stored on ACWR.
Photo Date:  6/30/2008  Upload Date: 6/30/2008 9:20:42 AM
Location:  Pinehurst, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  79   Comments: 0
Long string of cars
Title:  Long string of cars
Description:  ACWR pulls 110 empties up the road for storage.
Photo Date:  6/30/2008  Upload Date: 6/30/2008 9:20:59 AM
Location:  Pinehurst, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  313   Comments: 0
Pinehurst Trolly
Title:  Pinehurst Trolly
Description:  It's hard to make it out, but in the background sits a replica Pinehurst Trolly (built over a truck frame) which is used in town to shuttle hotel guests around town. The while mass in the foreground is the ex Aberdeen and Asheboro, NS, Southern, NS, ABP and now ACWR bridge. This used to be a two place bridge crossing where to the left of the one you see here, was another just like it, and beside it. That was used for the coach yard in Pinehurst.
Photo Date:  6/30/2008  Upload Date: 6/30/2008 9:19:40 AM
Location:  Pinehurst, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  132   Comments: 0
Q-400
Title:  Q-400
Description:  CSX 584 leads Q-400 out of Hamlet. Not far from where this picture ws taken, he stalled out. A yard job had to assist in getting him over the hill.
Photo Date:  7/9/2008  Upload Date: 7/9/2008 9:07:12 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Locomotives:  CSX 584(AC44CW)
Views:  403   Comments: 2
HLCX 7177
Title:  HLCX 7177
Description:  Finally, the HLCX motors are filtering out of Hamlet. The 7177 is on line and in the consist of Q-400, bound for Rocky Mount and beyond
Photo Date:  7/9/2008  Upload Date: 7/9/2008 9:07:35 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Locomotives:  HLCX 7177(SD40-2)
Views:  489   Comments: 0
5118
Title:  5118
Description:  CSX 5118 and 5385 lead G990 in to Hamlet and eventually up to Aberdeen NC. This is a loaded grain train for ACWR which will take it up to Mount Aire Farms.
Photo Date:  7/9/2008  Upload Date: 7/9/2008 9:08:02 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Locomotives:  CSX 5118(AC44CW)
Views:  313   Comments: 1
waiting game
Title:  waiting game
Description:  ACWR crews on CSX 8576, along with another CSX SD50, wait on the CSX S line in Aberdeen. This is a loaded grain train for ACW, in the middle track is an empty grainer that ACW just returned to CSX, before climbing on the 8576. The Southbound empty is waiting for an empty hopper train to clea the block so he can go to Hamlet. There is another loaded grainer waiting for all this to clear so he can come North to this spot...and wait for ACW.
Photo Date:  7/11/2008  Upload Date: 7/11/2008 6:08:54 PM
Location:  Aberdeen, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  276   Comments: 1
Aberdeen Yard
Title:  Aberdeen Yard
Description:  ACWR 9593 pulls 110 empties in the Aberdeen Yard. Guess these hoppers are on their way back to work after a two week lay off.
Photo Date:  7/14/2008  Upload Date: 7/14/2008 9:41:02 PM
Location:  Aberdeen, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  342   Comments: 0
Looks like a slinky
Title:  Looks like a slinky
Description:  ACWR eases down the grade, heading towards Aberdeen Yard with 110 empty Duke Power coal hoppers.
Photo Date:  7/14/2008  Upload Date: 7/14/2008 9:35:17 PM
Location:  Aberdeen, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  417   Comments: 0
At night
Title:  At night
Description:  Here is a shaky picture taken at night.
Photo Date:  7/23/2008  Upload Date: 7/22/2008 8:53:54 AM
Location:  Aberdeen, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  159   Comments: 0
PRSX 3001
Title:  PRSX 3001
Description:  The PRSX has been set out by ACWR for CSX to take back to PRSX. This is a mixture of goodies according tp Progress Rail It has a 3000hp Cat prime mover, SD70 radiators on a non dynamic braked SD40 frame. Frame number 7761 33-1
Photo Date:  7/23/2008  Upload Date: 7/22/2008 8:53:36 AM
Location:  Aberdeen, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Locomotives:  PRSX 3001(PR30C)
Views:  2484   Comments: 3
8179
Title:  8179
Description:  Looks like Hamlet is getting rid of their HLCX SD40-2 fleet. Thisone is under power in the Q-438 consist.
