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Steam Train: Pacing NW 611 Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 177 seconds Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 J 611 paced from Waverly, VA 9/4/82. My wife was driving. Related: 4-8-4, 611, gort, locomotive, norfolk, nw, passenger, railroad, railway, steam, train, western |
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Fallen Flags: SP works hard up Cajon--turn it up Loud! Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 281 seconds Southern Pacific SD40E 7341, SD40T-2, SD40T-2 with midtrain helpers SD40T-2 8232, SD40E 7331, SD45T-2 9308 and SD45E 7450 in Cajon Pass, CA 5/19/85. Related: cajon, diesel, freight, gort, locomotive, pacific, railroad, railway, sd40e, sd40t-2, sd45e, sd45t-2, southern, sp, train |
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Canadian Pacific unit grain train at Banff Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 180 seconds SD40-2 5833, 5824, 5616 with mid-train helpers SD40 5536, SD40-2 5700 and a Remote Control Car with a westbound grain train at Banff, Alberta 9/28/82. Notice the tailgating track speader. Related: canadian, cprail, diesel, freight, gort, grain, locomotive, pacific, railroad, railway, sd40, sd40-2, track, train |
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CSX and BNSF at Palmer Lake Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 178 seconds I travel 1500 miles to get away from CSX and what do I see? CSX SD50 8571, exBN/HLCX SD40-2 7177, CSX CW40-8 7320, exATSF SD40-2 6313, exBN SD40-2 7022 and BNSF SD70MAC 9733 on The Joint Line with a northbound mixed, 10/14/03 Related: atsf, bn, bnsf, csx, cw40-8, diesel, freight, gort, locomotive, railroad, railway, sd40-2, sd50, sd70mac, train |
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UP SD40-2 acting like an Alco Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 127 seconds Union Pacific 3467 might have a turbocharger problem as it leads another SD40-2 and 2 C30-7s westbound at Borie, WY 9/14/82. I thought that old railfan adage was "inside every GE is an Alco screaming to get out". Related: c30-7, diesel, freight, gort, locomotive, pacific, railroad, railway, sd40-2, smoke, train, union, up |
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Union Pacific SD40-2s uphill in Cajon Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 171 seconds UP SD40-2 3472, 3761 and 3656 work up through Cajon Pass with autoracks and piggybacks, 5/22/85. Related: diesel, ffreight, gort, locomotive, pacific, railraod, railway, sd40-2, train, union, up |
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Fallen Flags: Santa Fe up Cajon Pass Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 117 seconds AT&SF GP35 2944, SD40-2 5478, SD45-2 5656, SD40-2 5409 and 5407 eastbound heading up the pass 5/19/85. Related: at&sf, diesel, fe, freight, gort, gp35, locomotive, railroad, railway, santa, sd40-2, sd45-2, train |
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BNSF coal drag Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 137 seconds SD70MAC 9418 leads an eastbound coal drag south of Crawford, NE. 3 SD60 helpers shove on the rear. 10/17/03 Related: bnsf, coal, diesel, freight, gort, locomotive, railroad, railway, sd70mac, train |
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Grand Canyon Railway #18 Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 93 seconds GCR 2-8-0 #18 departs Williams, AZ with FPA4 6773. Related: 2-8-0, canyon, gort, grand, locomotive, passenger, railroad, railway, steam, train |
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Fallen Flags: Chessie power move Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 155 seconds CS GP40-2 4275, 4353, 4192, 4428, B&O GP40 3750, WM SD40 7573, 7546 and B30-7 8282 head west through Germantown, MD, then move through the crossovers in Brunswick, MD 10/24/82. Related: b&o, b30-7, chessie, cs, diesel, freight, gort, gp40, gp40-2, locomotive, maryland, railroad, railway, sd40, system, train, western, wm |
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Amtrak X2000 and ICE Train Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 49 seconds In 1993 Amtrak tested a Swedish X2000 tilt train and a German ICE train with an eye towards purchasing a fleet for the Northeast Corridor. They instead bought the Acela. Related: amtrak, electric, gort, ice, locomotive, passenger, railroad, railway, tilt, train, x2000 |
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Steam Train: UP Challenger 3985 at Granite Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 101 seconds Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 3985 drifts downhill, eastbound at Granite, WY 5/26/85. Related: 3985, 4-6-6-4, challenger, gort, locomotive, pacific, passenger, railroad, railway, steam, train, union, up |
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Fallen Flags: NW Alco C630 Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 111 seconds Norfolk & Western C630 1130 and a slug built from a Fairbanks Morse trainmaster shove coal hoppers; SD40-2 6091 and SD45 move hoppers out of town as RSD12 250 and 252 idle nearby, Norfolk, VA 9/4/82. Related: alco, c630, coal, diesel, freight, gort, locomotive, norfolk, nw, rsd12, sd40-2, sd45, train, western |
