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Ada Sunset

Wonders — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:50:45 -0400

by: Wonders

Description: At sunset, a Norfolk Southern coal train passes Ada, West Virginia after departing the summit of the Pocahontas Division at Bluefield. A haze of brake shoe smoke testifies to the steep downhill grade that trains encounter here en route to Roanoke, headquarters of the Virginia Division.

Hauling east

Graham Line — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:41:19 -0400

by: Graham Line

Description: Winter railroading along the Columbia River

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Before the Stall

Wonders — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:24:22 -0500

by: Wonders

Description: A stone train climbs the 2% Jamesville Hill in central New York minutes before stalling on the wet rail, requiring a doubling of the train.

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Smoke in the Valley

Wonders — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:47:22 -0500

by: Wonders

Description: Brake shoe smoke shrouds a coal train descending the grade on Norfolk Southern's Virginia Division at Ingleside, West Virginia on a gray October day.

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Power on the Mountain

Wonders — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:43:22 -0500

by: Wonders

Description: Norfolk Southern coal train fighting the 1.4% Elkhorn grade at Upland, West Virginia.

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North Dalles, WA

E-21 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:04:30 -0400

by: E-21

Description: 12.06.08, 16:22, Nikon F100, 200-400, Fuji Velvia

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Railfans at Harriman

Graham Line — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:45:37 -0400

by: Graham Line

Description: Up close and personal

Winter

David Anderson — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:06:40 -0400

by: David Anderson

Description: Here's a photo I like and I am wondering what you all may think about it. I live in Portland, Maine which is where the photo was taken. I've lurked on Obscar for several years so I know some of you by name. This is the first photo I've posted on the internet and I hope it comes out. I'm great at accidentally deleting things which is one strong point for shooting slides. Now the photo: Westbound Rumford-East Deerfield RUED around MP194 on the former Maine Central.

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Curve Toward Heater DPP

interrobang — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:51:23 -0400

by: interrobang

Description: This version is the one I actually stared with. I used Canon's Digital Photo Pro to convert the image to JPG and resize it to 1000 pixels wide. Otherwise, this is unchanged.

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Pleasant Creek Trestle

interrobang — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:50:15 -0400

by: interrobang

Description: A coal train crosses the Pleasant Creek trestle in central West Virginia early on an April morning.

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Curve Toward Heater

interrobang — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:46:22 -0400

by: interrobang

Description: CSX pulls two boxcars through the hills of West Virginia toward the Weyerhauser paper mill at Heater.

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Don't Like the Look of Velvia?

E-21 — Sun, 7 Jun 2009 01:33:52 -0400

by: E-21

Description: A Photoshop conversion of a Velvia (RVP) slide. ;)

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Z-PTLCHC

E-21 — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 01:17:01 -0400

by: E-21

Description: 1.19.08, Nikon F100, 85mm, Fuji Velvia (RVP)

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E-CECSCM

E-21 — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 01:00:25 -0400

by: E-21

Description: 1.19.08, Maryhill, WA, Nikon F100, 180mm, Fuji Velvia

DPU pushing on the tail of an eastbound at Rufus, Ore.

Graham Line — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:20:47 -0400

by: Graham Line

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White River

E-21 — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:24:24 -0400

by: E-21

Description: Another one from Da Trunk 5.23.09

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Locked Gate

E-21 — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:23:35 -0400

by: E-21

Description: Here's a location that I've tried a few times before with no luck of any trains showing up. I thought I had it made this time as I knew there was a train heading my way - however it showed up about two later than what I wanted for the best light angle. There was still some nose light, so I switched from a wideangle zoom to the 85mm and got this.

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Rufus, Oregon on the OWR&N

Graham Line — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:17:33 -0400

by: Graham Line

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Hell Hole

Jon Bentz — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:25:36 -0400

by: Jon Bentz

Description: Nearly eight miles of darkness and exhaust fumes lie behind this westbound BNSF freight as it exits Cascade Tunnel, wreathed in a cloud of steam and stink.

