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12/25/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Tom Beckett
Dates:1/1/1978 - 5/13/2011
Album Info:Photos from around the CSX system, and predecessors.
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Q 114
Title:  Q 114
Description:  Q114 rolls east with 88 cars in the snow.
Photo Date:  2/6/2005  Upload Date: 11/19/2012 1:25:31 AM
Location:  Weedsport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 659(AC60CW) CSX 649(AC60CW)
Views:  701   Comments: 0
Standard cab on Q 377
Title:  Standard cab on Q 377
Description:  Standard cab GEs were becoming rare by 2005. Heres one of the original CSX C40-8s in Bright Future heading 128 cars west.
Photo Date:  2/6/2005  Upload Date: 11/19/2012 1:30:24 AM
Location:  Weedsport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7514(C40-8) CSX 8133(SD40-2) HLCX 6066(SD40M-3)
Views:  717   Comments: 0
CSX at Minoa
Title:  CSX at Minoa
Description:  CSX 5013 leads a stack train out of the setting sun-past the ~ast end of DeWitt yard.
Photo Date:  6/23/2005  Upload Date: 2/27/2011 3:25:05 AM
Location:  Minoa, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5013(AC60CW)
Views:  468   Comments: 0
This is not the 4449 you are looking for
Title:  This is not the 4449 you are looking for
Description:  UP 4449 leads Q 112 east at Weedsport
Photo Date:  7/24/2005  Upload Date: 11/11/2012 11:49:42 PM
Location:  Weedsport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4449(SD70M) UP 4330(SD70M) CSX 7349(C40-8W)
Views:  606   Comments: 0
Old power
Title:  Old power
Description:  But still working hard. A CSX SD40-2 rolls west past the OnTrak station at Carousel Mall with 115 cars of Q633. The signals in the distance are CP 291, where the Montreal line leaves the Chicago Line.
Photo Date:  3/15/2006  Upload Date: 9/14/2016 4:20:47 AM
Location:  Syracuse (Carousel M, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8181(SD40-2) HLCX 7167(SD40-2)
Views:  334   Comments: 2
Western visitors
Title:  Western visitors
Description:  Q624 rolls east past the Carousel Mall parking lot with a short 23 car train. This was one of three CSX trains I saw there. Two had UP power.
Photo Date:  3/15/2006  Upload Date: 9/14/2016 4:24:40 AM
Location:  Syracuse (Carousel M, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 4864(SD70M) UP 3835(SD70M)
Views:  275   Comments: 1
Western power, headed home
Title:  Western power, headed home
Description:  A pair of UP units and a CSX C40-8 lead this 130 platform Q109 past the OnTrak station, having just passed CP 291.
Photo Date:  3/15/2006  Upload Date: 9/14/2016 4:29:14 AM
Location:  Syracuse (Carousel M, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4946(SD70M) UP 9262(C40-8)
Views:  229   Comments: 2
Western power and a classic signal
Title:  Western power and a classic signal
Description:  A pair of BNSF units roll 96 cars of Q626 under a classic NY Central signal bridge just west of Weedsport NY
Photo Date:  4/2/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2012 12:47:29 AM
Location:  Weedsport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4065(C44-9W) BNSF 5497(C44-9W)
Views:  368   Comments: 0
Westbound stacks
Title:  Westbound stacks
Description:  Westbound stack train L 115 rolls 100 platforms west in the less scenic view from the bridge here.
Photo Date:  4/2/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2012 12:51:52 AM
Location:  Weedsport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 4803(SD70MAC) CSX 5294(ES44DC)
Views:  504   Comments: 0
Morning westbound
Title:  Morning westbound
Description:  The first train I saw when I arrived that day was Q 115, coming right out of the early sun with 202 stack platforms. CSX was c“ntinuing Conrails practice of monster stack trains. The eight units should be sufficient to get the train over the road on the virtually gradeless Water Level Route, though their muscle will be appreciated in the climb up tme Niagara Escarpment 60 or so miles farther on.
