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| Title: |
Brand new. |
| Description: |
Just delivered by the Congress Park job the 6628 waits to be fired up and put on a train at Clyde Yd.. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1971 Upload Date: 6/14/2010 9:36:10 PM |
| Location: |
Cicero, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6628(F45) |
| Views: |
1186 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Brand New |
| Description: |
First trip. |
| Photo Date: |
6/25/1971 Upload Date: 8/7/2016 8:15:14 AM |
| Location: |
Savanna, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6502(SD45) |
| Views: |
356 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Made the hill |
| Description: |
No. 98 is just about over the top of Burke Hill, typically underpowered. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1971 Upload Date: 6/14/2010 9:35:21 PM |
| Location: |
Burke, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6635(F45) |
| Views: |
681 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Over the hill. |
| Description: |
After passing beneath the old county rd. bridge the Engr. knew he was over the top of Burke. |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1971 Upload Date: 6/14/2010 9:48:46 PM |
| Location: |
Burke, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6638(F45) |
| Views: |
610 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
A New U Boat, WOW ! |
| Description: |
I was VERY glad when these things were converted to razor blades. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1972 Upload Date: 12/7/2009 2:25:42 PM |
| Location: |
Cicero, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BN 5300(U30C) |
| Views: |
1463 Comments: 9 |
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| Title: |
GOOD Stuff !! |
| Description: |
A better choice that the 5300. Just delivered to Congress Park, IL. Yd. by the IHB. 6 years later I'd be out in her territory runnin' ;er. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/1972 Upload Date: 12/7/2009 2:30:01 PM |
| Location: |
Cicero, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CS 910(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
1022 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
For Sale |
| Description: |
Good View of the RR |
| Photo Date: |
12/16/1972 Upload Date: 10/29/2009 2:19:33 PM |
| Location: |
Oswego, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Winter,Wreck,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
962 Comments: 6 |
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| Title: |
Darn !!!!! |
| Description: |
The "waiting room" was full |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/1973 Upload Date: 1/9/2010 12:54:09 PM |
| Location: |
Belmont, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Station,Wreck,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
676 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Station Stop |
| Description: |
At least ya make out WHERE ya are, 22.56 mi. west of Chicago on the Q. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/1973 Upload Date: 1/9/2010 12:53:18 PM |
| Location: |
Belmont, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Wreck,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
749 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
1 green eng. and 1 RED signal. |
| Description: |
Holdin the main, waitin. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/1973 Upload Date: 12/7/2009 8:08:07 PM |
| Location: |
Aurora, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
InCab,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 826(F9A) |
| Views: |
904 Comments: 5 |
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|
| Title: |
BN 9921 |
| Description: |
Brand new (rebuilt) at Aurora RH, |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1973 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 11:53:14 PM |
| Location: |
Aurora, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
BN 9921(E9AM) |
| Views: |
939 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Who? |
| Description: |
The first rebuilt E unit back from MK. The first 10 units were adorned with the names of 10 regular suburban riders as selected by drawing the names by lottery. |
| Photo Date: |
6/15/1973 Upload Date: 3/16/2010 11:54:40 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 9910(E9AM) |
| Views: |
871 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
BN 9911 |
| Description: |
14th. St. Coach Yd. waiting to go home. |
| Photo Date: |
9/12/1973 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 6:00:32 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
BN 9911(E9AM) |
| Views: |
887 Comments: 2 |
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|
| Title: |
Great Power ! |
| Description: |
The Galesburg / Eola (IL.) local doin some work at Mendota (IL.). |
| Photo Date: |
5/12/1974 Upload Date: 3/24/2014 5:46:14 PM |
| Location: |
Mendota, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
321 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Whoops !!! |
| Description: |
Locomotive vs.Truck. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/1974 Upload Date: 11/22/2018 8:35:14 PM |
| Location: |
Walton, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Wreck,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 341(SD9) BN 6143(SD9) |
