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Copyright - Michael M. Casler
My friend Mike sent this scan to me after he found the original in a box of his father's photos, and gave me permission to post it here. Written on the back is "Diesel, taken 1950".
GN E7A 512 at Fargo, North Dakota sometime in 1950.
BNSF SD70ACe 9084 at Garrison, Montana on January 10, 2014.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
The Laurel-Shelby daily manifest, headed by BNSF Dash 9s 5214, 5250 & 4464, rounds the wide curve just before Gerber, Montana.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Tamron 75-300mm lens
Norfolk Southern SD70 2555 at Livingston, Montana on February 1, 2016.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
Scanned Print
Photo from the collection of my Dad, Jay T. Thomson; Unkown artist
CR GP35 3639 (ex-RDG 3639), SD40 6287 (ex-CNJ 3063, nee-B&O 7484, to CR SD40-2R 6996, to NS SD40-2 3445) & GP35 2339 (ex-PC 2339, nee-PRR 2339, to AZRC 3502, to FWRY 3502) lead a westbound mail train at South Elizabeth, New Jersey on February 14, 1978.
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Somerset, KY in June 1979
On June 16, 1979, Dad shot SOU SD40-2 3206 (to NS 3206), CR SD40-2 6393 (to CSX 8814), and CR B23-7 1978 (to MNNR 1978) leading train #116 at Somerset, Kentucky.
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Appalachia, VA in May 1979
On May 9, 1979 Dad shot Westmoreland Coal S2 1 at Appalachia, Virginia. This unit actually carries a GE builder plate after being rebuilt and re-engined by GE after Westmoreland Coal bought the previous coal company out.
Scanned Print
Photo from the collection of my Dad, Jay T. Thomson; Max Miller photo
Long-Bell Lumber 2-6-6-2 1001 at Tennant, California in August 1957.
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Gadsden, AL in April 1978
On April 20, 1978, Dad shot RSCX SW9 912 (ex-Woodward Iron 54) at Gadsden, Alabama.
Scanned 35mm Print
Photo from the collection of my Dad, Jay T. Thomson; Unknown Photographer
AMTK E60 973 (to NJT 973) leads a train at Highland Park, New Jersey on December 26, 1980.
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at DeCoursey, KY in July 1977
On July 25, 1977 Dad shot CR U23B 2765 (ex-PC 2765) at DeCoursey, Kentucky.
Part 87 in an ongoing study of diesel locomotive cabs.
The cab of CP ES44AC 8774 at Great Falls, Montana August 26, 2013.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Jackson, TN in May 1979
On May 30, 1979 Dad shot Illinois Central GP40 3005 (later rebuilt to GP40R 3131) sitting between assignments at the Jackson, TN roundhouse on May 30, 1979.
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in Aug. 2014
On August 11, 2014, Dad shot CP AC44CWs 9767 & 9625 with a northbound train in CSX's East Yard at Etowah, Tennessee.
Olympus SP-565UZ
Part XLVI of an ongoing study of diesel locomotive cabs.
BNSF Dash 9-44CW 4938 passed through Great Falls, MT back in October 2008, then showed up again on December 24, 2008.
I'm not sure exactly what happened to her, but looking at photos of this unit, she's had this particular patch since at least December 2005.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in June 1984
On June 17, 1984 Dad shot SBD SD45 2006 (ex-SCL 2006, nee-ACL 1030, to SBD 8906, to CSX 8906) leading 7 more units departing Etowah, Tennessee with northbound train #144.
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Houston, TX in May 1983
On May 30, 1983 Dad shot SP MP15DC 2699 (to UPY 1297) at Houston, Texas.
Scanned 35mm Print
Photo from the collection of my Dad, Jay T. Thomson; Unknown Photographer
L&N FP7 611 (to L&N 692), F7B 1918 (ex-NC&StL 918) and 1 more F lead a passenger train at Chattanooga, Tennessee c. 1955
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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 3009 (to CSX GP30M 4206, to CSX 9600) at Wyoming, Michigan.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Norton, VA in Aug. 1978
On August 5, 1978 Dad shot Clinchfield SD45 3629 (ex-SCL 2042, to SBD 3629, to SBD 9042, to CSX 8942, to VMV 8942, to SP SD40M-2 8596, to UP 2672) at Norton, Virginia.
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in February 2014
On February 13, 2014, Dad shot CSX C40-8W 7892 at Etowah, Tennessee.
Canon PowerShot A570IS
Scanned 35mm Print
Photo from the collection of my Dad, Jay T. Thomson; Richard W. Biermann photo
CGW 2-8-2 737 at Chicago, Illinois on September 4, 1949.
