Workin' on the Railroad

SP 9811 May 3, 2007

  1. SP 9811

    SP 9811 TrainBoard Member

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    Lets see your shots of railroad workers. Hoggers, conductors, etc.

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    A conductor stands on the porch of a SD40T-2, making up the Lone Pine local, as a eastman races by. Mojave Yard.
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    A conductor holds on to a GP40M-2 as it and a GP60 switch the Pine. Mojave.
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    Crew of the DOBKU, mty Oil Can, get there picture taken. Oban.
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    Cutting in the air at Tehachapi summit.
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    The conductor rides the steps, as two GP9's back down to their train.
     
  3. HemiAdda2d

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    Track gangs resume work after the UP Idaho inspection car rolls past behind steam power:

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  4. fitz

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    Just turned 80 year old Harold Borovec "oiling around" the Cowlitz, Chehalis and Cascade no. 15 last May. I just ordered the book "It's Work" published by the Center for Railroad Photography which features this very theme. I'll report on it when it arrives. :teeth:
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    Brakeman ready for coupling to switch a string of grain cars into the elevator
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  6. r_i_straw

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    UP crewman releasing the breaks on all the locomotives in the consist before pulling out of East Yard in San Antonio.
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    163 east gets a crew change
     
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    Flagging the crossing on Highway 36 north of Rosenberg.
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  9. SP 9811

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    With his train in the hole at Ansel, the conductor waits to do a roll by on westman.
     
  10. HemiAdda2d

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    As an EB coal load approaches West Plain, a trainman from a WB empty gives a rollby inspection:

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    Woodford roll by
     
  12. HemiAdda2d

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    Maintenance-in-the-way at Tunnel 20:

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    NS brakeman waits for Albany switcher to roll by before throwing switch, while another brakemen rides the steps. Albany, GA
     
  14. SRT-FAN

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    The steam crew tend to the 953's ailing valve gear.

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    Putting Water in Cumbres & Toltec's #484 in Antonito, CO.

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    Backing the 487 to the train before the trip back to Antonito, CO from Chama, NM on the Cumbres & Toltec

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    This is one of my favorites. The brakeman protecting the rear of our train on the Durango & Silverton as the train takes on water.

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  16. eugeneinthemiddle

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    More engines are needed to pull a coal train eastbound towards Altoona, PA. This was shot from Front Street in Cresson, PA.


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    It was interesting how quickly that added the additional power.


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    Seconds before helpers are added.
     
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  17. fitz

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    eugeneinthemiddle, welcome to Trainboard! Look around and find some more forums you would participate in, check out Photography and Trains for one.
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  18. HemiAdda2d

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    Fantastic!

    Here's one from the C&TS' northern narrow-gauge neighbor, the Durango & Silverton; this is Tank Creek water stop, and the brakeman protects the rear of our train:

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    That looks like the very same spot, but at first glance it looks like they're very different places. Very cool.
     
  20. JCater

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    Great shots. Man I have got to get my pics and slides transferred to a disk as I have some great ones of the C & T yard and D & S in the late 90s to share. Good work one and all!!
    John
     

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