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Crossing Rebuild |
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The Hoosier Magnetics lead crossing in the Port of Ogdensburg is in the process of being rebuilt. New ties and ballast have been laid, and now is awaiting a dry day and the paving crew to finish the job. |
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7/16/2010 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:26:41 PM |
| Location: |
Ogdensburg, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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| Title: |
EMD Sisters |
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The 801 and a tugboat whos name I can't remember idle next to each other, their 567 motors chugging out greetings to each other. |
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8/25/2010 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 4:41:50 PM |
| Location: |
Ogdensburg, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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VTR 801(GP18) |
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| Title: |
Fresh From the Mill |
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A shot of the date stamp on a peice of rail in the lead into the Port of Ogdensburg. 80 lbs Troy Steel and Iron Co, cast in 1888 |
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9/1/2010 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:26:21 PM |
| Location: |
Ogdensburg, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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| Title: |
Late Night |
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The production gang is over from Vermont, and are taking a break from tie and rail work on the mainline to help construct a siding for a new customer. Its just after 5 pm, light is going quick, cold is setting in, but the guys are still at it. They have to build 20+ 40' panels to complete our section of the job. |
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11/11/2010 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:26:54 PM |
| Location: |
Norwood, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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| Title: |
B/O Door |
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A shifted load on the Bowery track, car experienced some rough handling while on CSX and the paper rolls headed for the end of the car |
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12/3/2010 Upload Date: 6/26/2013 2:21:27 PM |
| Location: |
Norwood, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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RollingStock |
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247 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Its the pits, man! |
| Description: |
All cleaned up, not that you can tell from this high quality photo, the pit is ready for tomorrows inspection festivities. |
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1/10/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:27:16 PM |
| Location: |
Norfolk, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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NYOG 14(SW900) |
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| Title: |
Inspection Time |
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The NYOG 14 is in for a 92 day inspection. Airbox covers are off for cleaning and inspection, new oil and main fuel filters are in the foreground waiting to be changed, the door filters have already been changed out, and some lucky fellow gets to spend a little quality time in the pit changing traction motor brushes! |
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1/11/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:27:24 PM |
| Location: |
Norfolk, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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NYOG 14(SW900) |
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422 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Desk |
| Description: |
The dispatchers desk for the VRS system. |
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2/6/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:27:52 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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| Title: |
Track Patrol |
| Description: |
Highrailing east towards Norwood, we stop to take a pic, and then make a short reverse move to check a joint that looked suspect. NYS Rte 345 is ahead. |
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3/30/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:26:28 PM |
| Location: |
Lisbon, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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263 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rochelle Railfan Park |
| Description: |
A UP coal train heads east past the Rochelle railfan park. |
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5/2/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:26:35 PM |
| Location: |
Rochelle, IL |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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214 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Stable |
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All three units assigned to the NYOG rest in the Norfolk enginehouse. The unit to the right, the NYOG 12, is OOS with a bad main generator at the time of the photo, and was scrapped about a year after this picture was taken |
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5/12/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 4:43:31 PM |
| Location: |
Norfolk, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
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VTR 801(GP18) NYOG 12(SW9) NYOG 14(SW900) |
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1230 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Good Catch |
| Description: |
On my way to clear some brush (just ahead on the left actually) I find this. Brush cutting took a back seat to this. |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:26:48 PM |
| Location: |
Lisbon, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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285 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
EMD Valvetrain |
| Description: |
The top end of a EMD motor. The boys from VT came over to change a cracked head, now just testing it to make sure everything is kosher before they head back home. |
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6/15/2011 Upload Date: 6/26/2013 2:17:22 PM |
| Location: |
Norfolk, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
VTR 801(GP18) |
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469 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
EMD Valve train |
| Description: |
Closeup of the valve train and cylinderhead of a 567 motor. |
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6/15/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 4:59:38 PM |
| Location: |
Norfolk, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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VTR 801(GP18) |
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323 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Lazy Sunday |
| Description: |
The folks from QSI are down from Burlington to get some recordings of the 203 for a new DCC decoder. They are setting up their equipment, getting ready to start recording. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:27:00 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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507 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train |
| Description: |
The 40th anniversary train has come to Burlington. It is parked on the CV Interchange track out of the way for the night. |
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8/19/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:27:05 PM |
| Location: |
Burlington, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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AMTK 822(P40DC) |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train |