| Views: |
709 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Goin to La Crosse. |
| Description: |
Bicentennial |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/1975 Upload Date: 12/7/2009 9:01:43 PM |
| Location: |
Savanna, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 1776(U30C) |
| Views: |
1219 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Commin' off the main |
| Description: |
Pullin' into D yd. and passin' a Q GP40 and some EL E units waitin' ta go back home. Can't remember my eng. no. |
| Photo Date: |
9/15/1975 Upload Date: 7/25/2010 10:34:39 PM |
| Location: |
Cicero, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
InCab,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
452 Comments: 1 |
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|
| Title: |
Dang I hate when that happens. |
| Description: |
Flanger anyone?? Rock Falls branch just north of Earlville, IL. |
| Photo Date: |
1/21/1976 Upload Date: 12/18/2009 3:08:53 AM |
| Location: |
Earlville, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Winter,InCab,Wreck,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
834 Comments: 3 |
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|
| Title: |
To the rescue. |
| Description: |
Aftre re-railing our spreader we went to the rescue of the "other" crew who found themselves in much worse shape than we had been. The 6200 had pushed snow so hard that no. 1 and no. 2 motors were on packed snow (ice) with the wheels more than an inch above the rail. |
| Photo Date: |
1/21/1976 Upload Date: 12/18/2009 3:14:29 AM |
| Location: |
Earlville, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
501 Comments: 2 |
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|
| Title: |
Everybodys happy |
| Description: |
No. 97 meetin' no. 86. |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1976 Upload Date: 12/31/2009 8:01:12 PM |
| Location: |
Shabbona, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
InCab,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 5738(U33C) |
| Views: |
632 Comments: 3 |
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|
| Title: |
No. 97 |
| Description: |
|
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1977 Upload Date: 2/14/2009 6:32:19 PM |
| Location: |
Rochelle, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6619(F45) |
| Views: |
1106 Comments: 0 |
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|
| Title: |
Passin a passenger train |
| Description: |
My #97 is runnin' around a suburban train east of Eola yd. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/1979 Upload Date: 10/20/2010 12:17:14 PM |
| Location: |
Eola, IL |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Winter,InCab,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 9911(E9AM) BN 6464(SD45) |
| Views: |
623 Comments: 1 |
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|
| Title: |
Stoppin by for coffee. |
| Description: |
Too many trains - - - too few tracks. That's a former Q waycar in front of me. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1980 Upload Date: 12/23/2009 9:55:58 PM |
| Location: |
Branson, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 5031(C30-7) |
| Views: |
771 Comments: 2 |
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|
| Title: |
Da Pusher man |
| Description: |
View from the pushers goin' over the Arkansas River in Pueblo shovin' a V92, a San Antonio load. |
| Photo Date: |
10/15/1980 Upload Date: 1/18/2010 11:19:45 PM |
| Location: |
Pueblo, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Bridge,InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 7014(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
579 Comments: 2 |
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|
| Title: |
BN 6529 |
| Description: |
On the afternoon of July 4, 1981 a series of events coalesced to produce a deadly and dramatic wreck that has few equals. As I left Trinidad, CO. on an Amarillo coal load we began to notice the sky above Raton Mesa darkening to a degree not often seen. Conversation was that, when this storm breaks, all hell's gonna break loose with it. We got a few raindrops on the windshield, nothing more. At Trinchere, CO. a train was in the siding waiting for us. We continued on to Texline, TX. and tied up, never knowing what had occured behind us. In the morning, after having been in town for over 14 hr. with no sign of a westbound train for us I inquired about the reason(s) we had not been called. I found out, soon enough. The storm we had seen forming did indeed break loose. The deluge it produced was of epic proportions. All the ditches, arroyos and gullies, plugged with years of accumulated brush and debris, were cleared out by the enormous amount of water produced by the storm. All this material had only one place to go - - Frijole Creek. A 90 ft. plate girder bridge spanned the creek at MP 227.78, a point nearing the bottom of a small hill with a cut and a left hand curve preceeding it. It was, at that time, well past daylight so, in "dark territory", no warning was available to the crew to announce the problem ahead of them. Extra 6529 east, a unit rail train of D&RGW cars headed for Amarillo, passed through the cut, rounded the left hand curve and plunged into what was estimated to be a 20 to 40 ft. wall of water. The bridge had been torn from the concrete abutments so 6529, obeying the laws of physics, arced forward and downward from the west abutment. The SD45 struck the east abutment about 15 ft. below its top surface with the second unit and the train adding their energy to the event. The results can be clearly seen in this series of pics that show the engines resting on the creek bed, partially buried in debris and surrounded by rail cars and bent, twisted rail. The head end crew perished in the incident and traffic was delayed for nearly 4 days as a result. The RR was severly criticized for running a train during such incredibly bad weather without the benefit of a track patrol preceding it. Settlements were forthcoming but the details were never revealed. |
