February Photo Contest

[E. Hodgson]

Let's get the February contest off and running!

Since we are in the cold days of late winter let's warm things up with shots of all those long coal drags bring the heat to the winter months!

Two submissions per user!

Goodluck and let's see those great shots!

Submission ends on 2/21/2017

[NS145]

Coal trains on the ex-Wabash Railroad Springfield-Hannibal District are as rare as hen's teeth.  However, back in 2009 and early 2010 NS routed some 40-car blocks of coal consigned to the municipal power plant in Columbia, Missouri via Springfield, IL,  Moberly, MO, Centralia, MO and the Columbia Terminal Railroad.  Most of these short coal blocks went west on manifest train 33J.  However, when the "J" was running heavy, NS ran the coal west as a separate mini-unit coal train, with train symbol #426.  Here train #426 rolls off the miles next to old US Route 36 on the flat prairie west of Curran, IL with a fresh ex-Conrail Dash 8 on the point.   

[K8DTI]

NS 891 at Rarden, Ohio on April 4, 2001 on the now closed NS Cincinnati District, aka the "Peavine", between Cincinnati and Portsmouth, Ohio.

[TylerHardin33]

A loaded coal train fights it's way up Kings Mountain on a cold winter's day.
74W_KingsMountain_UP8906 by Tyler Hardin, on Flickr

The DPU's on a Chattanooga bound coal train shove on the rear as it heads up the hill towards KD Tower.
707_DeadOx_8116 by Tyler Hardin, on Flickr

[E. Hodgson]

Tyler I repaired your post to show the pictures on Flickr for some reason you have to use the BBCode to embed into a message now, not really sure why.

[Gage O'Dell]

NS 4001 leads NS 744, a loaded Carbo coal train, across Copper Creek Trestle on the old Clinchfield Railroad


Interstate 8105 leads NS 866 across the former Nickel Plate mainline in Burket, IN in beautiful summer storm light

[E. Hodgson]

NS 4001 leads NS 744, a loaded Carbo coal train, across Copper Creek Trestle on the old Clinchfield Railroad

Really digging this location and picture!


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[Bill Richardson]

UP Salt Lake engine and train at Kings Mountain.

Coal train on bridge between Somerset and Burnside, KY


Turns out I couldn't insert a photo here--had to attach them.

[dschlegel]

Here's my two submissions.
The first was an empty coal drag dropping downgrade westbound on track 2 while an eastbound load creeps up track 1 at Cassandra, PA. This is pure PA Bituminous Coal country on the West Slope of the PRR mainline.
The second photo was taken just a handful of miles east from the first in Cresson, PA. This was the first time I saw one of NS's heritage units, and lucky for me it was leading a westbound empty coal drag!
Dan

[Matt L]

Entry #1: NS coal train at the Lake Erie dock:



This photo was taken by me Friday 5/13/2016 in Ashtabula, OH.

[Matt L]

Entry #2: a standard cab SD70 leads coal empties on NS 525 at Bayview Road:



This photo was taken by me Friday 7/15/2016 in Hamburg, NY. The train was heading back western PA after dropping off a load of coal at Milliken Station in the Finger Lakes region of NY.

[E. Hodgson]

Looking good guys, keep those submissions coming!


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[nrv_trains]

NS 823 hugs the curves in Shawsville, VA. Taken 12-4-16

NS 821 lugs empties through the snow in Christiansburg, VA. Taken 1-7-17

[thpbears]

Caught these coming through Gate City,VA

[thpbears]

A better view

[srman]

The Savannah & Atlanta heritage unit leads 709 west for another load of Indiana coal as it crosses Georgetown Creek at Georgetown Indiana on 1/5/2017.
On 1/22/15 the N&W heritage unit leads 890 south at Burnside Ky.

[E. Hodgson]

Polls are up guys, a lot of great pictures, and because there are so many great pictures everyone gets two votes. I am also going to make two winners this time around.

Good luck to all the entries!

Feel free to comment here for suggestions on next months Photo Contest Theme

[E. Hodgson]

Don't forget to get your vote in 4 more days, remember you get 2 votes this contest!

[E. Hodgson]

Congrats to Gage and Tyler on Winning the February Photo Contest your Forum titles will be active for the month of March Signifying your accomplishment, Next months contest will be posted soon! Thanks for all the great entries!

[thpbears]

Yes congrats to you both.

[Matt L]

Congrats and a tip o' the hat to Gage and Tyler.

[dschlegel]

Nice shots guys! Congratulations!
Dan

[Gage O'Dell]

Appreciate it guys!