Train Photography

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Indiana Northeastern GP-7 #1601 and flat car in Angola, IN

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Amtrak is running a special train around the country to mark the railroad's 40th anniversary. The train was in Providence Station this weekend so I spent about an hour checking things out.



From Gaspee Street, F40PH #406 rebuilt by Amtrak's Beech Grove shops:

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P40DC #822 on the point:



The train is scheduled to be in Boston next weekend. If you want more info you can go to www.amtrak40th.com

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Haven't had a chance to photograph much fire apparatus lately, but I did finally get out trackside at St. Denis and Point of Rocks, MD yesterday.



St. Denis

Autorack train Q217 makes its way south led by a former Conrail C40-8W.

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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/virginia_southern/6065000213/"]Q217[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/virginia_southern/"]VirginiaSouthern[/url], on Flickr



The second unit on Q217. 6302 is a former Missouri Pacific SD40-2.

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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/virginia_southern/6065000267/"]MoPac Heritage[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/virginia_southern/"]VirginiaSouthern[/url], on Flickr



A power only Q249, led by AC4400CW #249 heads south under the signal bridge.

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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/virginia_southern/6065549592/"]Q249[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/virginia_southern/"]VirginiaSouthern[/url], on Flickr



C40-8W #7893 as the trailing unit on Q249.

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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/virginia_southern/6065000403/"]CSX 7893[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/virginia_southern/"]VirginiaSouthern[/url], on Flickr



An empty coal train (symbol unknown) heads south under the signal bridge.

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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/virginia_southern/6065000469/"]Heading For A Reload[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/virginia_southern/"]VirginiaSouthern[/url], on Flickr



Point of Rocks

A mother/slug combo consisting of GP40-2 #6438 and a former GP30 turned slug, #2264 make their way east.

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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/virginia_southern/6065000527/"]Power Move[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/virginia_southern/"]VirginiaSouthern[/url], on Flickr



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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/virginia_southern/6065000605/"]Every Mother's Slug[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/virginia_southern/"]VirginiaSouthern[/url], on Flickr



AC6000CW #5007 leads empty rock train, K751 westbound past the station.

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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/virginia_southern/6065000657/"]K751[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/virginia_southern/"]VirginiaSouthern[/url], on Flickr



AC4400CW #249 leads autorack train Q398 westbound.

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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/virginia_southern/6065000725/"]Q398[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/virginia_southern/"]VirginiaSouthern[/url], on Flickr



A manifest train (symbol unknown) heads onto the Old Main Line subdivision from the Metropolitan Subdivision.

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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/virginia_southern/6065550032/"]Onto The Old Main Line[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/virginia_southern/"]VirginiaSouthern[/url], on Flickr



I was about to leave around 1700, but heard on the scanner that Amtrak's Capitol Limited was close by. It was worth sticking around a little longer to catch it.

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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/virginia_southern/6063684207/"]A Capitol Ride[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/virginia_southern/"]VirginiaSouthern[/url], on Flickr



Last, but not least, a quick grab video with my iPhone of a loaded coal drag heading onto the Old Main Line.

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Metro North BL14 #402 &401 used in the East Side Access construction project to bring LIRR into Grand Central. The units were made by Brookville Locomotive, and have 2 700 HP gensets. These units are used to haul rock/debris from new tunnels and cavern being constructed underneath Grand Central terminal.

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Connecticut DOT owned P32-ACDM Genesis (operated by Metro North) passing a high rail truck at Harlem-125 Street

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Some of Metro North's oldest equipment. M2s in red, and M3 in blue

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Last week on vacation my fiancee and I took Amtrak's Southwest Chief from Chicago to Flagstaff, AZ, which uses the BNSF Transcon Route. Through New Mexico parts of the line is still protected by semaphore signals.

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The westbound Chief was led by Engine 184, one of four locomotives repainted by Amtrak into one of its four "heritage" schemes to celebrate Amtrak's 40th Anniversary of service. This was the Phase IV paint scheme used by Amtrak before its current Phase V paint, shot during a station stop at Kansas City, MO.

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Metro North Bl-20GH #128 and #127 elephant style thru Pawling, NY. Metro North usually puts one engine put train, but they have been having compressor problems on these units of late.

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CSX at Hunts Point in the Bronx

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I have had a lot more luck shooting trains than fire trucks these days. Doesn't anyone hang out at the firehouse anymore?



I grabbed this early evening shot of this UP auto rack train running through Whitesboro NY last night.

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Caught Amtrak 156, one of the 40th anniversary units, today leaving Utica, N.Y.

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CSX GP39 #4294 and GP38-2 #2719 picking up cars in Newburgh, NY

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Three of the railroads that currently run through Utica NY are pictured here, along with some railroading history. Adirondack Scenic RR 1502, an EMD F10 built in 1947 switches cars in the yard, Mohawk Adirondack & Northern 805 an Alco C425 built in 1964 waits while CSX 3048, a GE ES44AC-H built within the last couple of years flies by.

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Here's a better look at MA&N 805.

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Nice photos

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This past Saturday, 3/23/13, Southern Railway 630 made an excursion run between Norfolk and Petersburg, Va and back. Here a few photos.

 

First up, coming out of Norfolk Southern's Lamberts Point yard.

 

   

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Another shot coming out of the yard.