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| Title: |
N&W 4-8-4 611 |
| Description: |
N&W 4-8-4 611 pauses at Alexandria station. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1983 Upload Date: 7/11/2015 9:02:01 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Alan Page |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
NW 611(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
186 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Crescent arrives |
| Description: |
The Crescent arrives at Alexandria behind a elephant style pair of F40s. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/16/2013 3:48:51 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 259(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
457 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 271 |
| Description: |
Amtrak 271 rolls into Alexandria behind elephant style F40s. This was a popular configuration this day. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/16/2013 3:51:01 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
415 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
C&O caboose |
| Description: |
Virginia required caboosed well into the 1980s, long after most roads had gone to a variety of automated rear end devices. A visit there in 1983 yielded photos of several, including this C&O car. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/16/2013 4:15:07 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
556 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Headed for Charlottesville |
| Description: |
A westbuond C&O train on Southern trackage rights passes Alexandria. The train will run on the SOU to Orange, where it will gain its own rails to head for a crossing of this line at Charlottesville. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 3:19:34 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 4268(GP40-2) CO 4412(GP40-2) CO 8235(B30-7) |
| Views: |
963 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RF&P train |
| Description: |
The interesting thing about trains on the RF&P was that the power did not run through-it would have to be in trailing positions due the RF&Ps cab signals-but cabooses did. Heres a Seaboard car going south to Richmond and home rails. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/16/2013 4:22:52 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
359 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SCL caboose |
| Description: |
A Seaboard Coast Line car, painted Family Lines, at Potomac Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/16/2013 4:26:00 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
426 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southern local |
| Description: |
Southern had their own yard in Alexandria, just south of the Alexandria station. Interchange was made via a transfer run that went up to Potomac Yard. Here it is on the weekend of a NW 611 and S&A 750 trip, ironically behind SOU 3985 as the trailing unit. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/16/2013 4:38:25 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 5079(GP38-2) SOU 3985(B23-7) |
| Views: |
597 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Unusual pig load |
| Description: |
At one time it was not uncommon to see auto carriers on flat cars. By the 1980s, after the advent of auto racks, it was quite unusual. Heres one on a northbound RF&P train passing Alexandria |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/16/2013 4:29:49 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
1423 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
C&O train passes the platforms |
| Description: |
While sitting at the Alexandria Amtrak station, I egcountered this C&O train in full Chessie paint just as the light faded. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/1983 Upload Date: 8/20/2011 2:12:30 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 4268(GP40-2) CO 4412(GP40-2) CO 8235(B30-7) |
| Views: |
744 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Northbound |
| Description: |
A northbound RF&P train passes Alexandria while the crowd awaits the arrival of the Hagerstown excursion train. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/1983 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 3:22:17 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
RFP 124(GP40) RFP 122(GP40) RFP 143(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
697 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RF&P 125 south |
| Description: |
A southbound rolls past Alexandria early in the morning. RF&P is notable for several things, among others that their odd numbered units faced south, even numbered units faced north. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/1983 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 3:23:16 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
RFP 125(GP40) RFP 123(GP40) RFP 81(SW1200) RFP 138(GP35) |
| Views: |
567 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
S&A 750 |
| Description: |
Savannah & Atlanta 750 leads N&W 611 on a ferry move to Richmond for the 1983 NRHS convention. The interesting thing about this trip was that the fare for the one way trip was $14, vs $19 on Amtrak. Double headed steam, and a bargain to boot!! |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 8/20/2011 12:40:22 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SA 750(4-6-2) NW 611(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
2058 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Builders plate |
| Description: |
NW 611s builders plate, attached to the front of the boiler. Roanoke May 1950. I saw older diesels that trip. |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 2:48:43 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
NW 611(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
278 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Driving force |
| Description: |
The drivers on NW 611 seein in detail |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 2:52:14 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
NW 611(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
344 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RF&P 141 |
| Description: |
A souhbound RF&P train passes a stopped northbound Amtrak at Alexandria on the morning of the NRHS steam ferry trip. |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 3:32:33 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
RFP 141(GP40-2) RFP 127(GP40) RFP 126(GP40) |
| Views: |
720 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Cheaper than Amtrak |
| Description: |
The NRHS convention was in Richmond VA in 1983. In addition to the excursions that ran as part of the convention, there were also trips that ran the weekend before, among them an Alexandria-Hagerstown trip via the Southern Railway Strasburg Branch, and the NW Shenadoah Division from Front Royal. Sunday of that weekend was a ferry trip to get NW 611 and S&A 750 to Richmond. The fare for the trip was $14, cheaper than Amtraks $19 between the two points at that time. Get where youre going, and save some money, too. And tell the folks meeting you at the train, youll be on the one with double headed steam!! |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 9/17/2021 5:40:34 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
123 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
S&A 750 builders plate |
| Description: |
Alco 1910 |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 2:53:47 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SA 750(4-6-2) |
| Views: |
426 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Straight on |
| Description: |
S&A 750 ready to go south. |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 2:57:21 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SA 750(4-6-2) |
| Views: |
470 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Getting ready to go |
| Description: |
S&A 750 and N&W 611 take on passengers at Alexandria for a ferry move to get the engines to Richmond for the 1983 NRHS convention. The fare on this train was $14, cheaper than the Amtrak one way ticket for the same points. The George Washington Masonic Memorial is in the background. |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/12/2013 1:08:28 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SA 750(4-6-2) NW 611(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
807 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Doubleheader for Richmond |
| Description: |
S&A 750 leads NW 611 as they take on passengers for their ferry trip to Richmond to position the trains for the following weeks NRHS convention |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 2:58:53 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
737 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Ceremony |
| Description: |
