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Viewing Album:  RailPictures 1970s-1980s
 
By:Rob Kitchen
Dates:3/1/1975 - 12/31/1989
Album Info:Railroad photographs taken around the country during the 1970s and 1980s
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Yard
Title:  Yard
Description:  Middle of East Houghton yard looking west. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/15/1975  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:33 PM
Location:  Houghton, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Views:  1052   Comments: 0
Yard
Title:  Yard
Description:  Middle of East Houghton yard looking east. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/15/1975  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:34 PM
Location:  Houghton, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Views:  875   Comments: 0
Freight Station
Title:  Freight Station
Description:  North side of the freight station at East Houghton yard. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/15/1975  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:34 PM
Location:  Houghton, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
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Views:  867   Comments: 1
Freight Station
Title:  Freight Station
Description:  East end of the north side of the freight station at East Houghton yard. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/15/1975  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:35 PM
Location:  Houghton, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Views:  610   Comments: 0
Freight Station
Title:  Freight Station
Description:  East and south sides of the freight station at East Houghton yard. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/15/1975  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:36 PM
Location:  Houghton, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Views:  596   Comments: 0
Freight Station
Title:  Freight Station
Description:  East end of the north side of the freight station at East Houghton yard. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/15/1975  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:36 PM
Location:  Houghton, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Locomotives:  SOO 2552(GP9)
Views:  1052   Comments: 0
SOO 714
Title:  SOO 714
Description:  A westbound Soo Line train entering East Houghton yard. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  5/1/1975  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:42 PM
Location:  Houghton, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 714(GP30)
Views:  1948   Comments: 2
Station
Title:  Station
Description:  Station at the junction of the DSS&A mainline and the Houghton Branch. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  9/1/1975  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:24:56 PM
Location:  Nestoria, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Views:  1005   Comments: 0
SOO 723
Title:  SOO 723
Description:  Soo Line GP35 723 and F7-A 213-B are climbing Hancock hill on their way to Calumet, Michigan. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  3/1/1976  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 9:54:20 AM
Location:  Hancock, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Locomotives:  SOO 723(GP35)
Views:  1974   Comments: 0
Station
Title:  Station
Description:  Soo Line (ex. DSS&A) station at Ewen, MI (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/15/1976  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:38 PM
Location:  Ewen, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Views:  941   Comments: 0
SOO 731
Title:  SOO 731
Description:  An eastbound Soo Line train entering East Houghton yard. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  5/1/1976  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:43 PM
Location:  Houghton, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 731(GP35)
Views:  1363   Comments: 0
Station
Title:  Station
Description:  Soo Line (ex. DSS&A) station at Trout Creek, MI (date not exact)
Photo Date:  6/1/1976  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:32 PM
Location:  Trout Creek, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Views:  583   Comments: 0
Depot
Title:  Depot
Description:  The grand old depot at Ashland, WI, when it was still being used by the Soo Line Railroad. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/1/1976  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 2:14:08 AM
Location:  Ashland, WI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories:  Station
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Views:  1369   Comments: 1
Depot
Title:  Depot
Description:  The grand old depot at Ashland, WI, when it was still being used by the Soo Line Railroad. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/1/1976  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 2:14:09 AM
Location:  Ashland, WI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories:  Station
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Views:  1211   Comments: 0
LSTT 100
Title:  LSTT 100
Description:  Lake Superior Terminal & Transfer NW2 number 100 is working in the Belknap Street yard in Superior, Wisconsin, in August of 1976. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/1/1976  Upload Date: 10/29/2006 11:38:05 AM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Locomotives:  LSTT 100(NW2)
Views:  963   Comments: 1
Soo Line Power
Title:  Soo Line Power
Description:  A mixture of power at East Houghton yard. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/1/1976  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:44 PM
Location:  Houghton, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 707(GP30)
Views:  1294   Comments: 0
21st Street Roundhouse
Title:  21st Street Roundhouse
Description:  The Soo Line 21st Street roundhouse in Superior, Wisconsin, in happier times. Today, this is a vacant lot. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/1/1976  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 9:54:21 AM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
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Views:  1070   Comments: 0
SOO 2402
Title:  SOO 2402
Description:  Soo Line GP9 2402 is at the engine terminal at the downtown yard at Ashland, Wisconsin. The grand old Ashland depot is in the background. All that is left of this scene is the depot. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/1/1976  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 9:54:19 AM
Location:  Ashland, WI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Locomotives:  SOO 2402(GP9)
Views:  1246   Comments: 0
Soo Line Power
Title:  Soo Line Power
Description:  A mix of the old and the new at the roundhouse at Ashland, Wisconsin. This is now a vacant lot. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/1/1976  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 9:54:22 AM
Location:  Ashland, WI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SOO 740(SD40) SOO 2202A(F7A) SOO 377(GP7)
Views:  2381   Comments: 1
Coal Tower
Title:  Coal Tower
Description:  The coal tower at the engine terminal at Marquette, MI. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  11/1/1976  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:41 PM
Location:  Marquette, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
