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Q667 |
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With the obivious ugly duckling leading the way, a 10mph slow order is given to him as he has gone into emergency three times covering only 6 miles. Culprit?....three empty TOFC, one with a shortened air hose. |
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2/5/2017 Upload Date: 2/5/2017 7:02:32 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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CSX 4001(SD40-3) |
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| Title: |
S484 |
| Description: |
Another ugly duckling leads S484 from Rocky Mount, into Hamlet Yard |
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2/5/2017 Upload Date: 2/5/2017 7:02:55 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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CSX 4033(SD40-3) |
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| Title: |
Spirited... |
| Description: |
Spirit of Magnolia third motor back on 667 |
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2/5/2017 Upload Date: 2/5/2017 7:00:19 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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Action |
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CSX 454(AC44CW) |
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| Title: |
Fallen Flag |
| Description: |
A C&O sand hopper sneaks in ... |
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2/5/2017 Upload Date: 2/5/2017 7:03:19 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Fallen Flag |
| Description: |
A PENN CENTRAL....ex...PC grain hopper... |
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2/5/2017 Upload Date: 2/5/2017 7:04:05 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
CREX 1520 |
| Description: |
CITIRAIL 1520 sits in Candor at Perdue Farms. Not unloading tonight, so maybe it will finish up tomorrow and head South to Aberdeen. |
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6/25/2017 Upload Date: 6/25/2017 8:56:22 PM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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Roster |
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CREX 1520(ES44AC) |
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424 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Pilsbury |
| Description: |
An ex Pilsbury car in the mix of a recent ACW grainer. When I worked for them, these cars we looked fowrad too as they always smelled like cakes and cookies, as compared to bone meal, blood meal, soy and everything else. |
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6/25/2017 Upload Date: 6/25/2017 9:00:01 PM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Busy day |
| Description: |
CSX 5334 along with the CREX 1520 are waiting as the ex UP, now ACW owened butthead pull up loads for Mount Aire Farms |
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7/4/2017 Upload Date: 7/4/2017 11:40:02 AM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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Roster |
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CSX 5334(ES44DC) |
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194 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A&R |
| Description: |
It's hard to see, but if you look closely, you can make out ABERDEEN. This is an ex Aberdeen and Rockfish grain hopper |
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7/4/2017 Upload Date: 7/4/2017 11:36:12 AM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
CREX 1520 |
| Description: |
The 1520 is back on ACWR rails after a short trip to get more loads out of the mid west. |
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7/4/2017 Upload Date: 7/4/2017 11:39:16 AM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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Roster |
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CREX 1520(ES44AC) |
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303 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ex UP |
| Description: |
An ex UP butthead shoves loads back to the pit on ACWR. |
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7/4/2017 Upload Date: 7/4/2017 11:40:53 AM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Fallen flag... |
| Description: |
These cars may be common out in the mid west. This was on today's ACWR grainer. Come to find out, there were 5 more of these here in the same cut. |
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7/4/2017 Upload Date: 7/4/2017 11:37:13 AM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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RollingStock |
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45 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
You lookin at me ? |
| Description: |
This is one of 5 wild turkeys taking care of the corn that had been dropped on the ACWR rails today. I guess deer and squirrells aren't the only ones who enjoy the ever present buffet. |
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7/4/2017 Upload Date: 7/4/2017 11:41:45 AM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Gensets |
| Description: |
The 1602 is one of two gensets stored now in Hamlet. The other is the 1315 |
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7/8/2017 Upload Date: 7/8/2017 4:40:00 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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Roster |
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CSX 1602(RP20CD) |
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662 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Stored |
| Description: |
Even some of the newer, but older locomotives are now falling to the storage woes. |
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7/8/2017 Upload Date: 7/8/2017 4:41:31 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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CSX 4049(SD40-3) |
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320 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
MAC |
| Description: |
Next to the true SD40-2's, I'd have to say, this is next on my favorite list of locmotives. Even if they were plagued with issues. |
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7/8/2017 Upload Date: 7/8/2017 4:41:01 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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CSX 4813(SD70MAC) |
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251 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Old man SD |
| Description: |
An ex SCL, complete with original low light, sits with many others in storage in Hamlet. |
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7/8/2017 Upload Date: 7/8/2017 4:42:01 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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Roster |
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CSX 8153(SD40-2) |
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122 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SD remote |
| Description: |
CSXT 8222, ex L&N SD40-2 remote control cab unit in storage. |
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7/8/2017 Upload Date: 7/8/2017 4:42:32 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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Roster |
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CSX 8222(SD40-2) |
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328 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Clean 40 |
| Description: |
A clean and un-hacked SD40-2 in Hamlet |
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7/8/2017 Upload Date: 7/8/2017 4:43:06 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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Roster |
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CSX 8453(SD40-2) |
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139 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Long cut |
| Description: |
A fairly recent long cut of EMD's added to the rest of the group of stored motors in Hamlet |
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7/8/2017 Upload Date: 7/8/2017 4:44:06 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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294 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Old Seaboard |
| Description: |
I spotted this ex SEABOARD SYTEM piggy back trailer sitting in the weeds waiting for time to seal its fate. |
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7/8/2017 Upload Date: 7/8/2017 4:44:57 PM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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163 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Slate tone |
| Description: |
NS SD70ACe gets a little slate tone while showing empties on ACW tracks. |
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9/28/2017 Upload Date: 10/6/2017 8:22:21 PM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
| Categories: |
Action |