The Old Dominion Chapter marked their 150th trip on this date. The gent on the left, in white shirt and blue hat, shaking hands, is Jim Bistline, who managed Southerns steam program for many years. I had a chance to chat with him for a few moments, and thank him for all his work bringing steam to those of us "youngsters" who missed it in regular service. Very nice man. |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 3:04:13 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SA 750(4-6-2) |
| Views: |
631 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RFP 131 |
| Description: |
Note new Metro Station. |
| Photo Date: |
9/12/1983 Upload Date: 7/24/2011 2:16:38 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
RFP 131(GP35) |
| Views: |
375 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Southern Yard switcher Pepco |
| Description: |
Alexandria yard job switching Pepco power plant |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1983 Upload Date: 3/4/2014 11:50:38 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Ray Soderberg |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2817(GP38) |
| Views: |
320 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southern Railway 5148 |
| Description: |
GP38-2 #5148, Alexandria, VA |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1983 Upload Date: 3/4/2014 11:55:35 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Ray Soderberg |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 5148(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
342 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SR 5139 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/5/1983 Upload Date: 3/16/2015 4:42:37 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 5139(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
161 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
D&H 7619 |
| Description: |
RW-6's power, led by GP-39-2 7619, shares the Pot yard e/f with Chessie 4230. There's catenary but electric locos are a memory by this date in 1983. |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1983 Upload Date: 6/16/2005 10:42:13 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Donald Albertson |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
DH 7619(GP39-2) BO 4230(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
956 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RFP 141 |
| Description: |
A RF&P pig train heads south through Alexandria VA on 11OCT1983 |
| Photo Date: |
10/11/1983 Upload Date: 12/7/2018 12:02:08 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Donald Albertson |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
RFP 141(GP40-2) RFP 122(GP40) RFP 136(GP35) |
| Views: |
587 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SR 5139 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/15/1983 Upload Date: 2/1/2017 7:27:44 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 5139(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
147 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southbound for tidewater |
| Description: |
One of Amtraks trains to Newport News pauses at Alexandria |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/1984 Upload Date: 6/22/2014 3:21:59 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 267(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
223 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
New York bound |
| Description: |
The northbound Crescent arrives at Alexandria |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/1984 Upload Date: 6/22/2014 3:23:32 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 299(F40PHR) AMTK 285(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
320 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Florida train |
| Description: |
The Silver Meteor works Alexandria, in one of those "close but no cigar" shots with a light pole right in front of the power. |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/1984 Upload Date: 6/22/2014 3:26:05 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 328(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
203 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Short line trailer |
| Description: |
One way some smaller roads made money was by leasing piggyback trailers. Most of you have, Im sure, seen Vermont Railway vans at some point-they had a good sized fleet at one point. One of the more unusual fleets was Erie Western, which ran a portion of the Erie main across Indiana for a few years in the late 70s after EL quit. Interesting that they, of all roads, should have a fleet of trailers. Heres one at Alexandria VA in 1984 |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/1984 Upload Date: 6/24/2014 12:45:34 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
902 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AMTK F40PHR 268 |
| Description: |
Amtrak F40PHR 268 at Alexandria, Virginia on an unknown day in May 1984, Kodachrome by Phil Ragland, Chuck Zeiler collection. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1984 Upload Date: 4/25/2014 11:20:54 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Phil Ragland |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 268(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
349 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SOU 3901 |
| Description: |
unknown dates and location |
| Photo Date: |
7/9/1984 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 7:25:56 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
max linder |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
SOU 3996(B23-7) SOU 3901(U23B) |
| Views: |
454 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak EMD F-40PH 270 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/17/1984 Upload Date: 5/25/2008 11:52:25 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
675 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
With white flags flying, high hooded GP-30 2544 leads it's train south out of Pot yard |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/10/1984 Upload Date: 5/7/2008 9:24:01 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2544(GP30) |
| Views: |
417 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
RFP 143 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/18/2015 11:30:20 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
RFP 143(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
301 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Richmond, Fredricksburg & Potomac Electro-Motive Division GP-40 147 rolls south out of Pot yard |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 3/23/2008 7:51:20 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
RFP 147(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
588 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southeri Railway EMD GP-30 2544L |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 6/15/2009 2:04:51 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2544(GP30) |
| Views: |
334 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SR 3972 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 5/23/2015 12:23:29 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 3972(B23-7) |
| Views: |
187 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 5021 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 1/4/2016 1:27:50 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5021(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
209 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RFP 143 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/19/2016 3:29:33 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
RFP 143(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
315 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RFP 133 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 11/21/2016 10:57:39 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
RFP 133(GP35) |
| Views: |
237 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
NS 5021 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 8/14/2016 10:07:04 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5021(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
140 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RFP 126 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 12/13/2016 10:29:35 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
RFP 126(GP40) |
| Views: |
263 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RFP 126 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 4/7/2017 12:42:24 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
RFP 126(GP40) |
| Views: |
195 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RFP 123 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/22/2015 5:52:32 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
RFP 123(GP40) |
| Views: |
211 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SOU 3972 |
| Description: |
|
| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 6/8/2023 12:08:28 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
SOU 3972(B23-7) |
| Views: |
78 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SOU 3925 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/27/1984 Upload Date: 9/15/2015 3:04:33 AM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
SOU 3925(U23B) |
| Views: |
199 Comments: 0 |
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