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Views:  889   Comments: 0
Under the Bridge
Title:  Under the Bridge
Description:  Soo Line train about to cross the Houghton/Hancock Lift Bridge. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  12/15/1976  Upload Date: 5/13/2006 9:57:52 PM
Location:  Hancock, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 701(GP30)
Views:  3233   Comments: 2
SOO 723
Title:  SOO 723
Description:  Keewenaw Shifter leaving East Houghton yard and heading for downtown Houghton, MI. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  1/15/1977  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:37 PM
Location:  Houghton, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 723(GP35)
Views:  2285   Comments: 0
SOO 1776
Title:  SOO 1776
Description:  Bicentennial Soo Line engine 1776 is pulling a westbound train through downtown Houghton, MI. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/15/1977  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:39 PM
Location:  Houghton, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SOO 1776(GP35)
Views:  2351   Comments: 0
Junction
Title:  Junction
Description:  The Soo Line / Milwaukee Road juction at Sidnaw, MI. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/15/1977  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 9:50:42 PM
Location:  Sidnaw, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Views:  1032   Comments: 0
Yard Switcher
Title:  Yard Switcher
Description:  Before there were slugs, there were B units . . . . An ex-Penn Central (Pennsylvania) GP9B assists a newer SW1500 in the yard at Elkhart in September of1977. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  9/1/1977  Upload Date: 11/27/2007 11:45:22 AM
Location:  Elkhart, IN
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Locomotives:  CR 9507(SW1500) CR 3825(GP9B)
Views:  1886   Comments: 1
CR 2186
Title:  CR 2186
Description:  A typical early Conrail consist heads for the engine terminal at Elkhart after delivering a train to the yard. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  9/1/1977  Upload Date: 11/27/2007 11:45:23 AM
Location:  Elkhart, IN
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 2186(GP30) CR 3020(GP40) CR 3675(GP35)
Views:  1691   Comments: 0
CR 3638
Title:  CR 3638
Description:  Ex-Reading units mingle with ex-Penn Central units at the engine terminal at Elkhart, Indiana. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  9/1/1977  Upload Date: 11/27/2007 11:45:18 AM
Location:  Elkhart, IN
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 3638(GP35) CR 2181(GP30) CR 3028(GP40) CR 5768(GP7)
Views:  1748   Comments: 1
UP 6905
Title:  UP 6905
Description:  Union Pacific DD-40X 6905 leads a westbound train through Grand Island, NE, just after sunset. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/1/1978  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 11:09:06 PM
Location:  Grand Island, NE
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Locomotives:  UP 6905(DDA40X)
Views:  1503   Comments: 1
UP East
Title:  UP East
Description:  A Union Pacific train, led by a trio of GP40Xs (9001, 9000, 9003), is speeding eastward under a building prairie sky in 1978. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/1/1978  Upload Date: 10/29/2006 11:38:09 AM
Location:  Chapman, NE
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2905(U30C) CNW 6838(SD40-2) UP 9003(GP40X) UP 9000(GP40X) UP 9001(GP40X)
Views:  2419   Comments: 1
Algoma Central Shops
Title:  Algoma Central Shops
Description:  Main locomotive shops of the Algoma Central in Sault Ste. Marie, ON. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  6/1/1979  Upload Date: 5/28/2006 9:41:32 PM
Location:  Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
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Views:  528   Comments: 0
Soo Line Yard
Title:  Soo Line Yard
Description:  Soo Line GP9 407 is switching the south yard at Marquette, Michigan. Today, this area is being turned into a residential and commercial development called Founder's Landing. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  6/1/1979  Upload Date: 5/31/2006 6:54:25 PM
Location:  Marquette, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 407(GP9)
Views:  2878   Comments: 1
DM 466
Title:  DM 466
Description:  A Detroit & Mackinac Alco is switching in the yard at Tawas City, MI (date not exact)
Photo Date:  6/15/1979  Upload Date: 9/28/2006 10:49:30 AM
Location:  Tawas City, MI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DM 466(RS2)
Views:  1441   Comments: 0
Motorcars
Title:  Motorcars
Description:  Not only were locomotives from all over the Rock Island brought in to Silvis for disposition but every motorcar from section houses fanning out for a hundred miles in all directions from Silvis were also brought in for sale (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/7/1980  Upload Date: 8/11/2006 1:36:07 PM
Location:  Silvis, IL
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
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Views:  1150   Comments: 1
Motorcars
Title:  Motorcars
Description:  Not only were locomotives from all over the Rock Island brought in to Silvis for disposition but every motorcar from section houses fanning out for a hundred miles in all directions from Silvis were also brought in for sale (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/7/1980  Upload Date: 8/11/2006 1:36:08 PM
Location:  Silvis, IL
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
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Views:  1014   Comments: 2
Motorcars
Title:  Motorcars
Description:  Not only were locomotives from all over the Rock Island brought in to Silvis for disposition but every motorcar from section houses fanning out for a hundred miles in all directions from Silvis were also brought in for sale (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/7/1980  Upload Date: 8/11/2006 1:36:06 PM
Location:  Silvis, IL
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
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Views:  2100   Comments: 2
MILW 613
Title:  MILW 613
Description:  Milwaukee Road switchers at East Moline, Illinois, just after the shutdown of the Rock Island. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/15/1980  Upload Date: 10/29/2006 11:38:08 AM
Location:  East Moline, IL
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 613(SW1200)
Views:  744   Comments: 0
MILW 601
Title:  MILW 601
Description:  This Milwaukee Road switcher is working in the yard at East Davenport after the Rock Island shutdown. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  4/15/1980  Upload Date: 10/28/2006 12:16:39 PM
Location:  west davenport, IA
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 601(SW1200)
Views:  1106   Comments: 0
Westbound
Title:  Westbound
Description:  It takes a lot of power to pull trains through the New River Gorge. This westbound train of empty hoppers is taking extra power to Handley for those eastbound loaded trains. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  10/1/1980  Upload Date: 12/14/2006 9:14:05 PM
Location:  Prince, WV
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3804(GP38) CO 7522(SD40) CO 8248(B30-7)
Views:  2101   Comments: 3
SOO 4416
Title:  SOO 4416
Description:  Soo Line 4416 is switching the downtown yard next to the, now boarded up, Ashland depot.
