Post your Train shots!

[Needa]

As far as noise goes, the way I see it is the rail yard was there long before the houses were. A rail yard is not a quiet place & there is no way to make it quiet short of shutting it down.

Same with those people who move to farm country and complain about the smell of "country fresh air"

 

[Sandpatch]

Tell your wife nice catch. :encouragement:

I'll do that. There was a milepost to our left and I thought I should tell her to run that way so as to include it in the composition, but I then thought the better of it. There was little time to react and I felt she'd get a good shot anyway. I'm glad she grabbed it. I've tried taking cell phone shots of trains and am terrible at it.

 

[Sandpatch]

From 07/18/2002 in Atlanta, GA, twin GE AC-4400CWs are working hard. The bungalow reads "Top Of Slide", marking the location of a particularly notorious curving grade of 3.2% that descends into the former L&N (ex-NC&StL) Tilford Yard. Maximum speed downgrade as governed by timetable is 8 MPH, with braking rules covered in great detail.

I'm not sure what exists here today. Tilford is gone, a recent victim of Precision Scheduled Railroading. [Nikon N2020]

 

[D'Grump]

As far as noise goes, the way I see it is the rail yard was there long before the houses were. A rail yard is not a quiet place & there is no way to make it quiet short of shutting it down.

AGREED! And that goes for Airports as well. If it was there first, you shouldn't have bought the house in that location
Andy

 

[Sandpatch]

It seems that it's been forever since I've been trackside with my D5100. Despite the overcast, I sought to remedy the situation and sought NS Train 18D, a daily train run from Greer, SC to the Port of Charleston, SC run just for BMW to bring vehicles to the Port for export. Here's 18D today at Columbia, SC.

 

[Sandpatch]

Caught up with NS 8099 today, their Southern Railway Heritage Unit. I've been star crossed with this locomotive, having seen it several times before, but never in a good spot. It had rained shortly before and skies were overcast, but I was glad to get the shot. NS should buy a box of soap -- the unit is filthy.

 

[crashton]

Of the railroads I see around here the only clean locomotives are the ones fresh out of the paint shop. They don't stay clean very long at all. Nice score Sandpatch. :encouragement:

 

[Sandpatch]

Also caught CSX turning a pair of units at Devine Jct. in Columbia, SC.



I'm adjusting to railfanning with my GTI, which includes not driving through flooded streets of unknown depth as I did with my pick up truck.

 

[Sandpatch]

From today, CSX F779. I was waiting for a train headed by NS's Interstate Heritage Unit, but the train was late and I packed it in because of the heat and impending rush hour traffic.

 

[Needa]

I'm adjusting to railfanning with my GTI, which includes not driving through flooded streets of unknown depth as I did with my pick up truck.

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A set of 38" and a lift kit would fix that.

 

[Sandpatch]

Taken this morning on the NS main at Taylors, SC, Train 265 with Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit 1072 leading. I wish I could say that I planned this shot, but the 1072's appearance was pure serendipity.

 

[Sandpatch]

Two more from yesterday at Taylors, SC, a northbound (No. 212 headed to New Jersey) and a southbound.

 

[Sandpatch]

Also came upon two South Carolina shortlines, the Greenville & Western and the Pickens. The PICK's units are GE-U18s, former SCL built in 1973 and they sound fantastic, with their loping 4-Cycle rhythm. It's been many years since my ears have been treated to such. G&W 3751 is a former B&O GP-9.

 

[Sandpatch]

NS's Interstate Heritage Unit has been cycling back and forth from Spartanburg, SC and the Port of Charleston for two weeks now, most often running at night when this railfan is asleep. Today it ran in daylight and I grabbed the opportunity. By the way, that's a solid train of spanking new BMWs headed for export. :encouragement:

 

[Needa]

Getting a new coat of paint.

 

[Needa]

 

[Sandpatch]

Wow -- neat old "U-Boat" Needa. It's a former Conrail GE U-23B which was sold to the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern then sold to the HZRN whatever that is. Do you know? It's a private owner, not a railroad.

Love the caboose too.

 

[Sandpatch]

Caught today is Train 15R at Ridgeway, SC

 

[Needa]

Wow -- neat old "U-Boat" Needa. It's a former Conrail GE U-23B which was sold to the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern then sold to the HZRN whatever that is. Do you know? It's a private owner, not a railroad.

Love the caboose too.

HZRX https://www.hzrxlocomotiveleasing.com/

Not sure about the ownership it is being operated by the AC&J. The gentleman who said he was painting the engine was not a RR employee, he indicated he had done some patch work. The lettering has been painted around so it may still be a lease.

AC&J Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad

The caboose is the second and new to me at that site. There is also a Reading RR caboose at the nearby historic village which includes the station.

 

[Sandpatch]

Stopped by Devine Jct. in Columbia, SC today and caught two NS trains in 15 minutes. CSX was due as well, but rain was on the way and I packed it in.

Local P75 is a turn on its way west to Monetta, SC. The 6927 is a former C&NW SD-60.



Train 18D is in from Spartanburg on its way to the Port of Charleston. The 4382 is a GE AC44C6M.