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crashton

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Sandpatch said:
What a fine looking depot at Gallion! All that and a UP/KCS combo too. :)
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Yes it is a very handsome station for sure. It was built in 1900 for the Big Four railroad. I went to Gallion to see this station that I had never seen before. I feel pretty lucky to be there when a train rolled by. It's the same train that I saw in Marion a few hours earlier. It's the same train pictured in post #2117.





 
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nikonpup

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mount vernon, washington skagit station. Nice place to shoot the south bound then north bound trains. Schedule has then about a half hour apart, on the day i was there one was running late so i got both in 20 minutes. DSC_1036.jpg DSC_1044.jpg DSC_1058.jpg DSC_1072.jpg DSC_1083.jpg DSC_1101.jpg DSC_1114.jpg
 
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crashton

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Great set of shots NikonPup that's a handsome train! If I waited for the passenger trains to come by it would be years between trains. Amtrak runs a couple of trains across northern Ohio, but they come through after dark.
 
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nikonpup

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crashton said:
great set of shots nikonpup that's a handsome train! If i waited for the passenger trains to come by it would be years between trains. Amtrak runs a couple of trains across northern ohio, but they come through after dark.
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i would travel by train if, they ran during daylight using domed cars with sleepers underneath. I was in sandpoint, idaho beautiful country but the train came thru during o-so-dark of the night.
 
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Sandpatch

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Amtrak's northbound Silver Star is running 11 Hours late today. I'm not sure what caused the delay, but seeing the train in daylight is a treat. Here it is racing through the drizzle at Lugoff, SC. Those shovel-nosed GE P42DC's lack visual appeal in any light. :p

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crashton

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I saw something last week I'd never seen before on this line. NS southbound through Marion OH with mid-train helpers. This is a flat run down to the Ohio River so I don't understand the need for them. Unless there was a mechanical issue I wasn't aware of requiring the added power. I'm also wondering if it was two trains running as one. Anyone have any insights on this?



 
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Sandpatch

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Nice shots! Your guess that two trains were combined is a good one Chuck. I saw an enormously long intermodal train several months ago and learned later that NS is definitely combining trains. Helpers are so cool, hearing a deep and distant rumble rise to a roar upon approach. It's like getting two shows for the price of one. :)
 
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