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| Title: |
SP 6791 |
| Description: |
Two SP freights meet on the Southern. SP 6791, the train approaching is coming from Avondale while SSW 8326 is headed to Avondale. THis is not the greatest part of town but you gotta do what you gotta do to get that classic shot. |
| Photo Date: |
12/10/1987 Upload Date: 12/15/2012 9:13:25 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 6791(SD45T-2R) SSW 8326(SD40T-2) |
| Views: |
1010 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Acela at Speed |
| Description: |
On a beautiful fall day, note the trees, this Acela train is headed to Washington, DC. |
| Photo Date: |
1/6/2002 Upload Date: 9/10/2010 8:40:47 AM |
| Location: |
Crum Lynne, PA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 2020(Acela Power Car) |
| Views: |
805 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RLCX 1257 |
| Description: |
Switching cars at the paper mill in Bastrop, Louisiana located near the Arkansas/Louisiana border. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2006 Upload Date: 4/9/2010 2:12:18 AM |
| Location: |
Bastrop, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RLCX 1257(SW9) |
| Views: |
610 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
MRL 4405 |
| Description: |
East of the pass, the MRL helpers are shoving this loaded coal train that departed from Livingston. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/2016 Upload Date: 12/5/2016 1:24:11 PM |
| Location: |
Bozeman Pass, MT |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MRL 4405(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
307 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
MRL 4405 |
| Description: |
Reaching the summit of Bozeman Pass at Muir, the helpers on the rear of this westbound BNSF grain train will return to Livingston on the eastern side of the pass. Sometimes if there is an eastbound coming the helpers will stay on the westbound into Bozeman on the other side of the pass to help the eastbound over. |
| Photo Date: |
10/11/2016 Upload Date: 12/5/2016 1:23:48 PM |
| Location: |
Bozeman Pass, MT |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MRL 4405(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
936 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
MRL 405 |
| Description: |
Two to three inches of snow fell the night before and still coming down as the local switches cars in Belgrade in this wintry scene. |
| Photo Date: |
10/11/2016 Upload Date: 12/5/2016 12:38:32 PM |
| Location: |
Belgrade, MT |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MRL 405(GP35) |
| Views: |
211 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 5915 |
| Description: |
The first train of the day was this coal train grinding it way out of Livingston and over Bozeman Pass the second day of the snows. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/2016 Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:20:09 PM |
| Location: |
Bozeman Pass, MT |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5915(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
210 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Fall and Winter Together |
| Description: |
A dusting of snow from the previous night sits on the mountains just east of Bozeman. This train is headed west. |
| Photo Date: |
10/11/2016 Upload Date: 12/3/2016 10:39:39 PM |
| Location: |
Bozeman, MT |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4820(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
247 Comments: 7 |
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| Title: |
Railway Switching Services |
| Description: |
Another leasing company is Rail Serve. This former IC GP is spotting some tank cars at the Vista Chemicals tank car loading rack in West Lake, LA, across the river from Lake Charles in western Louisiana. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/2009 Upload Date: 5/4/2009 3:39:09 AM |
| Location: |
Westlake, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
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413 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
4-axle Power at Kota Station |
| Description: |
BB30406 a 4-axle diesel (BB) arrives at Kota Station. They operate trains like they do in Europe where the train pulls into the station and another engine is added to the rear of the train while the arriving engine uncouples. |
| Photo Date: |
8/31/2011 Upload Date: 9/27/2011 3:54:33 AM |
| Location: |
Jakarta, ID |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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231 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CC2018903 at Kota Station |
| Description: |
Looking at the number this has to be a special engine, not following the normal numbering scheme. |
| Photo Date: |
8/31/2011 Upload Date: 9/27/2011 3:47:50 AM |
| Location: |
Jakarta, ID |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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225 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MP 2322 Leads Operation Lifesaver Special |
| Description: |
One of the great things about train spotting in the New Orleans area was the large assortment of railroads. This five railroad assortment also carried the governor of Louisiana with the MP, ICG, KCS, SP and UP all represented on this trip. The train is headed west and coming off the Huey P. Long brdge. My friends with the MP who invited me to ride could not understand why I chose not to ride. This scene will never happen again. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1984 Upload Date: 11/24/2010 7:59:10 PM |
| Location: |
Avondale, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MP 2322(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
1132 Comments: 12 |
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| Title: |
ICG & GM&O Line Up |
| Description: |
One of favorite shots happen by chance and this was not staged. By chance I came across this almost PR shot of the fallen flags im the last days of the GM&O. Date was May 10, 1984. |
| Photo Date: |
5/10/1984 Upload Date: 11/21/2010 1:17:22 AM |
| Location: |
Harahan, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
ICG 3028(GP40) |
| Views: |
732 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Train Orders |
