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BNSF ES44C4 #7162 leads a loaded tank train south through a sag on the former Santa Fe passing the south leg of the wye at Metro. The branch diverting from the main at Metro was built by Santa Fe in the early 1950s to provide a connection for freight northbound from Dallas. As part of the operation of the new BNSF yard constructed at Alliance near Fort Worth in the 1990s, the brach was sold to Kansas City Southern.
73968 leads a rather late 1A25 London Euston to Aberdeen 'Caledonian Sleeper' north through Carnoustie some 7 and 1/2 hours late.
An unfortunate combination of a late start from Euston caused by stock issues, a signalling problem en route and then issues with the train loco at Thornton led to one of the latest recorded arrival's in Aberdeen for the sleeper ...3pm.
73966 on the rear was summoned from Craigentinny to assist from Thornton but in the even doesn't appear to have been required.
HL203 leads FL220 around the curve approaching the Hume Fwy bridge near Wandong with 6L65, Southern Aurora to Melbourne for the 2014 Melbourne Cup. 04/11/2014.
68004 leads 68001, 68018, 68002 & 37419 working 0Z30 Norwich Crown Point - Crewe Gresty Bridge | Frisby On The Wreake
BNSF #968 leads the H GALTUL off of the KCT onto the ex-Frisco BNSF Fort Scott Subdivision. It will stop a few feet from here to swap the Marceline Sub crew out for a Ft. Scott Sub crew. Many would agree that this might be the best looking road power on the BNSF roster.
New Haven Railroad EP-3 motor leads an eastbound passenger train in the Mott Haven Yard area of the Bronx, New York, ca late 1950's. The heavyweight car painted in a similar scheme as NYC equipment appears to be a parlor car that may be now used as a coach on this train. The connecting tracks to the NYC Mott Haven Yard are out of sight and to the left side of the photo.
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The MNTX on the mainline leads the train as they approach the Marine station sign.
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Direct Rail Services class 68 no. 68017 leads the Northern Belle set and 68016 down the slow line at Nuneaton on 22nd May 2016 with 5Z29 Acton Lane-> Crewe HS empty coaching stock move having been used on UK Railtours' 'The Welsh Dragon' over the weekend.
The class 68s are mixed traffic locomotives and were ordered from Vossloh in 2012 by Direct Rail Services. The locomotives are fitted with a 3,800 hp Caterpillar engine and are of Bo-Bo design. 25 locomotives will eventually built and the first examples were delivered into the UK in January 2014. 68001-15 are in the country, 68010-68015 will soon be working on the London Marylebone-> Birmingham Moor Street services replacing the class 67s, these locomotives will carry the Chiltern Railways silver livery. Currently, the Chiltern 68s are slowly taking over, mostly appearing on the Banbury diagram. From 1st April 2015, the 68s are appearing on more and more diagrams. As of 11th May 2016, the 68s are fully deployed on Chiltern and enjoy a variety of work with DRS and also with Scotrail on the fife circle turn.
Santa Fe 508 leads 523, 559 and 109 with an Intermodal Eastbound at Chillicothe, Illinois, then a crew change point on the transcontinental mainline.
22 August 1991.
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VIA 910 leads a short VIA 50 past the little used siding at about MP 20 of CN's Kingston sub on the west island of Montreal.
BNSF 8162 leads an SD70ACe west through Corona with a train load of OOCL and CMA-CGM boxes heading for the, Long Beach Container Transfer facility in the harbor the train will make a long stop at Pardo to wait for Metrolink trains and higher priority westbound BNSF trains that have caught up to it.
NS 1072 leads the 256 Roadrailer through Sadorus. To my surprise, the thing had slowed right on down. I had been expecting to have to really put my foot down to stay ahead for another shot or two, but then it wasn't really necessary. Turns out 32N was stopped just ahead of it, and CN had revoked NS control of the Tolono diamond just minutes after giving it to them. They just kept lining CN trains through the diamond for ages and got 256 and 32N stuck for quite some time. Got a chance for some long distance glamour shots though, so that was fun. Wacky day out!
9902 leads a 3 unit lashup on the Friday before the "Farewell to the E Units" fantrip on August 30, 1992. The units ran on a regular Rush Hour Dinky to Aurora. Here her crew and a crew for the other E, along with some Maintenance personnel are getting them ready.
769535 leads 769549 through Luffenham on 30th September 2025 working 5Q65 Northampton to Peterborough. These are currently the only 2 Class 769/5s, having previously been /9s intended for GWR services between Reading and Gatwick Airport. All being well the units will start carrying post along the WCML for GBRf in the near future
CEY006 leads two more CEY class on SSR empty coal AR01 dropping slowly downhill through Lithgow on the western side of the Blue Mountains. It is running in the down direction on the up main due to a track possession on the down main through Lithgow yard.
