Various Train photos in Lynchburg |
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Pair of GP15-1s in Sandy Hook Yard - October 2006 |
Loram Shoulder Ballast Cleaner |
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Welding rail |
Welding rail |
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Y120 working Griffin Pipe - September 12, 2007 Click on photo for larger image |
Y120 working Griffin Pipe - September 12, 2007 |
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At Washington Street |
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CSXT westbound somewhat backlit shows the diesel exhaust - 8800 horsepower of raw pulling power from two GE AC4400CWs |
Late day sun catches CSXT 5357 leaning into the curve by Langley Fountain |
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A northbound stack train with a quartet of GE B32-8 locomotives led by NS3553 crosses the James River |
Norfolk Southern passes by the old Norfolk Western freight depot in downtown Lynchburg. The old freight depot is now "The Depot Grille" restaurant with office space above. |
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GP40 and road slug, fresh out of the paint shop, arrive for duty at Sandy Hook Yard in Lynchburg Click on photo to view larger image |
Langely Fountain in the background. Click on photo to view larger image |
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The gate arm comes down and Y120 makes its way over the crossing Click on photo to view larger image |
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CSX 2230 leads Y120 out of the yard behind Griffin Pipe in Lynchburg Click on photo to view larger image |
CSXT 6491 leads Y120 as it rolls past Langley Fountain at the foot of Ninth Street Click on photo to view larger image |
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Eastbound blasts through near Concord Turnpike crossing January 20, 2008 - Click to enlarge image |
CSXT 390 hustles Eastbound past scrap rail approaching Garnet Street August 5, 2008 |
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Fueling 8585 - SD50-2 - August 6, 2008 |
New elevated signal shed at Sandy Hook yard - August 6, 2008 |
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Amtrak at sunrise in Lynchburg |
AMTRAK at night |
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| A flagger leads the train across a crossing with signal malfunctions. | Not the best day in this AMTRAK conductor's career as he watches the driving rain during a stop in Lynchburg seven hours late. |
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| Passenger and freight transportation - June 30, 2005 | SD40-2 in front of Depot Grill - Lynchburg July 30, 2009 |
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| SD40-2 in front of Depot Grill - Lynchburg July 30, 2009 | Gliding through early morning fog |
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Amtrak Northeast Regional back into the service track at Lynchburg November 9, 2009 |
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| The northeast regional is ready for for northbound service in the morning to Charlottesville, DC, and points beyond. | CSXT 4536 holds at CAB 145 at Sandy Hook yard. 02-07-10 |
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CSXT 7854 blasts past MP CAB145 on 2/25/10 |
Another view of 7854 - 2/25/10 |
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March 5, 2010 |
March 5, 2010 |
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| CPL (Colored Position Lights) show a STOP aspect as eastbound grain train passes. There is another train on the track to the left waiting to go west. This is where two tracks become one going west. The train in the photo is eastbound coming off the single track onto the double main. | After the eastbound grain train passes, the signal changes to yellow
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| Westbound train has been parked in "the hole" for over an hour waiting for the eastbound to pass | He finally gets the green to go West. |
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Underway past the green signal |
As soon as he hits the signal block, the CPL changes to RED |
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| The conductor flags his train across a street crossing |
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