Recent Digital Photos
by Mike Condren
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BNSF #9876 leading a unit coal train is seen parked on the "Shelby Main" along side the new intermodal yard with two of the new cranes and parts for the next two in plain view, 10/5/08. |
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| Another view of the intermodal cranes and parts. Also note the flat car loads of concrete ties for the yard, 10/6/08. |
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These Grunt brand scissors lifts are designed to allow the workers to safely pass between rows of cars with containers so that they can lock-down or unlock containers safely without having to climb on the cars or containers themselves, 10/5/08. |
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| The DPU units of the unit coal train are seen here at the north end of the yard, 10/5/08. |
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| Views of the construction from the north end of the yard, 10/5/08. |
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| The DPUs started to rev up and the unit coal train is seen moving south along side the intermodal yard, 10/5/08. |
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| Looking north, we see the current status of the construction of the lead for the north end of the new intermodal yard, 10/5/08. |
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The unit coal train is now seen passing the construction of the new intermodal yard, 10/5/08. |
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While on a business trip to Ruston, LA, we stopped at the Welcome Center at Vicksburg, MS and caught a west bound KCS intermodal train exiting the tunnel and onto the Mississippi River bridge, Oct. 17, 2008. This is the former Illinois Central route from Jackson, MS to Shreveport, LA. |
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The KCS (former IC) station is located on Railroad Street in Ruston, LA, 10/19/08. |
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An eastbound KCS general freight is seen passing the Ruston, LA station on Oct. 19, 2008. |
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New overpass east of the KCS and VS&P stations in Ruston, LA, 10/19/08 |
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This eastbound UP intermodal freight is exercising trackage rights through Ruston, LA, 10/20/08. |
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Former MP station in Camden, AR, 10/20/08. |
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Former MP station in Hot Springs National Park, AR, 10/20/08. |
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D&R 1143, former CN, GMD1 sits under the Arkansas River bridge at N. Dardanelle, AR, Oct. 20, 2008. |
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Dardanelle and Russellville SW1 #16 is seen returning to N. Dardanelle pushing its train across AR State #7, Russelleville, AR 10/20/08. |
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AR State #7 only crosses two tracks in passing through Russellville yet we got stopped at both crossings. We only saw the DPU of this eastbound loaded unit coal train, Oct. 20, 2008. |
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For Fall Break, our son Matt decided to go to New Orleans on the "City" to visit his sister and her family. I got these shots as his train left reopened Central Station in Memphis, Oct. 23, 2008. |
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Upon visiting Tennessee Yard, once again a loaded unit coal train was sitting on the Shelby Main along side of newly erected intermodal crane #3. A main beam for crane #4 is being lifted onto its legs, Nov. 20, 2008. |
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BNSF "warbonnet" #731 pulls up behind the unit coal train and slowly enters Tennessee Yard, Nov. 20, 2008. 5 units in 5 different paint schemes. |
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