DRS 66304 leads a nuclear flask with 66301 behind on the 6Z30 07.48 Devonport Royal Dockyard - Crewe Coal Sidings approaching Harford Bridge west of Ivybridge at 09.07 running 10 minutes late. A half hour previous and it was so gloomy I wouldn't have even bothered leaving the house. I went out in hope that it was getting brighter as in 'not as gloomy as before' optimism. ISO was not brilliant at 6400 but seconds before the shot as the sheds could be heard crossing the viaduct around the corner a small bit of watery sun emerged between the grey slabs of cloud cover. A few seconds is all I needed but wasn't enough time to drop the ISO but who cares. A minute later the sun was gone and it was pouring down. For once the sun was shining on me.
BNSF 4256 leads the S-OMOSCO1-01 between Bazaar and Matfield Green on the BNSF Emporia Sub in the late evening light. Got to love the shadows way out in the field here.
Fine end to a hot day of chasing trains on Toto's trashcon.
43062 leads the New Measurement Train out of the loop at Trent Junction, working the 09.34 Derby RTC - Derby RTC via Boston and Skegness on 7 July 2017 (taken with a 5m camera pole).
455841 leads 455835 through Waterloo East heading for London Blackfriars via Peckham Rye & Clapham Junction.
455 871 leads 455 727 into Clapham Junction forming the second of the two Class 455 Farewell tours on the 21st December. The gloom and appalling light being evident on this, the shortest day of the year. This second farewell tour, leaving an hour after the first one, is formed of an 8 series 455 with the square front end, rooftop horns and uniform 4 coaches per unit and a 7 series behind with the rounded front end and a Class 508 coach spliced into the train. I had got up at 7.00am to photograph these tours with the idea of chasing them around the network. But the weather was so overcast, dark and miserable that I lasted until about 1.00pm before calling it a day.
G532-G521 leads an altered #9347 up empty QUBE Apex quarry goods from Westall to Kilmore East seen going through Oakleigh, taken on Wednesday 19th April, 2023.
GBRf owned, Serco Caledonian Sleeper liveried class 92 no. 92014 leads classmate no. 92010 dead in tow and the SRPS Mk1 set through Nuneaton in between showers on 15th June 2016 with 5Z93 Rugby-> Crewe CS empty coaching stock move. I presume this was some sort of test run for the class 92.
46 Class 92 locomotives were built by a BRUSH- ABB consortium between 1993 and 1996. The locomotives are dual voltage and can take power from both the 25kv AC overhead lines or 750 DC third rail. They were split between Railfreight distribution, European Passenger Services and the SNCF however, the EPS and SNCF locos saw little use. The Railfreight distribution locomotives were initially troublesome as the amount of power that they draw was too much for the power supply on the northern WCML- this necessitated dragging of the locos to Crewe IEMD for maintenance. As of 2009, several EWS machines were equipped with TVM signalling to make them suitable to work through the channel tunnel- all such trains must run through the tunnel double headed to reduce the chance of failure.
DB Shenker own the majority of the fleet with 30 ex railfreight distribution machines. Until recently, they were underutilised and many spent time stored at Crewe electric. It would appear that the electrical problems with the OHLE have been resolved and as a consequence, 92s can be seen in daylight on the southern and northern WCML on a regular basis. During 2012, some locomotives were exported to Bulgaria. Many of the DBS Fleet are painted in DB Shenker red with the remainder painted in Railfreight triple grey with 'EWS' stickers.
GBRf/ Europorte now own the 16 EPS/ SNCF locomotives. Only five out of the fleet are currently operational however, the remaining 11 locomotives are now based at BRUSH in Loughborough awaiting returns to service. 92032 has been painted in the distinctive GBRf 'Bluebird' colour scheme however, the remainder of the GBEP fleet is painted in Railfreight distribution triple grey with large 'Europorte 2' disks. 92010 and 92044 do not even have this branding.
All locomotives have 3 'tunnel rings' on the bodyside and some are fitted with a high-intensity tunnel light. Most of the 46 locomotives were originally named after famous composer
VRE RP39-2C #V04 leads a northbound train in the late afternoon on February 7, 2008 at Slater's Lane on CSXT's RF&P subdivision. To the left, ongoing construction of condos and retail shopping continues on the former site of Potomac Yard. In the background, the US Capitol dome basks in the late afternoon glow of the sun. The spur to the right is a Norfolk Southern branch to a coal fired power plant on the Alexandria waterfront. The trackage is the only active piece of railroad left from the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad whose lengthy bridge once crossed from right to left about where the last passenger car is in this photo over the sprawling Potomac Yard.
Nikon F100, Fujichrome RVP100.
