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5/2/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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From a stop
Title:  From a stop
Description:  After waiting on a westbound to clear Big Bend Tunnel, These two GE's are in notch 8, and laying the sand down to get their loads back up to speed on this .3% grade.
Photo Date:  3/1/2007  Upload Date: 3/18/2007 7:04:00 PM
Location:  Hilldale, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 2(AC44CW) CSX 112(AC44CW)
Views:  996   Comments: 0
Wave as you go by
Title:  Wave as you go by
Description:  The eastbound loads are in notch 8 and sanding hard as the reason they were stopped passes by with unit 329 going solo on empty gons.
Photo Date:  3/1/2007  Upload Date: 3/18/2007 7:02:09 PM
Location:  Hilldale, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 329(AC44CW) CSX 112(AC44CW) CSX 2(AC44CW)
Views:  1078   Comments: 0
Westbound Sulphur
Title:  Westbound Sulphur
Description:  Empty sulphur cars in the capable hands of a single GE.
Photo Date:  7/21/2007  Upload Date: 7/23/2007 11:39:22 PM
Location:  Pence Springs, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 56(AC44CW)
Views:  570   Comments: 0
Borrowed Time
Title:  Borrowed Time
Description:  Leaning and all, two guardians of the crossover are now on borrowed time.
Photo Date:  7/22/2007  Upload Date: 7/23/2007 11:36:28 PM
Location:  Pence Springs, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 56(AC44CW)
Views:  708   Comments: 0
Late Evening Grain
Title:  Late Evening Grain
Description:  8:30pm finds an empty grain train leaving hinton westbound, with a non-flashing FRED.
Photo Date:  5/5/2007  Upload Date: 5/5/2007 11:54:29 PM
Location:  Hinton, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 500(AC44CW) CSX 746(SD70MAC) CSX 106(AC44CW)
Views:  920   Comments: 0
Westbound loaded coal train
Title:  Westbound loaded coal train
Description:  No need to rub your eyes, indeed we do have a westbound loaded coal train awaiting the go at Meadow Creek.
Photo Date:  3/18/2007  Upload Date: 3/18/2007 6:38:31 PM
Location:  Meadow Creek, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 638(AC60CW) CSX 137(AC44CW)
Views:  684   Comments: 0
FRA Inspector
Title:  FRA Inspector
Description:  Big bad Federal Inspector is walking Avis yard while unit coal trains await new crews
Photo Date:  6/26/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 6:39:14 PM
Location:  Hinton, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 143(AC44CW) CSX 4776(SD70MAC) CSX 352(AC44CW)
Views:  1079   Comments: 0
CW Cabin
Title:  CW Cabin
Description:  Out of service for almost 20 years, CW cabin stands as a reminder of the past.
Photo Date:  6/26/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 6:39:13 PM
Location:  Hinton, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 143(AC44CW) CSX 386(AC44CW)
Views:  911   Comments: 0
Happy Camper
Title:  Happy Camper
Description:  Is he smiling for the camera, or smiling because his 12 hour shift is over?
Photo Date:  6/26/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 6:39:12 PM
Location:  Hinton, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 143(AC44CW) CSX 386(AC44CW)
Views:  802   Comments: 0
Casting Shadows
Title:  Casting Shadows
Description:  After waiting for the always late AMTK 51, 2 GE's throttle up for an assault on the grade upto Big Bend Tunnel.
Photo Date:  5/6/2007  Upload Date: 5/6/2007 11:44:31 PM
Location:  Talcott, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 225(AC44CW) CSX 218(AC44CW)
Views:  583   Comments: 0
Going away coal
Title:  Going away coal
Description:  A pair of GE's get ready to knock down the green signal at Lowell
Photo Date:  11/26/2006  Upload Date: 4/8/2007 8:27:24 AM
Location:  Lowell, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 5253(ES44DC) CSX 242(AC44CW)
Views:  620   Comments: 0
Coal and Farm
Title:  Coal and Farm
Description:  Two very important commodities meet in Lowell; cattle and coal.
Photo Date:  4/3/2007  Upload Date: 4/8/2007 8:27:25 AM
Location:  Lowell, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 5253(ES44DC) CSX 242(AC44CW)
Views:  636   Comments: 0
First Steps
Title:  First Steps
Description:  As much as my son loves taking his first steps, he has to watch the train go by first.
Photo Date:  5/9/2007  Upload Date: 5/9/2007 11:51:50 PM
Location:  Pence Springs, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 242(AC44CW)
Views:  406   Comments: 0
Kniving the Fog
Title:  Kniving the Fog
Description:  A rare DC unit appearance on loaded coal, as 114 loads grind through the fog outside of Hinton.