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Camas Prairie

Jon Bentz — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:23:06 -0400

by: Jon Bentz

Description: An ex Southern high nose B23-7, nose now chopped, rattles along with grain shuttle cars near Fenn Idaho during the final months of operation. The prairie lives on but alas, the rails are now only a memory.

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Cascade Winter

Jon Bentz — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:19:52 -0400

by: Jon Bentz

Description: High tech passes low tech at the east switch at East Scenic Washington. While traction control does wonders for maintaining forward motion over slippery rails, a simple broom is required to keep the points on a turnout clear of snow in the deep of a Cascade Winter.

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UP 4667 EB west of Glenns Ferry, Idaho

Graham Line — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:28:33 -0400

by: Graham Line

Description: Taken in May 2007 (I think) while chasing UP steam as far east as Minidoka. One of my favorite unspoiled spots when the light is right.

Goodnoe Road area - Columbia River Gorge

E-21 — Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:58:56 -0400

by: E-21

Description: 3.7.09

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Maryhill, WA

E-21 — Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:57:36 -0400

by: E-21

Description: 3.7.09 - a very windy, but mostly sunny day in the Gorge.

BNSF 4566 at the Tacoma Narrows

Bob — Mon, 2 Mar 2009 20:27:53 -0500

by: Bob

Description: BNSF 4566 pulls a mixed freight southbound under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Fog and Snow

Jon Bentz — Sun, 1 Mar 2009 14:39:23 -0500

by: Jon Bentz

Description: A Pasco/Vancouver freight rolls down the Sea Line in Everett Washington on a foggy and snowy January day.

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Unit Train

Jon Bentz — Sun, 1 Mar 2009 14:27:18 -0500

by: Jon Bentz

Description: A unit coal train passes a dwarf signal at Mukilteo Washington

Sunset Meet

Jon Bentz — Sun, 1 Mar 2009 14:25:51 -0500

by: Jon Bentz

Description: Low light and clear weather make for dramatic lighting in this photo of two BNSF freights meeting at Mukilteo Washington

Coal Train at Maryhill, WA

E-21 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:52:26 -0500

by: E-21

Description: 1.31.09

Grain at Maryhill, WA

E-21 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:50:53 -0500

by: E-21

Description: 1.31.09

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Maryhill, WA

E-21 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:49:12 -0500

by: E-21

Description: 1.31.09

McCredie, WA

E-21 — Wed, 1 Oct 2008 01:19:26 -0400

by: E-21

Description: 9.30.08, a mixed load of garbage from Spokane and autoracks from Chicago head west on the Fallbridge Sub on a warm September afternoon.

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Quinton, OR

E-21 — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:12:49 -0400

by: E-21

Description: 8.23.08

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Tunnel

E-21 — Sat, 5 Jul 2008 01:51:10 -0400

by: E-21

Description: Tunnel

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North Dalles, WA

E-21 — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:00:23 -0400

by: E-21

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Summer Coal

TrainPohll — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:40:07 -0400

by: TrainPohll

Description: A loaded coal train bound for Roberts Bank, BC climbs Napavine Hill in Winlock, WA.

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Under and Over

Skyview — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 22:42:15 -0400

by: Skyview

Description: A ex SP unit leads a UP coal load down grade at Blue Mtn crossing near Tunnel 1, on the Moffat Sub, CO

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ICE in the Snow

Two23 — Sat, 8 Mar 2008 16:39:29 -0500

by: Two23

Description: An eastbound DME train waits east of Tracy, MN for a meet during a driving snow storm. Nikon D80, Nikon 80-400mm, ISO 800. Kent in SD

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Westbound Warbonnet

Two23 — Sat, 8 Mar 2008 16:33:05 -0500

by: Two23

Description: BNSF coal train rounds the bend past the fading prairie town of Glenham, SD, near Mobridge. Nikon D80, Nikon 70-200mm f2.8. Kent in SD

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BNSF Northbound

Two23 — Sat, 8 Mar 2008 16:26:00 -0500

by: Two23

Description: A BNSF grain train thunders north past the Cargill elevators near Pipestone, MN during a snow storm. Kent in SD

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