2TE10M 2750b leads a unit from 2TE10M 2770 to make up the double locomotive unit with a freight heading from Ivano-Frankivs'k to L'viv rumbling though Pidmonastyr on the hot afternoon of May the 29th 2018.
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Kenfig lies on the Glamorgan coast, just a short distance from Porthcawl. Part of a huge dune system, which once stretched along the coast from the River Ogmore to the Gower peninsula, Kenfig and nearby Merthyr Mawr NNR are the largest remaining areas. Kenfig Pool, the largest freshwater lake in south Wales, lies at the heart of the reserve and is particularly valuable as a stopping off point for migrating birds.
It is part of the Kenfig Pool and Dunes SSSI and Kenfig SAC.
Visiting
Formerly the site of a thriving town and castle, the dunes at Kenfig extended during the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, finally engulfing the town and nearby farmland during a series of violent storms.
The only surviving evidence of the ancient borough is the castle keep which rises out of the dunes at the north east corner of the reserve.
Apart from the boardwalk to the bird hides, access to the dunes is along natural sandy paths which are undulating and soft.
How to get there
Kenfig National Nature Reserve can be reached from Junction 37 of the M4 Motorway and is signposted from North Cornelly, Pyle and Porthcawl.
There is ample free car parking.
Public Transport
Local buses stop outside the reserve.
For more information contact Traveline Cymru on 0871 2002233
Facilities
There is an information centre with an exhibition and a shop selling leaflets and booklets about the reserve and other wildlife in Wales.
A boardwalk leads from the visitor centre to hides overlooking Kenfig Pool.
Wildlife:-
The dune slacks and grassland contain a number of orchid species including:
Bee orchid
Southern marsh orchid
Pyramidal orchid
Fragrant orchid
Marsh helleborine
Twayblade
Fen orchid (now confined to just a few sites in Wales)
Spring and summer are the best times to see these rare species.
In addition to the dunes, there are also areas of woodland, saltmarsh, estuary and river habitats.
Kenfig pool is also an important area locally for wintering birds.
37219 leads 1Q29 Derby Derby via Euston through the last embers of the sun over Marston Jabbett
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1Q29 14:48 Derby RTC to Derby RTC via Euston / Crewe
It was one of those odd days where one thought leads to another, and then a series of "connecting the dots" that comes full circle, ending up with one of those synchronicities that leaves you wondering what you are supposed to make of it all.
Many years ago, I lived on the opposite side of Long Valley and one of the next towns had a small antique show in their firehouse, as a benefit for the fire department. It ran for three nights and each night, you could buy and eat dinner under a tent. Many of the townspeople worked at making and serving the dinner, all home made food, ending with your choice of desserts.... most of them with peaches. It was served family style. One year I met a friend of mine and his wife there for dinner. I just got an email from my friend's son, telling me about the date for the Drew University alumni baseball game in which his father, my friend, now at the age of 81, will still be playing . How awesome is he?!! Anyway... that led me to thinking about meeting him for dinner at the antique show (he and his wife were also antique dealers, which is how we became friends in the first place) and wondering when it was this year. It was usually in August, I thought.
Another conversation at work involved discussing wedding gifts because one woman needs to buy one and I remembered giving my neighbors, when I lived on the opposite side of Long Valley, an assortment of handmade and antique Christmas ornaments, including a "First Christmas" dated ornament when they got married ... and mentioning that one of my favorite gifts I ever received was from this same couple... stoneware soup bowls, and homemade soup.... and more homemade soup on an "installment plan"... I never knew when it was coming... I would just look out the window one day and she would be crossing the yard with a pot of delicious soup. A totally awesome gift (especially because I really don't like to cook!) They moved a couple of times, I also moved, and we lost touch over the years, but often things will remind me of them, and I wish we hadn't lost touch.
Today a man came into work to buy a gun. When I checked his paperwork, I noticed that he lives in the town where the antique show is held. He owns a general store and catering service there. I asked about the antique show at the fire house and he told me that not only is he a volunteer fireman there, he is also cooking the dinner there on Friday night. He told me that Thursday night will be ham, Friday night will be roast beef and Saturday night will be Turkey. What were the chances?!!
So, after he left, I looked up the antique show online to see what time it would be running and what time dinner would be served, because I'm thinking about going. I also noticed that now they have entertainment during the dinner hours. There is different entertainment by local artists each night. And on Saturday night.... the music will be supplied by.... yup, the guy that used to live next door to me! I don't remember him being a musician when he was my neighbor, but he is now.... and in addition to being a musician ... he is also a writer, a ghost hunter, and gives talks about local ghosts! (and now I'm really wishing that he was still my next door neighbor... homemade soup and ghost stories.... try to beat that!!) So now I'm wondering... do I go to the antique show for the caterer's roast beef dinner.... or do I go on Saturday night to see my old next door neighbor?!! And I pretty much spent the rest of my work day marvelling at how all these little things fit together... and wondering why (because I always believe that there is a reason for these things... it's just way too much of a coincidence!!) .... Synchronicities!! Love them!!
