With 2014 coming to a close, the staff thought it would be fun to take a look back at the year. Everyone feel free to post you favorite shots of 2014, up to 12 images (1 a month??) If you dont have 12, feel free to share what you have..
Please note, this is NOT a photo contest, just a fun way to look back at the best of the best, and we hope everyone will participate!
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For my first year as a full out railfan, I had a pretty good year, got 6 NS heritage units from August 1st to December 30th,
a lot of foreign power, and made plenty of trips.
I think I'll start off with a 90's power set in 2014...
More standard cabs.
Exports.
High-wides.
Amusingly toy-like consists.
Heritage.
BNSF Parade(Notice anything similar about the last three here?).
And, whatever this would be classified as...
With so much material from such a great year, it took me a few days to pick out a few favorites, but here they are. I hope more folks will participate...I know most of us take pics, so please feel free to share with us!
Lehigh Valley 8104 is working as the DPU on NS 23G as it trails the train Eastbound at Salvisa, KY on January 21st, 2014
The snow is starting to blow as Northbound 276 accelerates away from Danville,Ky seen here at SJ Tower on January 25th
"A Southern Sunday Morning" SR Heritage unit 8099 leads a Northbound excursion past the McDonald Farm at Coulterville TN on March 30th
NS 6161 reflects on its long career in the window of the old Lawrenceburg (KY) RR Hotel in April
NS 288 lights up the foggy searchlight signals at Kings Mountain, Ky before sunrise on a May Morning
NS 955 passes a ancient graveyard at Tateville, Ky on a foggy Sunday morning in early May
Southern 630 brings the first steam powered trip down the CNO&TP since 1994, seen here passing the (now gone) signals at Rice, KY. May 17th
SR 630 departs Cincinnati just after dawn on a chilly Sunday morning. May 18th
NS 60R stretches out through the dip at Salvisa, Ky as a light rain falls in June
"Golden" After an oppressively hot and humid evening, the sun starts to set, creating a golden glow that reflected in the river as a Eastbound crosses the bridge at Rockville, Pa July 23rd
Southern 4501 & 630 doublehead at Chickamauga, Ga on November 8th.
Southbound grain train 50G rolls under the doomed searchlight signals at T26 near Oakdale, Tn on Nov 9th
Some picks from '14...