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 6/18/2007 1:27:44 AM
Location:  Wiggins, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 7863(C40-8W) CSX 333(AC44CW)
Views:  724   Comments: 0
CSX 341
Title:  CSX 341
Description:  An eastbound coal train stomps across the Talcott grade crossing
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 12:07:47 AM
Location:  Talcott, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 341(AC44CW) CSX 747(SD70MAC)
Views:  600   Comments: 0
Alderson Coal
Title:  Alderson Coal
Description:  Looking west, a pair of AC44CW's lead 87 loads of coal towards the Tidewater.
Photo Date:  12/9/2006  Upload Date: 12/15/2006 11:43:48 PM
Location:  Alderson, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 390(AC44CW) CSX 458(AC44CW)
Views:  823   Comments: 1
Keeper of the Hill
Title:  Keeper of the Hill
Description:  The Steel Driving man stands tall as another tidewater coal leaves Big Bend Tunnel.
Photo Date:  3/5/2007  Upload Date: 3/11/2007 5:20:18 PM
Location:  Talcott, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 473(AC44CW) CSX 780(SD70MAC)
Views:  657   Comments: 0
CSX 8419
Title:  CSX 8419
Description:  A rare occurance in progress, as a pair of units standby to attach to an eastbound coal train in Alderson. Normally, helpers are attached well east of here, in the Ronceverte yard.
Photo Date:  12/9/2006  Upload Date: 12/15/2006 11:51:34 PM
Location:  Alderson, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 8419(SD40-2) CSX 488(AC44CW)
Views:  746   Comments: 0
Old and New Big Bend
Title:  Old and New Big Bend
Description:  my wife will kill me if she reads this, but I find it funny. New AC unit, new son, old DC unit, old wife.
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 4/8/2007 8:46:16 AM
Location:  Talcott, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 521(AC44CW) CSX 7542(C40-8)
Views:  856   Comments: 1
Going away Tunnel Coal
Title:  Going away Tunnel Coal
Description:  You just don't get to see many C40-8's in coal service anymore.
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 4/8/2007 8:46:19 AM
Location:  Talcott, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 7542(C40-8) CSX 521(AC44CW)
Views:  577   Comments: 0
Yard
Title:  Yard
Description:  A pair of GE's await a trip up the G&E to fetch 50 loads on this snowy mountain day.
Photo Date:  3/5/2007  Upload Date: 3/11/2007 1:59:25 PM
Location:  Rainelle, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 545(AC44CW) CSX 558(AC44CW)
Views:  767   Comments: 0
Yard 2
Title:  Yard 2
Description:  A busy day in the Rainelle Yard, at least for Rainelle standards. 2 GE's, 3 HBO hoppers, and the been there for years HBO C&O Caboose.
Photo Date:  3/5/2007  Upload Date: 3/11/2007 2:00:23 PM
Location:  Rainelle, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 545(AC44CW) CSX 558(AC44CW)
Views:  967   Comments: 0
Through the Neighborhood
Title:  Through the Neighborhood
Description:  Tip toeing through the town of Meadow Creek at 6mph on the Sewell Valley Sub towards yard limits.
Photo Date:  3/18/2007  Upload Date: 3/18/2007 6:35:18 PM
Location:  Meadow Creek, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 558(AC44CW) CSX 545(AC44CW)
Views:  695   Comments: 0
Westbound Manifest
Title:  Westbound Manifest
Description:  Rare Units, and a rare loaded westbound manifest makes for a fun day at Big Bend.
Photo Date:  3/20/2007  Upload Date: 3/20/2007 5:11:01 PM
Location:  Talcott, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 8451(SD40-2) CSX 784(SD70MAC) CSX 8823(SD40-2) BNSF 4230(B23-7) CSX 545(AC44CW)
Views:  991   Comments: 0
Light move
Title:  Light move
Description:  A pair of GE's descend from Rainelle on the Sewell Valley sub at Meadow Creek.
Photo Date:  3/18/2007  Upload Date: 3/18/2007 6:31:13 PM
Location:  Meadow Creek, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 558(AC44CW)
Views:  537   Comments: 0
Westbound Siding
Title:  Westbound Siding
Description:  Running track speed with empty hoppers through downtown Talcott.
Photo Date:  4/19/2007  Upload Date: 4/21/2007 7:27:52 PM
Location:  Talcott, WV
Author:  Loyd Lowry
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Locomotives:  CSX 571(AC44CW)
Views:  490   Comments: 0


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