And yes, as usual ... all of these thoughts have nothing to do with my photo. I had to stop and check on the baby black vultures. They are fine. Today they weren't hissing and they didn't seem to smell as bad. Momma vulture was there, but she flew out the window when she saw me (some Mom she is!!) Anyway, this is the farm where they live. (Did you stay with me til the end of the story? hahaha!!!)
On Sunday 22/12/2024, a very late 5PM9 (SCT intermodal) is seen approaching Dawkins road, Two Wells (SA) with csr022-sct006 in charge, with C502-C508-C503 being hauled to their new owner SSR.
Amtrak HH8 #653 leads a Northeast Regional up the #1 main at Bowie passing the connection switch to the south leg of the wye. March 7 2003. CSX Pope's Creek local freights access the Pope's Creek Subdivision here via the south leg. The HH8s were still new to Amtrak but did not have a very long career due to technical problems sidelining the engines on a frequently. By the time the AEM7s were being phased out, the HH8s had already been in storage at Wilmington for a number of years. It is doubtful they will ever turn a revenue mile ever again for Amtrak. The new ACS-64s which replaced the remaining AEM7s have managed to be successful enough that the stored "Hippos"-as they are referred to-will most likely be scrapped once their equipment leases are up.
Nikon N90s, Fujichrome Provia 100
GP20 leads the day's train south just outside of Strasburg, Ohio on June 17, 2017. When I grabbed this shot during a chase from Justus to Dover, I didn't think of how fitting it is with today being Father's Day. The overpass in the background is a newer bridge but is the former US Rt 21 and the site of one of my earliest memories. It must have been 1956 or 1957 out with my Dad when he parked at the bottom of the ramp to the old bridge about a 1/4 mile north. We walked back to the bridge which was too narrow to have room to stand but we made our way down to the abutment where there was a clear view of the track. I don't remember a picture of a B&O Big Six at this location so maybe he didn't get a shot that day, but the big adventure for a little kid might have something to do with a lifetime of walking around and climbing up and down to get the shot.
NR19 leads NR48, NR117 & NR34 as they curve out of the fog on 7BM2 through the Cullerin Range at Bottom Bridge, Sunday 14th September 2014
2007 Leads the Daylight Melbourne to Sydney XPT under the High Street Bridge at Broadford.
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Broadford, Vic
06/10/18
MEC 7542 leads Pan Am's Office Car Special east over the Messalonskee Stream near Rice Rips Rd. in Oakland, Maine on an overcast November afternoon.
For the past eleven years the pair of former Conway Scenic FP9's handled these runs but they were not equipped with PTC for the Keolis portion of the trip so MEC 7542 was chosen to do the honors.
November 15, 2021
SP FP7 6451 leads the Reno Fun Train through Antelope in 1972. This is one of the best SP F units photos I have come across in my dad’s 35mm negatives so far. The late afternoon sunlight really makes the photo, and I don’t mind the telegraph lines or shadows on the locomotive, since they add to the period photo.
Kodacolor negative by Bob Black - John Black Collection. #2028
68017 Hornet leads 68034 Rail Riders with train 6M67 from Georgmas Junction to Carlisle Kingmoor. The train formation is a loaded nuclear flask sandwiched between two four wheel barrier wagons. The train runs only occasionally, carrying contaminated waste from the decommissioning of the Nuclear facility at Dounreay on the far north coast of Scotland, which shut down back in 1994. Here was a fast reactor development centre, commissioned back in 1955 and also a Naval development and test centre for the reactors for Nuclear Submarines. Now well into the decommissioning phase, it is expected to have the site cleared by 2036.All being well, the site will become a Brownfield site by 2336. The train runs infrequently and as required, the only booked freight North of Inverness, seen here running along the coastal section of the Far North line past Lothbeg Point between Helmsdale and Brora on the 28th of August 2024.
SOO AS-616 392 leads a freight train into Houghton, MI., during a typical Upper Peninsula winter season in this 1964 - 1965 photo.
SOO 392 is no stranger stranger to the cold, harsh, and snowy winters typical of the Houghton area. 392 was originally built in February of 1951 for the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad as it's locomotive number 208.
The Soo Line acquired the DSS&A on January 1st. 1961, and shortly after renumbered it 392. In late October/early November of 1963 the Soo Line repainted it into there classic red and off white paint. 392 was retired and scraped in 1969.
The Soo Line it's self was relatively new to the scene in Houghton, having not reached the town until the DSSA acquisition in 1961.
Origonal photographer Robert Anderson, Al Chione duplicate slide. Matthew Smith Collection.