Photo Date:  7/23/2008  Upload Date: 7/22/2008 8:55:08 AM
Location:  Parkton, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  115   Comments: 0
5403
Title:  5403
Description:  CSX 5403 leads Q-438 through Parkton NC, heading North towards Rocky Mount
Photo Date:  7/23/2008  Upload Date: 7/22/2008 8:54:24 AM
Location:  Parkton, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  93   Comments: 1
SCL
Title:  SCL
Description:  Something you don't see any longer, evenif itis on an weed spray train.
Photo Date:  7/23/2008  Upload Date: 7/22/2008 8:55:34 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  123   Comments: 0
Single GE
Title:  Single GE
Description:  The 5422 leads an empty coal drag across the diamnond in Hamlet. Guess they figure one big GE can move the entire empty consist just as easy and less fuel?
Photo Date:  8/1/2008  Upload Date: 8/9/2008 9:59:13 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  213   Comments: 1
5460
Title:  5460
Description:  5460 pulls out of North Yard in Hamlet and shown here making speed coming through Hoffman NC on the way up to the "Rock Hole" as CSX crews call it.
Photo Date:  8/1/2008  Upload Date: 8/9/2008 9:59:43 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  205   Comments: 0
F 720
Title:  F 720
Description:  CSX 6046 leads ex RF&P 6393 out of Hamlet, heading for Lumberton. Anyone know what the two angle blocks are (were) for. On either side of the number boards. Mount for strobes lights from years past? Haven't seen this on GP40-2's....just a guess.
Photo Date:  8/1/2008  Upload Date: 8/9/2008 10:00:01 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  298   Comments: 1
Ex RF&P
Title:  Ex RF&P
Description:  6393 motors along in the F 720 consist.
Photo Date:  8/1/2008  Upload Date: 8/9/2008 10:00:25 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  236   Comments: 0
205
Title:  205
Description:  A&R 205 breaks out of the woods on the way home from Raeford NC.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/22/2008 9:12:14 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Locomotives:  AR 205(GP7)
Views:  650   Comments: 0
205
Title:  205
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/22/2008 9:11:52 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  335   Comments: 1
4617
Title:  4617
Description:  CSX....C&O 4617 sits on the arrival lead at Yard A crossing in Hamlet.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/22/2008 9:10:52 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  318   Comments: 0
Passing by
Title:  Passing by
Description:  Talk about horn battles...these two in passing each other had a field day blasting at each other.
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/22/2008 9:11:27 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  354   Comments: 0
129 empties
Title:  129 empties
Description:  ACW crews brought 129 empty grain cars, seen on the right of this picture. If you look far enough down, you can see the rear car on CSX F-741 passing the empties.
Photo Date:  8/30/2008  Upload Date: 8/31/2008 7:09:58 AM
Location:  Aberdeen, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  175   Comments: 0
F-741
Title:  F-741
Description:  CSX 4722 has a very sick sounding horn as he passes by. To its left, you can see the "Union Station" and to its left, is the A&R caboose. To the right is the office of A&R, the two story white building.
Photo Date:  8/30/2008  Upload Date: 8/31/2008 7:10:20 AM
Location:  Aberdeen, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  118   Comments: 0
Grainer
Title:  Grainer
Description:  7866 lugs a loaded grain train South through Parkton NC.
Photo Date:  8/30/2008  Upload Date: 8/31/2008 7:10:40 AM
Location:  Aberdeen, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  198   Comments: 0
2002
Title:  2002
Description:  The little red engine that could. All three Cummins gen-sets are pulling. Here they are testing the dynamic brake system on the 2002.
Photo Date:  8/30/2008  Upload Date: 8/31/2008 7:11:34 AM
Location:  Aberdeen, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  254   Comments: 1
Good sound
Title:  Good sound
Description:  Not sure which sounded better...the full dynamic fans blaring or the deep throated rumble of these true SD45's.
Photo Date:  8/30/2008  Upload Date: 8/31/2008 7:12:02 AM
Location:  Aberdeen, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  249   Comments: 0

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