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CMR GP9 1809 (ex-BN 1809, nee-GN 657) at Moccasin Junction, Montana September 7, 2013.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in May 2014
On May 16, 2014, Dad shot GMTX GP38-2 2224 (ex-EMDX 787, xx-CR 7987, nee-PC 7987) and GP38 2004 (ex-NS GP38 2723, nee-SOU 2723) leading an excursion train at Gee Creek, Tennessee.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Wofford, KY c.1976
Circa 1976, Dad shot L&N SD40 1251 (to SBD 1251, to SBD 8327, to CSX 8327, to BRC SD38-3 573), U30C 1554 (to SBD 1554, to SBD 7248) & 4 more units on a lite move at Wofford, Kentucky.
The Milwaukee Road herald, on the side of MILW EF-4 E70 on static display at Deer Lodge, Montana, August 17, 2013.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Gadsden, AL in May 1979
On May 28, 1979, Dad shot RSCX SW900 915 (ex-RT 97) at Gadsden, Alabama.
CP ES44AC 8704 was DPU on a northbound BNSF coal train in the BNSF yard at Great Falls, Montana on April 19, 2012.
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UP SD70Ms 4239, 4212 & 4069 at Silver Bow, Montana, awaiting departure for the return trip to Pocatello, Idaho on April 4, 2014.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Kingsport, TN in April 1978
Sometime in April of 1978, Dad shot SOU GP38 2784 (to NS 2784) at Kingsport, Tennessee.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Viper, KY in April 1979
On April 30, 1979, Dad shot L&N C420s 1317 and 1361 (ex-SCL 1222L, xx-SCL 1222, nee-SAL 120) with a southbound mine run at Viper, Kentucky.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Corbin, KY in April 1984
On April 14, 1984 Dad shot SBD U36B 1840 (ex-SCL 1840, to SBD 5790, to CSX 5790) at Corbin, Kentucky.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Johnson City, TN in July 1980
ET&WNC RS3 210 (ex-Central of Georgia 109) at Johnson City, TN in July of 1980. The engine still mostly wears the CofG paint, with the white stripe being painted red as the only difference.
The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina began operation in the mountains of its namesake area in 1866. Originally a narrow gauge line, it hauled iron ore, passengers and other things. In 1950 the narrow gauge was abandoned and the line converted fully to standard gauge.
The railroad gained the nickname "Tweetsie" for the sound of the shrill steam whistles in the early days of operation. Today, a short 3-mile tourist line operates in North Carolina over an abandoned portion of the route with ET&WNC steam engine #12 as primary power.
The line ceased operations in 1985 but was acquired by another company and renamed the East Tennessee Railway. The ET still operates in the Johnson City area today primarily as a switching service for CSX and Norfolk Southern
Part 86 in an ongoing study of diesel locomotive cabs.
The cab of MILW E9A 36A (ex-MRL 36, xx-INRD 100, nee-MILW 36A) on static display at Deer Lodge, Montana August 17, 2013.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Habersham, TN in Oct. 1978
On October 30, 1978, Dad shot CR SD40-2 6430 (to CSX 8827), SCL SDP35 1965 (ex-SCL 615, nee-SAL 1114, to SBD 4595) & 1 more L&N unit leading L&N train #129 at Habersham, Tennessee.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Los Angeles, CA in June 1984
On June 12, 1984 Dad shot Amtrak F40PHR 230 & F40PH 204 with the Desert Wind at Los Angeles, California.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Shelby, KY in May 1979
On May 16, 1979 Dad shot C&O GP7 5831 at Shelby, Kentucky.
Both my batteries were dead on my camera, so grabbed this shot on my phone. BNSF GP39M 2819 (ex-BN 2819, xx-BN GP30 2218, nee-CBQ 941) at Butte, Montana on October 16, 2014.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Decatur, AL in August 1979
On August 4, 1979 Dad shot Amtrak's southbound Floridian at Decatur, Alabama with E8As 413 (ex-AMTK 344, xx-BN 9950, nee-CB&Q 9944B) and 436 (ex-IC E10A 2021, nee-IC E7A 4029) on the point.
