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P001 at Augusta with the head end power changed since its arrival. CSXT 2 is now the lead locomotive instead of CSXT 1.

ERES 7185, blt 2-76, covered hopper, Selkirk, NY. 8-26-1978

DUPX 35738, blt 8-71, S Connellsville, PA. 6-08-1987

WM 5567, covered hopper, Connellsville, PA. 3-04-1990

W&LE, Wheeling and Lake Erie #6358-#6413-#6347-#6310, with 643 on the Westland Branch at, Gilmore, PA. 1/24/2015

(SEE & HEAR)---W&LE, Wheeling and Lake Erie SD40s 3048 - 3016 - 3046, leads a westbound slab train across one of the many bridges on the ex-P&WV at Charleroi, Pennsylvania. March 4, 2007. Jack D Kuiphoff photo © video,, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgogHvapqI

(SEE & HEAR)---Conrail, CR B36-7 5044 -5041 -GP(SEE & HEAR)---Conrail, CR B36-7 5044 -5041 -GP40-2 3333 with a eastbound TOFC on the Pittsburgh mainline at, Trafford, Pennsylvania. February 4, 1991. Jack D Kuiphoff video © photo,, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DpYx0Z6LS4

CO Chessie 619000, air slide, Connellsville, PA. 3-04-1990

CMPX 33012, W. Newton, PA. 6-09-2016

Burlington Northern, BN 460491 covered hopper, West Newton, Pennsylvania. March 18, 2010. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

BB 3001. covered hopper, blt 11-64, West Newton, PA. 6-30-2011

(SEE & HEAR)---CR, Conrail 6162- 6154- 3284, in unfamiliar territory with a westbound on the AT&SF, Santa Fe at, Valentine, Arizona. May 2, 1996. Jack D Kuiphoff photo & video.,, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEiFWEcv-Bs

(SEE & HEAR)---AT&SF, Santa Fe, C44-9W 650 - 763 -C40-8W 900 with an eastbound stack train crossing the steel arched bridge at Canyon Diablo, Arizona. April 12, 1998. Jack D Kuiphoff video © photo,, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYZIroptf5A

CR, Conrail SD60M 5503-SD50 6717, leads a westbound stack train out of the tunnel and across the Port Perry bridge over the Monongahela River at Duquesne, Pennsylvania. March 3, 1999. Jack D Kuiphoff photo

CR, Conrail SD45 6171- EL SDP45 6681, heading westbound out on the ex-Reading line with BH-15, Allentown, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1977. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

(SEE & HEAR)---Norfolk Southern, NS 9913 & 2601, with eastbound 28N, on the ex-Erie 1875 Portageville trestle, on the NS Southern Tier at Portageville, New York. September 14, 2015 Jack D Kuiphoff photo © video,, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiPVvoptgBA&t=1s

(SEE & HEAR)---NS, Norfolk Southern (ex-Conrail) 8211 -8783, leads a eastbound 184 under the N&W coaling tower at the signal location, Farm, Capels, West Virginia. April 30, 2000. Jack D Kuiphoff photo © video,, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiMwlOx7Ns

(SEE & HEAR)---CSX AC44CW #63 -ES44AC-H #791, with northbound E540 on the ex-Clinchfield, CSX Kingsport sub, Elkhorn City, Kentucky. June 9, 2008. Jack D Kuiphoff photo © video,, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTUQaZlIkrk

C&O 362719, gon, Connellsville, Pennsylvania. September 11, 1988. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

CN 136873, gon, E534, blt 9-75, Buffalo, NY. 7-12-2011. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Canadien National, CN 91122, G150, blt 78, Capreol, Ontario. September 14, 2012. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

L837-03 leaving Augusta, GA for Camak, GA.

CSXT 1 is shown with P001 at the Jordan Road storage track . The train is in Augusta for the Masters Golf Tournament. The train arrived here approximately 30 minutes before I took this photo at 6 PM.

8184 is backing its train to the Taylor Street storage area where the train will stay during the Masters Golf Tournament.

8184 is backing its train to the Taylor Street storage area where the train will stay during the Masters Golf Tournament.

8184 is shown moving along 6th Street Augusta, Georgia with train 955. It is headed to the NS storage area at Taylor Street where it will stay several days for the Masters Golf Tournament.

Outbound NS 191 is shown being built by the yard crew at Augusta, Georgia.

Norfolk Western, NW 44845, 40 box, B-8, blt 6-51, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. July 1, 1978. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

6 Next Gen trainsets and the Airo

We were out for a ride after lunch recently, and found ourselves in Winslow, location of the tunnel on the A&M. In the course of doing some upgrade work years back, the Frisco, who owned the line originally, removed the date stone from the south portal. It is now near the platform used for excursions up from Van Buren, which change ends here.

Though I probably should have. and now that I think of it, I wonder that I have not seen more of these. This is a spin off of a spin off. The Rapid City Pierre & Eastern was spun off by CP after they acquired the Dakota Minnesota & Eastern, itself a spin off from CNW in the late 1980's. The RCPE is now a Genesee & Wyoming road. This car is southbound on the KCS

This unremarked covered hopper was in a southbound grain move near Westville OK on the KCS, reporting marks for southern Illinois short line Crab Orchard & Egyptian.

Legacy Acela #2167 takes the curve passing New Brunswick.