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NS 1139(SD70ACe) |
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290 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Dark glass |
| Description: |
No wonder the engineers don't open the windows..keeping the cool A/C inside... |
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9/28/2017 Upload Date: 10/6/2017 8:23:10 PM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Worse for wear |
| Description: |
The ACL heritage motor shows some wear and tear from a "fuel burp" which is common on GE's. This is on a recent empty ACW grainer. |
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9/28/2017 Upload Date: 10/6/2017 8:24:40 PM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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CSX 7889(C40-8W) |
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309 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Home rails.. |
| Description: |
An NS trio skirts out of Candor heading over to Charlotte NC. This line was origanally the Aberdeen and Asheboro, then NS, then Southern, Then NS, then the banks, then ABP and finally ACW. |
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9/28/2017 Upload Date: 10/6/2017 8:25:12 PM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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NS 9600(C40-9W) |
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145 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Employee owned |
| Description: |
CNW heritage is about all that remains visble on the old grain hopper. |
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9/28/2017 Upload Date: 10/6/2017 8:25:59 PM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Sun against it |
| Description: |
Being on the wrong side of the tracks for this one, showing ACW coasting downhill, full dynamic's... |
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9/28/2017 Upload Date: 10/6/2017 8:26:43 PM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Route Rock |
| Description: |
This ole gal is in the ACW grainer rotation, much as the pair of old D&H hoppers. |
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9/28/2017 Upload Date: 10/6/2017 8:27:29 PM |
| Location: |
Candor, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Old rail |
| Description: |
This stick of 100 pound RE rail is in use on the ex Southern / NS Raleigh to Charlotte main, now ACW. This is in Wadeville NC |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:27:40 PM |
| Location: |
Wadeville, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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Track |
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| Title: |
Fall colors |
| Description: |
Hydro Trestle crosses over the Pee Dee River near Norman NC |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:26:15 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
American Bridge |
| Description: |
This is the name plate for the bridge that crosses Pee Dee River (Hydro Bridge), dated 1926 |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:29:07 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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127 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Old rail |
| Description: |
THis rail is on the approach the Pee Dee River crossing and is Arab Ohio, roll date 1944 |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:31:20 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Code line |
| Description: |
Seen on top of the ridge, in the trees, is an old code line pole that used to guard the Pee Dee River bridge and it made the big span across the river |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:23:30 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
code line |
| Description: |
Seen a little closer, is the old code line pole that used to cross Pee Dee River. I've not seen too many of these along the ACW main. |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:21:47 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Crane |
| Description: |
This crane is owned#by Duke Progress and has been sitting for many many y`ars on this dead end track at the base of Hydro dam |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:09:38 PM |
| Location: |
Wadeville, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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138 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Crane |
| Description: |
A close up of the crane... |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:16:55 PM |
| Location: |
Wadeville, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Dusk dark |
| Description: |
ACW finally arrives at Hydro crossing running about dusk dark, so I added a bit of darkness myself. |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:20:32 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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NS 3602(ET44AC) |
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249 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Easing along |
| Description: |
Engineer Furr eases his loaded grainer across the Hydro trestle, heading for Candor NC |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 12/25/2019 8:19:07 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Long curve |
| Description: |
I've always wanted to try and shoot something on this long, tight curve in Troy. After doing so, it wasn't all that spectacular |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:24:56 PM |
| Location: |
Troy, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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70 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Gears |
| Description: |
Showing the cranes undercarrage and gear sets |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:32:45 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Kink ? |
| Description: |
This is the exit of the trestle with what appears to be a sun kink, when actually that is how the exit off is. Same on both sides.Seen to the right is a dark MP 341 |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:34:10 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Fallen flag |
| Description: |
Seen is another sign of the past. |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:35:23 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Builders plate |
| Description: |
This is the builders plate on the old crane seen at the base of hydro dam. |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:36:13 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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94 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Untitled |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:37:38 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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Track |
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| Title: |
Hydro trestle |
| Description: |
A beautiful afternoon shot of the trestle crossing over the Pee Dee River |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:38:56 PM |
| Location: |
Norman, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
Wadeville phone |
| Description: |
All that remains is the old phone call in box, seen here in Wadeville NC |
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11/16/2017 Upload Date: 11/17/2017 8:06:56 PM |
| Location: |
Wadeville, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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62 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ex ICG |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 12/10/2017 7:38:53 PM |
| Location: |
Star, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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| Title: |
CSX 4058 pulls into the hole |
| Description: |
CSX locals F742 on the right and F741 on the left. Here 741 has to pull in the hole to allow 742 to proceed north up the S line in Aberdeen NC |
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1/18/2018 Upload Date: 1/18/2018 7:11:25 PM |
| Location: |
Aberdeen, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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CSX 4058(SD40-3) |
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293 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ACW 200 job |
| Description: |
ACW 200 job hits notch 8 as he clears the Aberdeen Yard limits |
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1/18/2018 Upload Date: 1/18/2018 7:12:48 PM |
| Location: |
Aberdeen, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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ACWR 6926(SD40-3) |
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| Title: |
A little |
| Description: |
A little coloration when playing with the settings. 200 job seen here passing by MP 53 northbound |
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1/18/2018 Upload Date: 1/18/2018 7:13:31 PM |
| Location: |
Aberdeen, NC |
| Author: |
Rick Tufts |
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