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Fallen Flags: Repost of BN & SF before BNSF Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 168 seconds Burlington Northern empty coal train and a Santa Fe mixed freight at Castle Rock, CO 4/6/83. I increased the file size. Related: at&sf, bn, burlington, c30-7, coal, diesel, fe, freight, gort, locomotive, northern, railraod, railway, santa, sd40-2, sf, train |
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Steam: Chessie 614, 4 runbys Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 181 seconds Ex C&O 4-8-4 614 at Beltsville, White Marsh and Frederick Junction, MD and at Shenandoah Jct., WV, September and October, 1981. Related: 4-8-4, 614, chessie, gort, locomotive, passenger, railroad, railway, steam, system |
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Fallen Flags: BN at Palmer Lake Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 188 seconds BN SD40-2 8112, B30-7A(B) 4103, 4072 and SD40-2 6910 haul northbound freight on the Joint Line, Palmer Lake, CO 5/25/84. Same location as http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=rtr8LXvuN iw Related: b30-7ab, bn, burlington, diesel, freight, gort, locomotive, northern, railroad, railway, sd40-2, train |
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Amtrak electrics at Glenn Dale Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 88 seconds 3 Aem7s and 2 E60CHs (remember them?) at Glenn Dale, MD 6/23/82. Related: aem7, amt, amtrak, e60ch, electric, gort, locomotive, passenger, railroad, railway, train |
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Steam Train: Chessie System 614 departs Arlington Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 145 seconds Chessie System (ex C&O) 4-8-4 614 departs Arlington, VA at RO on the RF&P on a ferry run to Richmond, 10/4/81. Related: 4-8-4, 614, chessie, gort, locomotive, passenger, railroad, railway, steam, system, train |
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BNSF with midtrain helpers up Tehachapi Loop Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 293 seconds BNSF CW44-9 4908, EMD SD40-2 2000, AT&SF CW40-8 872, GP60 8706 with mid-train helpers AT&SF SD45-2 6515, SD75M 8241 at Walong, CA 4/4/99. Related: atsf, bnsf, burlington, cw40-8, cw44-9, diesel, fe, freight, gort, gp60, locomotive, northern, railroad, railway, santa, sd45-2, train |
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Fallen Flags: Conrail smoke at Cove Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 184 seconds A long westbounder with a GP35, GP40, GP40-2 and GP30 at Cove, PA. 2/21/82. Notice the smoke pouring from the stuck brake on the Frisco box--the rearend crew obviously didn't. I tried to flag 'em but the crewman was on the other side of the caboose. Related: conrail, cr, diesel, freight, gort, gp30, gp35, gp40, gp40-2, locomotive, railroad, railway, smoke, train |
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Fallen Flags: SP and BN pool power at Palmer Lake Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 103 seconds Southern Pacific SD45T-2 9347, Cotton Belt SD45T-2 9288, BN SD40-2 7089, C30-7 5575, U30C 5384 and C30-7 5532 bring empty coal hoppers north through Palmer Lake, CO 9/12/82. Notice the ex-CB&Q caboose. Related: bn, burlington, c30-7, diesel, freight, gort, locomotive, northern, pacific, railroad, railway, sd40-2, sd45t-2, southern, sp, train |
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Fallen Flags: Seaboard Odds & Ends Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 157 seconds Activity around Collier Yard near Petersburg, VA 5/1/82. Clinchfield SD40 3014 and 2 SBD C30-7s; a southbounder with a gray C30-7 and GP38-2; SW9 152 hauls a train into the yard. Related: c30-7, clinchfield, diesel, freight, gort, gp38-2, locomotive, railroad, railway, scl, sd40, seaboard, sw9, train |
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Fallen Flags: When good horns go bad Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 125 seconds SCL GP40 1546 needs a piano tuner on a southbound as C30-7, SD40-2 and an SD45 move out of the yard, Petersburg, VA 5/1/82. Related: c30-7, coast, diesel, freight, gort, gp40, line, locomotive, railroad, railway, scl, sd40-2, sd45, seaboard, train |
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Them's the brakes! Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 72 seconds A busted brake line (caught on the grade crossing) stops UP AC60CW 7560 and 7078 with an eastbound autorack train at Durham, WY 10/16/03 Related: ac60cw, autorack, diesel, freight, gort, locomotive, pacific, railroad, railway, train, union, up |
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Fallen Flags: Repost of BN coal drag on the Joint Line Posted by: e44e33
Video duration: 244 seconds Southbound Burlington Northern coal drag from Tomah to Palmer Lake, CO 4/9/83. I increased the file size. Related: bn, burlington, c30-7, coal, diesel, freight, gort, locomotive, mkt, northern, railroad, railway, sd40-2, train, u30c |



