Photo Date:  9/1/1981  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 2:14:06 AM
Location:  Ashland, WI
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  SOO 4416(GP38-2)
Views:  1624   Comments: 3
CW Cabin
Title:  CW Cabin
Description:  An eastbound Chessie System train is passing CW cabin on it's way to Hinton, WV. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  10/1/1981  Upload Date: 5/11/2006 1:10:43 AM
Location:  Hinton, WV
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4434(GP40-2)
Views:  1577   Comments: 5
CO 8258
Title:  CO 8258
Description:  A pair of GEs hauls a train of coal eastbound deep in Appalachia at Iron Gate, Virginia. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  10/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/24/2007 11:51:11 PM
Location:  Iron Gate, VA
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 8258(B30-7)
Views:  1179   Comments: 1
Terminal
Title:  Terminal
Description:  The power for the Laurel Creek shifter lays over at the quaint terminal at Quinnimont, West Virginia. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  10/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/24/2007 11:51:11 PM
Location:  Quinnimont, WV
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 3887(GP38) CO 3875(GP38)
Views:  1303   Comments: 0
Yard
Title:  Yard
Description:  A view of the yard office and east lead at Elk Run Junction looking west. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  3/1/1982  Upload Date: 12/14/2006 9:14:06 PM
Location:  Elk Run Junction, WV
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
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Views:  1056   Comments: 0
CO 3876
Title:  CO 3876
Description:  A westbound loaded coal train is passing the section house at Seth, West Virginia, on the Big Coal Subdivision. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  3/1/1982  Upload Date: 12/24/2006 2:07:39 AM
Location:  Seth, WV
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 3876(GP38)
Views:  1544   Comments: 2
Mine Power
Title:  Mine Power
Description:  Mine shifter power waiting for assignment at the engine terminal at Danville, West Virginia (date not exact).
Photo Date:  6/15/1982  Upload Date: 3/7/2007 4:33:59 PM
Location:  Danville, WV
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 8270(B30-7) CO 7530(SD40)
Views:  983   Comments: 0
WM 6417
Title:  WM 6417
Description:  A freshly shopped and chopped GP-9 at Cumberland. Even though this unit is lettered WM it is in the B&O number system. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/1/1982  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 1:31:32 PM
Location:  Cumberland, MD
Author:  Rob Kitchen
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Locomotives:  WM 6417(GP9)
Views:  1009   Comments: 2
Engine Terminal
Title:  Engine Terminal
Description:  The modern diesel sanding tower shares space with the old coaling tower and roundhouse at the Russell engine terminal. (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/1/1982  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 1:31:34 PM
Location:  Russell, KY
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4015(GP40)
Views:  1126   Comments: 1
Horseshoe Curve
Title:  Horseshoe Curve
Description:  This is how Horseshoe curve looked before the invasion of the black wide noses (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/15/1982  Upload Date: 8/7/2006 12:47:40 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 3203(GP40) CR 3008(GP40) CR 7836(GP38) CR 2746(U23B)
Views:  1580   Comments: 0
Horseshoe Curve
Title:  Horseshoe Curve
Description:  Conrail pushers 6041 and 6666 are giving a hand to a westbound train as it passes Pennsy K-4 1361 and some not too bright railfans (date not exact)
Photo Date:  8/15/1982  Upload Date: 8/7/2006 12:47:39 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6666(SD45-2) CR 6041(SD35)
Views:  1513   Comments: 1
CO 8297
Title:  CO 8297
Description:  With a friendly wave from the head brakeman, a westbound train speeds through St. Albans, WV. (dare not exact)
Photo Date:  9/15/1982  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 1:31:35 PM
Location:  Saint Albans, WV
Author:  Rob Kitchen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 8297(B30-7)
Views:  1223   Comments: 2

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