| Description: |
An Illinois Central Gulf clerk hoops up train orders to the Fireman on Amtrak train No. 58, the northbound City of New Orleans, at the ICG Mays Yard. A few seconds later the clerk will hoop up a second set of orders to the Conductor at the rear of the train. |
| Photo Date: |
10/19/1982 Upload Date: 4/21/2009 2:12:07 AM |
| Location: |
Harahan, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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444 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SP 9097 and AMTK 705 |
| Description: |
Amtrak P30CH 705 leads train No. 1, the westbound Sunset Limited, out of the SP Avondale Yard as SP 9097 waits. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1981 Upload Date: 4/14/2009 12:51:33 AM |
| Location: |
Avondale, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9097(SD45) AMTK 705(P30CH) |
| Views: |
1035 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
SOU 7018, WP 3531, UP 2525, and MP 3214 |
| Description: |
A variety of power rests at the Avondale diesel shop. The MP diesel shop in the background was partially destroyed during Hurricane Katrina and eventually torn down. That was the best excuse yet to move locomotive maintenance to Livonia, LA, no more diesel shop. |
| Photo Date: |
9/3/1984 Upload Date: 4/12/2009 11:54:20 AM |
| Location: |
Avondale, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 7018(GP50) WP 3531(GP40) UP 2525(C30-7) MP 3214(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
1300 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
MP 1744 and WP 3525 |
| Description: |
MP and WP power rest side by side at Avondale Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
9/3/1984 Upload Date: 4/5/2009 8:33:58 AM |
| Location: |
Avondale, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
MP 1744(GP15AC) WP 3525(GP40) |
| Views: |
1104 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
WP 3536 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/24/1981 Upload Date: 4/5/2009 8:27:55 AM |
| Location: |
Feather River Canyon, CA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WP 3536(GP40) |
| Views: |
775 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
WP 3519 |
| Description: |
One of my all time favorite shots. If you look in a book about the California Zepher that is a shot taken in this same exact spot. I saw the book later on and compared the bushes and trees which were barely unchanged in the 30-40 year time difference in the photographs. Cabooses were on the headend of the train because of a large derailment at the Keddy Wye. |
| Photo Date: |
6/23/1981 Upload Date: 4/5/2009 8:25:05 AM |
| Location: |
Pulga, CA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WP 3519(GP40) |
| Views: |
1149 Comments: 8 |
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| Title: |
UP 3478 |
| Description: |
UP 3478 leads a train across the North Fork Trestle. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1981 Upload Date: 4/5/2009 8:12:14 AM |
| Location: |
Feather River Canyon, CA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 3478(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
733 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 7359 |
| Description: |
Eastbound out of the SP Lafayette, LA yard, headed for Avondale, LA. |
| Photo Date: |
11/29/1992 Upload Date: 3/25/2009 3:00:25 AM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 7359(SD40R) |
| Views: |
690 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 710 |
| Description: |
Amtrak train No. 1, the Westbound Sunset Limited, descends the Huey P. Long Bridge into Avondale. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/1984 Upload Date: 3/24/2009 12:51:21 PM |
| Location: |
Bridge City, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 710(P30CH) |
| Views: |
813 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 3763 |
| Description: |
The day after a big derailment in the canyon brought out some unusual consists and lash-ups. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1981 Upload Date: 3/24/2009 12:28:17 PM |
| Location: |
Tobin, CA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 3763(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
555 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 7851 |
| Description: |
SP 7851 is headed west out of Echo Siding in Orange, TX. |
| Photo Date: |
3/22/1997 Upload Date: 3/24/2009 12:23:50 PM |
| Location: |
Orange, TX |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 7851(B30-7) |
| Views: |
637 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 718 and 723 |
| Description: |
Amtrak train No. 1, the Westbound Sunset Limited, descends the Huey P. Long Bridge into Avondale with P30CHs 718 and 723. |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/1988 Upload Date: 3/24/2009 12:16:34 PM |
| Location: |
Avondale, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 718(P30CH) AMTK 723(P30CH) |
| Views: |
987 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 712 and 702 |
| Description: |
Amtrak train No. 1, the Westbound Sunset Limited, accelerates around the SP Avondale Yard with P30CHs 712 and 702 highballing on the mainline. |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/1983 Upload Date: 3/24/2009 12:11:35 PM |
| Location: |
Avondale, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 712(P30CH) AMTK 702(P30CH) |
| Views: |
1036 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
FEC 445 Switching Cars |
| Description: |
This is a former FEC GP40-3 working on the A&GC in Mobile. As you can see in this image I was standing in the middle of the public street taking this picture and the yellow dot to the far left stepped in front of my car when I returned to tell me I was too close to the tracks, who was I, did I take a picture of him without his permission, even writing down my license number. What an idiot who should be paying more attention to his job and mind his business. |
| Photo Date: |
11/21/2016 Upload Date: 12/4/2016 8:18:56 PM |
| Location: |
Mobile, AL |
| Author: |
Jerry Sires |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
FEC 445(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
544 Comments: 3 |
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