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Photo from the collection of my Dad, Jay T. Thomson; Max Miller photo
PRR 2-8-2 4130 at Birdsboro, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1942.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Wyoming, MI in Aug. 1979
On August 19, 1979 Dad shot C&O GP30 3000 (to CSX GP30M 4200, to ALA 2179, to AGR 2179, to CYDZ 0304) at Wyoming, Michigan.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Delano, TN in June 1990
On June 21, 1990 Dad caught this southbound CSX unit coal train about to pass under the Highway 411 overpass at Delano, TN with ATSF C30-7 8131 (to BNSF 5174), CSX U30C 7254 (ex-SBD 7254, xx-SBD 1560, nee-L&N 1560) & ATSF 8015 (to GECX 0581, to HLGX 581) as power.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, in Mexicali, Baja California June 1981
In June 1981 we took a train trip through Mexico. We went from Mexicali down to Benjamin Hill, on south down the coast to a point I don't remember, then northeast through the Copper Canyon to Chihuahua, and then north to Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, TX. I'm not sure, but I think this was the train we took south from Mexicali, led by Sonora-Baja California high nose GP40-2 2105. S-BC was absorbed into NdeM, and you can see the beginning of that here in the NdeM paint on an S-BC unit.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in July 1986
On July 5, 1986, Dad shot SBD SD40-2 8235 (ex-SBD 3607, nee-L&N 3607, to CSX 8235) at Etowah, Tennessee.
BNSF GP39-3 2630 (ex-BNSF 2655, xx-BNSF GP35u 2630, xxx-ATSF 2930, xxxx-ATSF GP35 3430, nee-ATSF 1430) idling between assignments at the Butte, Montana yard office on November 21, 2014.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Houston, TN in June 1983
On June 1, 1983 Dad shot UP SW10 1240 (ex-SW9 1826, to CP 1287, to NREX 1287) at Houston, Texas.
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in August 2014
On August 4, 2014, Dad shot CEFX SD40-2 3123 (ex-SP SD45R 7524, nee-SP SD45 9126) at Etowah, Tennessee.
Olympus SP-565UZ
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Atlanta, GA in July 1976
On July 22, 1976, Dad shot SOU GP38-2 5210 (to NS 5210) at Atlanta, Georgia.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in July 1984
On July 14, 1984 Dad shot SBD GP30 1391 (ex-L&N 1060, xx-MP 592, nee-C&EI 241, to CSX 4088, to CSX Road Slug 2323) at Etowah, Tennessee.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in May 1983
On May 18, 1983, Dad shot 7 of O&W's 8 SD40-2s on the refueling track at Etowah, Tennessee.
O&W SD40-2s 9956 (to BCOL 749, to ICE 6450), 9954 (to BCOL 747), 9953 (to BCOL 746), 9952 (to BCOL 745, to DME 6201), 9955 (to BCOL 748) & 2 more.
The power, cars and caboose were all owned by Shamrock Coal Company and used to haul coal to power plants in South Carolina and south Georgia. The SD40-2s were built to L&N specs, and crewed by L&N or Clinchfield crews (later SBD crews). The power would eventually be sold to British Columbia Railroad.
UP SD70M 4239 at Silver Bow, Montana on 4 April 2014.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Tamron 75-300mm lens
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in July 2014
On July 22, 2014, Dad shot NS SD60E 6971 (ex-NS SD60 6568) & CSX ES44DC 5343 with a northbound freight at Etowah, Tennessee.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in April 1983
On April 18, 1983 Dad found O&W SD40-2s 9954 (to BCOL 747), 9951 (to BCOL 744, to DME 6200), 9950 (to BCOL 743, to ASDX 743), & 9956 (to BCOL 749, to ICE 6450) waiting for a new crew in the Etowah, Tennessee yard.