| Description: |
The 822 poses next to the 302. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:27:10 PM |
| Location: |
Burlington, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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AMTK 822(P40DC) GMRC 302(GP40) |
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464 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Hurricane Patrol |
| Description: |
Out with the track crew, inspecting for damage from Hurricane Irene we come across this sight at the north end of the Proctor Long |
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8/29/2011 Upload Date: 6/26/2013 2:10:02 PM |
| Location: |
Proctor, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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Track |
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| Title: |
Hurricane Patrol |
| Description: |
The log jam piled up against the bridge crossing Mill Brook in Danby. Amazingly enough, there was no damage to be bridge, the river backed up and topped it's banks further upstream, sparing the bridge at the expense of a culvert a few hundred feet north. |
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8/29/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:27:31 PM |
| Location: |
Danby, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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| Title: |
Hurricane Patrol |
| Description: |
Something seems amiss with this bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
8/29/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:27:38 PM |
| Location: |
Arlington, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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| Title: |
Hurricane Patrol |
| Description: |
And there is the problem. The northern abutment of the bridge has been scoured and a good chunk of the back fill has been washed away. The river moved its channel a good 20 feet just to the east of the bridge, and widened a similar amount west as well. |
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8/29/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:27:40 PM |
| Location: |
Arlington, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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261 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Hurricane Patrol |
| Description: |
Yep, something is definitely wrong here |
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8/29/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:27:45 PM |
| Location: |
Arlington, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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257 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Bad Day |
| Description: |
Another view of the overturned car, springs are all out of the truck, but since these cars tend to derail more often than others, there are keepers for the axles so they stay with the rest of the truck. |
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12/30/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:28:00 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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LLPX 2334(GP38-2) |
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558 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Bad Day |
| Description: |
The aftermath of trying to unload a side-dump that was still frozen |
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12/30/2011 Upload Date: 6/26/2013 2:14:10 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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RollingStock,Track |
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| Title: |
A Bad Day |
| Description: |
And problem solved, just flip car over the rest of the way, and deal with it later. |
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12/30/2011 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:28:05 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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LLPX 2334(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
Winter Plan Ballast |
| Description: |
Loaded CP Ballast cars are heading south on the BDRD. They have been shrink wrapped to keep snow and ice out of the ballast, allowing the cars to dump with minimal warming in the case of an emergency. |
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1/12/2012 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:28:12 PM |
| Location: |
Proctor, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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280 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
New Ponies |
| Description: |
Two SD90MACs sit at the Rutland enginehouse awaiting another assignment. The 130 has been sent offline with electrical issues, and has been replaced with the 105, also in the new CIT paint scheme. |
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3/24/2012 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:26:01 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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CEFX 130(SD9043MAC) CEFX 125(SD9043MAC) VTR 301(GP40) |
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561 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Cab View |
| Description: |
Conductors side of the cab |
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3/24/2012 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:26:08 PM |
| Location: |
Burlington, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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CEFX 130(SD9043MAC) |
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| Title: |
Cab View |
| Description: |
The engineers side of the cab, with the despised desktop controls |
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3/24/2012 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:26:14 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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CEFX 130(SD9043MAC) |
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326 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Dumping Salt |
| Description: |
Myself and the 1509 have been assigned to the BD Salt crew today, its going to be a long day! |
| Photo Date: |
9/11/2012 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:28:19 PM |
| Location: |
Burlington, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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CEFX 1509(GP15D) |
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374 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Vergennes Station |
| Description: |
The former Vergennes Rutland station sits on wheels after being moved from its original site to a new location approximately 1000' north. It will eventually serve as a welcome center at the junction of Rte 22A and 7, located in an existing park and ride. |
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10/29/2012 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:28:25 PM |
| Location: |
Vergennes, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
Station |
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| Title: |
Off to see Santa! |
| Description: |
Folks are heading back to load up for the trip from Rutland to Proctor and back on the Santa Train. Very shortly the horn will sound, and off to the North Pole we will go! |
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12/1/2012 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:28:31 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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VTR 201(GP38-2) |
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395 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rerailing |
| Description: |
CLP 264 derailed 5 cars shoving into Whitehall yard, the next day we cleaned it up. |
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12/22/2012 Upload Date: 6/26/2013 2:24:44 PM |
| Location: |
Whitehall, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,InCab,Yard,Wreck |