UP SD70Ms 5127, 3846 & 4621 lead a short manifest south at Buxton, Montana, headed for Pocatello, Idaho.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in Nov. 2014
On November 17, 2014, Dad shot CEFX SD40-2 2815 (ex-UP 2815, xx-UP 4757, nee-SP SD39 5310) at Etowah, Tennessee.
Olympus SP-565UZ
Scanned Print
Photo from the collection of my Dad, Jay T. Thomson; Unkown artist
CR GP7 5837 (ex-RDG 635), GP35 3647 (ex-RDG 3647) and SD35 6033 (ex-PC 6033, nee-PRR 6033) - all running long hood forward - lead a train at Port Reading, New Jersey on January 17, 1979.
Part 57 in an ongoing study of diesel locomotive cabs.
The cab of CEFX AC4400CW 1003 at Great Falls, MT on August 2, 2009.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Houston, TX in June 1981
On June 30, 1981 Dad shot Amtrak P30CHs 724 & 723 with the eastbound Sunset Limited at a station stop at Houston, Texas.
Note the Southern Pacific SW in the background.
Scanned Print
Photo from the collection of my Dad, Jay T. Thomson; Lynn Davis photo
CR C425 2445 (ex-PC 2445, nee-PRR 2445, to CR 5079) at Youngstown, Ohio in April of 1977.
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Nashville, TN in July 1978
On July 5, 1978 Dad shot Amtrak SDP40F 608 on the point of the southbound Floridian at Nashville, Tennessee.
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 Smith Creek, Tennessee
Olympus SP-565UZ
Scanned Print
Photo from the collection of my Dad, Jay T. Thomson; Max Miller photo
L&N 4-6-2 253 at Pensacola, Florida on February 14, 1957.
BNSF SD70ACe 9223 on the point of an eastbound unit coal train in Converse County, Wyoming on December 11, 2008.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Tamron 75-300mm lens
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in March 1984
On March 24, 1984, Dad shot SBD SD40-2s 3572 (ex-L&N 3572, to SBD 8200, to CSX 8200, to TORC 996), 3597 (ex-L&N 3597, to SBD 8225, to CSX 8225) & 3581 (ex-L&N 3581, to SBD 8209, to CSX 8209) leading a southbound unit coal train at Etowah, Tennessee.
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Chattanooga, TN in Nov. 1978
Sometime in November of 1978, Dad shot SOU SW1500 2336 (to NS 2336) at Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Cincinnati, OH in July 1977
On July 27, 1977 Dad shot C&O NW2 5277 (ex-PM 53) at Cincinnati, Ohio.
BNSF SD70MACs 9721 (ex-BN 9721) & 9891 bring the Garrison Turn into the small yard at Garrison, Montana on January 15, 2015.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at LaFayette, GA in Oct. 1991
On October 4, 1991 Dad shot CCKY CF7 101 (ex-CAGY 810, xx-NRE 2644, xxx-ATSF 2644, nee-ATSF F7A 222C, to RRC 101) at LaFayette, Georgia.
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in April 2014
On April 23, 2014, Dad shot BNSF Dash 9-44CW 4376, C41-8W 945 (ex-ATSF 945) & CSX C40-8W 7792 sitting side-by-side with BNSF ES44DC 7909 & ES44C4 5937 in the CSX East Yard at Etowah, Tennessee.
Olympus SP-565UZ
Reproduced 35mm Slide
On June 12, 1996 I caught the westbound Empire Builder just outside Williston, North Dakota with Amtrak F40PH 393 & 1 more in the lead. Not the best shot, with the nose of the lead unit blurry, but as I recall I barely jumped out of the driver's seat in time to grab this shot.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Hazard, KY in April 1979
On April 23, 1979, Dad shot SECX GP21 2003 (ex-UP GP20 479, nee-UP 709) at Hazard, Kentucky.
South East Coal Company, a unit of Tepee Coal, owned and operated their own locomotives, including old ALCo switchers, second-hand GP20s and newly bought GP38-2s.
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Knoxville, TN in Feb. 1980
On February 16, 1980, Dad shot SOU MP15DC 2361 (to NS 2361) at Knoxville, Tennessee.
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Silver Grove, KY in July 1977
On July 26, 1977, Dad shot C&O GP7 5806 at Silver Grove, Kentucky.
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Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Patty, TN in March 1985
On March 2, 1985, Dad shot SBD SD40 1248 (ex-L&N 1248, to SBD 8324, to CSX SD40-2 8324) leading two more EMDs with a southbound freight at Patty, Tennessee.