| Photo Date: |
7/4/1981 Upload Date: 12/20/2009 7:54:04 AM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6529(SD45) BN 6378(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
2672 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
BN 6529 |
| Description: |
|
| Photo Date: |
7/4/1981 Upload Date: 12/20/2009 7:48:22 AM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6529(SD45) |
| Views: |
1231 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BN 6529 |
| Description: |
All that remains of a once fine locomotive. |
| Photo Date: |
7/4/1981 Upload Date: 12/20/2009 7:50:26 AM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6529(SD45) |
| Views: |
1186 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
BN 6529 |
| Description: |
The SD45 was obvious scrap, as the pic reveals, but the SD40 was thought to be salvageable. Further inspection of the eng. revealed the cost of rebuilding to be in excess of its value. |
| Photo Date: |
7/4/1981 Upload Date: 12/20/2009 7:48:59 AM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6529(SD45) |
| Views: |
1284 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Frijole Creek |
| Description: |
The people are standing on the temporary fill placed by the RR to allow traffic to run until a new bridge could be installed. |
| Photo Date: |
7/4/1981 Upload Date: 12/20/2009 7:49:47 AM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6529(SD45) |
| Views: |
1437 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BN 6529 |
| Description: |
Twisted rail and rail cars can be seen in the arroyo at a point downstream of the bridge location. 25 years later, parts can still be uncovered in the stream bed. |
| Photo Date: |
7/4/1981 Upload Date: 12/20/2009 7:49:22 AM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
BN 6529(SD45) |
| Views: |
1477 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Almost at the TOP ! |
| Description: |
6755 is about one half mile from reaching the top of the curving, 1%+ climb outta Walsenburg, CO. with a Houston coal load. |
| Photo Date: |
2/11/1982 Upload Date: 7/20/2014 6:44:46 PM |
| Location: |
Walsenburg, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6755(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
353 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
My SECOND Most Favorite Seat ! |
| Description: |
Goin' up the main at Des Moines ta meet somebody. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1982 Upload Date: 8/12/2012 6:23:13 PM |
| Location: |
Des Moines, NM |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Scenic,InCab,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 7228(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
600 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Chilly, or chili. You can get either |
| Description: |
A little non-action in Tdad. yd. |
| Photo Date: |
1/15/1983 Upload Date: 7/25/2010 8:07:17 PM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Winter,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BN 2151(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
798 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Leisure time. |
| Description: |
I was on a work xtra waiting for mainline traffic to get out of our way at Alps, NM. |
| Photo Date: |
12/18/1983 Upload Date: 12/7/2009 11:22:18 PM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 7145(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
533 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Which way is up ?? |
| Description: |
An 86' auto parts car "falls" victim to the "jack knife" principal. The derailment occured on the now abandond 12 deg. curve in downtown Trinidad. The car is actually resting on Elm St. and the track can be seen at the tip of the right-hand cone. |
| Photo Date: |
1/15/1984 Upload Date: 1/26/2011 3:48:26 PM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Wreck,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
452 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Waitin. |
| Description: |
I'm stopped behind a train, stopped behind a train, waitin for another train ta move out of the siding at Branson so we can ALL go through it. That's a former CB&Q waycar. |
| Photo Date: |
6/15/1984 Upload Date: 2/1/2012 4:58:45 PM |
| Location: |
Branson, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Scenic,InCab |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
412 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
A Roller Coaster I got PAID ta Ride !! |
| Description: |