The power, cars and caboose were all owned by Shamrock Coal Company and used to haul coal to power plants in South Carolina and south Georgia. The SD40-2s were built to L&N specs, and crewed by L&N or Clinchfield crews (later SBD crews). The power would eventually be sold to British Columbia Railroad.
BNSF ES44AC 5779 at West Blossburg, Montana on September 3, 2014.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Tamron 75-300mm lens
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Charleston, TN in April 2014
On 15 April 2014, Dad shot NS B32-8 548 (ex-NS 3548) at Charleston, Tennessee.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in June 1979
On June 23, 1979 Dad shot L&N SDP35 1224 (ex-L&N 1703, to L&N 4539, to SBD 4539, to CSX 4539) wearing Family Lines paint in Etowah, TN.
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Farner, TN in Nov. 2014
On November 16, 2014, Dad shot GMTX GP38-2 2004 (ex-NS GP38 2723, nee-SOU 2723) waiting at Farner, Tennessee for the conductor to throw the switch so it can run around the excursion train to the other end.
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Photo from the collection of my Dad, Jay T. Thomson; Unknown Photographer
MILW GP38-2s 361 (to SOO 4511, to CP 4511), 357 (to SOO 4507, to CP 4507) & 1 more lead a freight through snowy Wauwatosa, Wisconsin on February 10, 1979.
Model of Lucas Oil Stadium model built from various wood pieces. This is one of the many works of art in the Jingle Rails display.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in July 1978
What a line-up! Norfolk & Western SD45 1792, Canadian National SD40 5217 & Louisville & Nashville SDP35 1222 refueling at the Etowah, TN engine facilities on July 30, 1978.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Corbin, KY in March 1996
CSX MoW U18B 9504 (ex-CSX 1926, xx-SBD 328, nee-SCL 328, to PICK 9504) in orange 'pumpkin' scheme sits in the yard at Corbin, Kentucky on March 24, 1996.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Hazard, KY in Feb. 1979
On February 6, 1979, Dad shot L&N RS11 958 (ex-SCL 1210, nee-SAL 108, to NIMX 958) at Hazard, Kentucky.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Atlanta, GA in Jan. 1986
On January 11, 1986, Dad shot SBD MP15AC 4206 (ex-SCL 4206, to CSX 1176) at Atlanta, Georgia.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Wyoming, MI in Aug. 1979
On August 19, 1979, Dad shot C&O SW7 5223 at Wyoming, Michigan.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, in South Louisville, KY August 1971
The "South Wind" was a venerable passenger train dating to the 1930s. It originated in Chicago and was operated from there to Louisville, Kentucky over the Pennsylvania Railroad. At Louisville the train made its way onto Louisville & Nashville tracks to continue south to Montgomery, AL. In Montgomery it switched over to Atlantic Coast Line rails for the run to Jacksonville, FL. In Jacksonville the train finally switched over to Florida East Coast tracks for the final run down the coast to Miami. Most things I can find about the train indicate that it often ran south all the way to Miami with Pennsylvania E units and the respective northbound counterpart often ran all the way to Chicago with ACL or FEC units. Though L&N crews operated the train from Louisville to Montgomery, they were often driving foreign power. L&N Es were usually only used if the PRR, ACL or FEC units failed.
Here, in August 1971, a few months after the formation of Amtrak, Dad caught the "South Wind", now an Amtrak operation, on its way out of Louisville with two L&N Es on the front. In the first few months, before Amtrak bought their own power (used or new) they used power provided by other railroads. Not long after this shot was taken the trains old and classic name would be changed by Amtrak to the "Floridian". Sadly, the train was cancelled completely in 1979.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Chattanooga, TN in October 1978
On October 22, 1978 Dad shot Southern SD35 3077 at the shops in Chattanooga, Tennessee's Debutts Yard after suffering severe damage in a derailment and fire.