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A brief morning thunderstorm now behind them, the Mattoon local arrives at Arcola, IL with three cars for Total Grain Marketing.
Connecticut Southern local CSO-3 backs into the new Home Depot Warehouse in South Windsor, CT. This customer sees quite a bit of traffic since opening last year.
The crew of Compagnie du chemin de fer Lanaudière makes some moves at a grain customer, in Saint-Felix-de-Valious, on 3/13/2025. After delaying the run for several days, on account of QGRY's St-Gabriel Branch having several crossings which were iced over, the CFL crew prepares to head south for the interchange at Joliette.
CFL is owned by Bell Gaz, a heating fuel supplier that operates in various parts of Quebec. The railroad operates around 10.5 miles of the former CP St-Gabriel Subdivision to serve Bell Gaz's LPG terminal in Saint-Felix. In addition to the fuel traffic, the railroad also serves some agricultural customers and a plastics manufacturer.
As for the power on this trip, former CN S-13, 114. The 114 was built originally as CN 8620 in 1959. Like other S-13's, it was later rebuilt and renumbered, before finishing its service life working various yards around the CN system, mated with a slug hence the additional cables on the front of the unit. Today the 113 sports the Bell Gaz company colors, while the 114 is now mainly used as the back up unit. Former NBEC RS18u-3 3000 is the primary power, however on this visit the 3000 was down, while one of its trucks was being rebuilt offsite.
Like all of the other MLW operators in Quebec, CFL's small but dedicated workforce keeps these ancient locomotives running, well into the 21st century.
Compagnie du chemin de fer Lanaudière
Train: CFL 114 South
3/13/2025
Saint-Felix-de-Valois, Quebec
CFL St-Gabriel Branch
a very good customer, who knew somebody in charge of the bridge maintenance, was allowed to go up the elevator and the stairs inside one of the towers and take this shot at the top. He emailed me the photo and I debated for a year, but now I think It would be a sin not to post this photo even if it is not mine... enjoy.
There were a few WC units lettered for different things over the years. 7551, 3012 and CR 3312 lead GBSOA at Gilchrist on January 31, 1999. The run through CR GP40(or any other run through power) wasn't common east of Gladstone. The little trees that had recently been planted in this location are probably 25 feet tall now and this location that I'd shot from 1975 through the WC era is now grown in, not that your likely to see a morning eastbound here anyway nowadays.
I spent a morning at Palestine to knock a few angles off the list. Palestine Utility 3 had shoved 10 cars out to a nearby ethanol plant, but unfortunately did not have anything to pickup. The slug set still looked good as is passed part of the grain complex adjacent at the west end of the yard.
Alaska Railroad GP38u 2003 (EMD blt. Oct. 1969 as PC 7812 and rebuilt and acquired in 1986) idles on TOFC1 track in the gravel parking lot just north of Anchorage Operations Center (AOC).
The AOC built in 2005 is the lifeblood of the railroad where the transportation department staff are housed including the train dispatchers, customer service clerks, and the crew call office along with attendant management staff. It is also where all Anchorage based yard and freight crews report for duty. They are lorded over by the trainmasters in the glass windowed third floor that offers a commanding view of the ARRC's main classification yard as well as the surrounding mountains and Cook Inlet.
For six years that second floor corner office just to the left of this unit was my home away from home. If you missed it, here is the view from inside looking out: flic.kr/p/2iQvNZZ
Anchorage, Alaska
Sunday January 11, 2009
In September 2008, driver for Yellow Freight lines waits as the Manufacturer's Railway ease down 2nd St.
The "Manny" as it was known, had operated since 1887 serving owner Anheuser-Busch along with other customers in the lower downtown area of St. Louis. It eased operations three years later, in 2011. Some of the railroad was taken over by Foster Townsend Rail Logistics, but this street running up 2nd St. was not included. While some of the street trackage is still in place as of summer 2023, it's in reality an island of track awaiting removal.
On the rubber tire side of this scene, Yellow Freight lines, which started operations in 1939, ceased operations in August 2023 following bankruptcy proceedings.
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A woman sits by her vegetable cart waiting for customers while sweltering in the hot, humid city air in Chinatown, Binondo District, Manila, Philippines.
The affection for nature is a deep and unspoken bond, where the serenity of the wilderness soothes the soul. Every whisper of wind and rustle of leaves speaks to our innate longing for peace and harmony. In nature's embrace, we find solace, renewal, and a profound sense of belonging.
The Bozeman Local switches the R-Y Timber company's mill on the south side of Livingston MT on June 16, 2022. The customer is accessed via the Park City Branch from the yard in Livingston. The branch once led to Yellowstone National Park and hosted passenger trains to and from the park. Public highways and the private automobile put a stop to that decades ago. The branch is now nothing more than a mile and a half long if that. The remainder is a hiking/biking trail.
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I was passing what was apparently a candle shop when I noticed customers asking the merchants to pose for an iphone photo....I shot through the front window rather than going into the shop.
A wide shot from the outside looking into my book nook.
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I&M Rail Link borrowed MRL's business train to show off the railroad to shippers. Here it is eastbound at LeClaire, IA.
August 11, 1999.
Scanned from a 35mm print negative.
What's wrong with this photo? 20 cylinder locomotives? pulpwood, with double stacks? "Customer Minded Employees" spelled out on the long hood, what?
The WC era was fading away like the logo on the nose of 7551 20 years ago on this day but evidence was still everywhere. The gondola of logs was picked up off the siding at Somerset taking its place ahead of the stacks. It's a fitting example of how WC would seek out what ever traffic there was to be had along their routes. January 5, 2002.