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250 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Old Warrior |
| Description: |
The VTR 20 sits in Rutland yard, awaiting another call to duty |
| Photo Date: |
3/2/2013 Upload Date: 6/30/2013 4:47:27 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
Changing of the Guard |
| Description: |
The VRS/PW marketing special has finished its run over the VRS from Whitehall to Bellows Falls. So now the VRS crew is handing over the controls to an NECR crew who will take the train south to Willimantic CT, and the PW. |
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6/3/2014 Upload Date: 11/25/2014 1:15:38 PM |
| Location: |
Bellows Falls, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PW 4006(B40-8W) |
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280 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ELOX 983289 |
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6/5/2014 Upload Date: 11/25/2014 1:10:52 PM |
| Location: |
Whitehall, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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RollingStock |
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230 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Welded Rail At Shelburne |
| Description: |
Looking south from the passenger platform at Shelburne Station, you can see the new welded rail that has been spread over the past few days. Word is it will be installed by the end of September. Off to the right is the W-17 regulator, waiting to head south when an operator is available |
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8/23/2014 Upload Date: 8/23/2014 4:59:02 PM |
| Location: |
Shelburne, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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Track |
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513 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
New Rail! |
| Description: |
Brand new rail, only one month old! I believe it is the first new, not relay, welded rail to be installed on the VRS system. |
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8/23/2014 Upload Date: 8/23/2014 5:00:58 PM |
| Location: |
Shelburne, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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Track |
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504 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Crap... |
| Description: |
The damage after a rod bearing failed under load, and stuffed the #15 and #16 pistons. |
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3/8/2015 Upload Date: 6/28/2015 8:21:05 PM |
| Location: |
Bellows Falls, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCapthy |
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GMTX 9000(SD60) |
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| Title: |
Flock of Cabeese |
| Description: |
The DA yard power cools its heels for the weekend, in the company of 3 cabooses. |
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6/28/2015 Upload Date: 6/28/2015 8:19:07 PM |
| Location: |
North Walpole, NH |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CLP 306(GP40-2) GMTX 2215(GP38-2) |
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1288 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
New Power at Night |
| Description: |
The two newest additions to the VRS roster sit in the Rutland Enginehouse while the shop forces prep them for duty. |
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8/31/2015 Upload Date: 10/2/2015 10:05:31 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
Night,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
VTR 431(SD70M-2) VTR 432(SD70M-2) |
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| Title: |
New Power |
| Description: |
THe two newest additions to the VRS roster sit out the night waiting for the shop crew to return and continue to prep them for duty. |
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8/31/2015 Upload Date: 10/2/2015 10:06:22 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
Night,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
VTR 432(SD70M-2) VTR 431(SD70M-2) |
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2439 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Standing By |
| Description: |
The RD yard power and a foreign visitor rest at the Rutland enginehouse awaiting their next assignment. |
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12/24/2016 Upload Date: 2/18/2017 8:14:50 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
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VTR 207(GP38-3) PW 4302(SD70M-2) GMTX 318(MP15AC) |
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| Title: |
Christmas Eve Goodies |
| Description: |
The PW 4302 cools her heels for the weekend at the Rutland enginehouse, awaiting another trip over the hill to Bellows Falls and on to home rails. |
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12/24/2016 Upload Date: 2/18/2017 8:13:51 PM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
VTR 207(GP38-3) PW 4302(SD70M-2) |
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420 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Builders Plate |
| Description: |
The builders plate for the GMRC X106. |
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2/14/2017 Upload Date: 3/5/2017 8:58:16 AM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Winter |
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211 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Bellows Falls Sub Plow Extra |
| Description: |
My assignment for the day, plow train engineer. The stove is fired up and the MoW guys are testing the wings and flanger before we set out. This is the first run of the X106 since its return from the PW, and my last run on the VRS as a full-time employee. |
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2/14/2017 Upload Date: 3/5/2017 9:00:46 AM |
| Location: |
Rutland, VT |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Winter |
| Locomotives: |
GMTX 2205(GP38-2) |
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895 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Longmont Switcher |
| Description: |
The Longmont Switcher heads north through the downtown Fort Collins "street" trackage on its way to interchange with the GWR 103 job. In tow are a few Anhueser Busch cars. |
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3/26/2019 Upload Date: 5/26/2020 4:27:20 PM |
| Location: |
Fort Collins, CO |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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BNSF 9621(SD70MAC) BNSF 8981(SD70MAC) |
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89 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Windmill Blade |
| Description: |
A loaded Vestas blade train has been assembled, and awaits a crew to forward it to the BNSF at Fort Collins. The single blade spans 2 1/2 cars, and are loaded as a pair over 5 cars. |
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5/24/2019 Upload Date: 5/26/2020 4:27:29 PM |
| Location: |
Windsor, CO |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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79 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Runnin' Around |
| Description: |
Crossing protected, the 4116 pushes to the hitch on rear of the westbound train. |
| Photo Date: |
7/30/2019 Upload Date: 5/26/2020 4:27:55 PM |
| Location: |
Eagle Bridge, NY |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
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76 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Northbound Coast Starlight |
| Description: |
The northbound Coast Starlight meets the Springfield Switcher power as it scoots north to the Eugene station stop. |
| Photo Date: |
1/2/2020 Upload Date: 5/26/2020 4:28:03 PM |
| Location: |
Springfield, OR |
| Author: |
Padraic McCarthy |
| Categories: |
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AMTK 155(P42DC) AMTK 38(P42DC) UP 1204(GP39-2) UP 1091(GP38-2) |
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227 Comments: 0 |
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