As I have previously mentioned on past threads, November was a busy month for us, with a lot of time on the road in several states. While our main objective was the Southern 630 as she ran the last trips of the year, we also spent a lot of time on the CNO&TP (not that should be a big surprise!). Between the days we just killed time while on the road to a couple of planned trips, we managed to shoot on all Three districts, and came away with a large variety of locations, power and weather.
It seems like I always get backed up this time of the year, but I have FINALLY got everything from last month processed and up on Pbase, a total of 45 new images with plenty of EMD, signals, a little foreign power and other assorted goodies. If you have a little time to kill, be sure to check out everything by clicking this link, and then you can choose the galleries for each district. >>>> http://www.pbase.com/kd4jsl/2013rail_eb (http://www.pbase.com/kd4jsl/2013rail_eb)
Here are a few highlights that might wet your whistle to check the rest of them out.
A cloudy sunrise greets a Northbound grain train as it passes through downtown Wilmore, Kentucky 11/30/13
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Frost still covers everything in the valley that the sun has not touched yet as Northbound 376 soars across the Kentucky River valley at High Bridge, Kentucky. 111/30/13
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The shadows are starting to creep into the valley as Northbound 168 comes through the interlocker at Geneva KY late in the day.
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Jreb member Tyler Hardin uses the old dozer near Palm to gain a little elevation to shoot a Southbound.
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NS 123 rolls down the valley near McKinney KY with a KCS "Southern Belle" on the point
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The classic profile of a high hood Southern GP38-2 as it sits at Kings Mountain, KY
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Train 295 framed by the soon to be gone signal bridge at Waynesburg, KY.
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"Black & White moving Brown" The calender says December, the Christmas season, but on the railroad its the peak UPS season. For the next month or so, all over the NS system these intermodal trains toting UPS (and to a lesser extent Fed-Ex) are the hottest things on the rails. If you are having something for the holidays shipped via UPS ground, chances are your package is getting a fast train ride as seen here on NS 295 at Waynesburg, Ky. The legend says Santa uses a sleigh, but in these modern times that sleigh is powered by EMD and GE's flying low (and not from the North Pole). When that Brown truck pulls up to your house on time, be sure to thank a railroader!
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Carmon, all bundled up for an afternoon nap. Early mornings, cold weather and lots of miles seem to make her sleepy..
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Northbound 124 eases by a signal gang working on installing the new "beanpoles" at CP Grove, just North of Burnside, KY. New rail and ties can be seen laid out to the right, ready to be installed soon as the double track project moves forward
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NS 055, the weekly high/wide train of export CAT machinery, climbs out of Oneida TN 11/10/13
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Southbound M-17 passes 168 as both trains fight the hill at Pilot Mountain, TN
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"Death Row" In the late afternoon hours of Friday, November 8th Southbound 117 passes the GRS model SC searchlight signals at North Rockwood, TN. For now they still stand tall, safely guiding trains on the CNO&TP as they have done for over 60 years, but come Monday morning they will feel the torch as they are quickly wiped off the face of the earth, replaced by those ugly things looming behind them.
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A UP GEVO brings NS 224 up the valley just North of Evensville, TN
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Fishermen reel in the last catches of the day as Northbound 288 crosses the Tennessee River (Tenbridge), starting its overnight run up the CNO&TP.
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Nice pics. Thanks for sharing.
I really like the T17 cut near Pilot Mtn