A load undulates across the New Mexico prairie on its way to Sedan, TX. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1985 Upload Date: 5/27/2012 1:30:47 PM |
| Location: |
Clayton, NM |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 7194(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
626 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Big Curve !! |
| Description: |
I stopped on the Oak Canyon curve ta get this shot. Traffic ahead wasn't going to let us go too much further anyway. |
| Photo Date: |
8/20/1985 Upload Date: 5/27/2012 1:02:58 PM |
| Location: |
Folsom, NM |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 5555(C30-7) |
| Views: |
597 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Lookin my train over |
| Description: |
Musta got bored usin' the window ta look the train over. This IS a much better view however. The category is "In cab", no category for On cab. |
| Photo Date: |
3/12/1986 Upload Date: 12/30/2009 9:12:00 AM |
| Location: |
Folsom, NM |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
357 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Commin' Soon to a Town Near You. !!! |
| Description: |
Former C&S ROW through Alps, NM. after a fresh snowfall. |
| Photo Date: |
1/15/1987 Upload Date: 10/3/2013 12:22:03 PM |
| Location: |
Folsom, NM |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
497 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Whos first? Trinchere, CO. |
| Description: |
A coal load waits for a "streetcar" ta pass. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/1987 Upload Date: 12/1/2009 5:21:23 PM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
BN 3150(GP50) BN 7115(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
966 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Startin' ta get crowded |
| Description: |
A three train meet at Grande sdng. I was on the 7120. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1987 Upload Date: 7/25/2010 7:36:59 PM |
| Location: |
Grande, NM |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 7120(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
451 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
View from the Penthouse |
| Description: |
I HAD ta spell it with an "E" on the orders. The view is on the 1%+ grade between Trinchere and Branson, CO. on a Houston load. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1987 Upload Date: 11/21/2010 11:22:29 AM |
| Location: |
Trinchera, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Scenic,InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 7120(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
506 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
960 amps at 12 mph. |
| Description: |
Not exactly a "hot shot" !! |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/1987 Upload Date: 1/1/2010 12:45:56 AM |
| Location: |
Branson, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 7120(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
610 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Good place ta build a RR |
| Description: |
Train 195 experienced a small incident on its way to Trinidad and beyond. The location is the MT between the switches of Mayne, CO. siding. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1987 Upload Date: 11/22/2010 6:53:56 PM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Wreck,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
296 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
What's THIS? |
| Description: |
The 195 "incident" at Mayne, CO. The trucks accumulated near the former location of the west switch of the siding. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1987 Upload Date: 11/22/2010 6:59:16 PM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Wreck,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
435 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Unusual place ta meet |
| Description: |
With a 2960' siding it's easy ta see why meets are few and far between. |
| Photo Date: |
11/1/1987 Upload Date: 11/17/2010 10:15:50 PM |
| Location: |
Clayton, NM |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6361(SD40-2) BN 7112(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
620 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
The End. |
| Description: |
Still in service and tied to a coal MT in Trinidad. |
| Photo Date: |
4/15/1988 Upload Date: 4/16/2014 11:35:27 AM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
|
| Views: |
164 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Whats this guy DOIN? |
| Description: |
Any ideas? |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1989 Upload Date: 1/22/2010 10:59:27 PM |
| Location: |
Clayton, NM |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 5383(U30C) |
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1856 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Where did it GO ?? |
| Description: |
MP 223. A knuckle failure near the rear of train caused this, near the HEAD end of the train. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/1989 Upload Date: 12/18/2009 10:43:59 AM |
| Location: |
Trinidad, CO |
| Author: |
Karl Rethwisch |
| Categories: |
Wreck,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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502 Comments: 1 |
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