Photo Date:  4/2/2006  Upload Date: 5/28/2018 5:25:34 AM
Location:  Weedsport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5002(AC60CW) CSX 763(SD70MAC)
Views:  293   Comments: 2
Westbound from the trees
Title:  Westbound from the trees
Description:  Q 409 rolls past the big trees next to the tracks just west of Weedsport. If not for this tree, the view here would give a nice look down the 50 car length of the train.
Photo Date:  4/2/2006  Upload Date: 5/28/2018 5:17:35 AM
Location:  Weedsport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 634(AC60CW) HLCX 6228(SD40-2)
Views:  331   Comments: 3
Q 108
Title:  Q 108
Description:  Eastbound Q 108 rolls toward Syracuse with 93 stack platforms
Photo Date:  4/2/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2012 12:59:05 AM
Location:  Weedsport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7742(C40-8W) CSX 7582(C40-8)
Views:  653   Comments: 0
UP power on Q 390
Title:  UP power on Q 390
Description:  A reliable train for UP power is Q 390, the one time Conrail NPSE. Here it rolls 122 cars through Weedsport en route to Selkirk Yard
Photo Date:  4/2/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2012 1:01:41 AM
Location:  Weedsport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8342(SD70ACe) UP 9361(C40-8W) UP 4461(SD70M)
Views:  567   Comments: 0
Hitting the diamond
Title:  Hitting the diamond
Description:  A southbound grain train approaches the diamond for the ex EL at Marion running on the ex C&O. Both lines are now CSX, but the EL line is actually part of the ex NYC, which had joint track through here with EL as-part of its Big Four route to Indianapolis. Note the cut outs on the pilot of 8866; they have been modified to run in the third rail territory on Metro North south of Croton Harmon on trains to Oak Point Yard in the Bronx.
Photo Date:  5/5/2006  Upload Date: 10/21/2012 2:24:50 AM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8866(SD40-2) CSX 8569(SD50)
Views:  539   Comments: 0
Standard cab leads
Title:  Standard cab leads
Description:  Standard cab C40-8 with short train passes SBD caboose at McCormick SC
Photo Date:  3/31/2011  Upload Date: 5/14/2011 12:05:46 AM
Location:  McCormick, SC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7529(C40-8)
Views:  221   Comments: 1
CSX westbound on former SAL
Title:  CSX westbound on former SAL
Description:  Westbound train at Carlton GA on former SAL
Photo Date:  4/1/2011  Upload Date: 5/14/2011 12:15:34 AM
Location:  Carlton, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 716(ES44AC-H) CSX 7519(C40-8) CSX 8714(SD60)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
UP on CSX
Title:  UP on CSX
Description:  UP power leads a train toward the Birmingham passenger station
Photo Date:  4/2/2011  Upload Date: 5/14/2011 12:00:17 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3785(SD70M) CSX 8022(SD40-2)
Views:  378   Comments: 0
UP power on CSX
Title:  UP power on CSX
Description:  A pair of UP units heads a train on the former L&N near Trezevant Tenn
Photo Date:  6/4/2011  Upload Date: 8/28/2011 1:51:25 AM
Location:  Trezevant, TN
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9371(C40-8W) UP 4109(SD70M)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
Yard job
Title:  Yard job
Description:  CSX has a large roster of MP 15s. One of them is working a cut of cars at Waycross in south Georgia gloom.
Photo Date:  4/4/2013  Upload Date: 8/3/2019 3:56:43 AM
Location:  Waycross, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 1161(MP15AC)
Views:  80   Comments: 1
Back for more
Title:  Back for more
Description:  An empty coal train rolls under my perch as it heads back for more black diamonds.
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 8/3/2019 3:55:33 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 91(AC44CW) CSX 372(AC44CW)
Views:  91   Comments: 1
Westbound not quite where I wanted it
Title:  Westbound not quite where I wanted it
Description:  I was trying to get the signal and the old barn, and sorta missed. Oh well, some days are like that. UP power on the ex PRR.
Photo Date:  7/22/2014  Upload Date: 8/27/2014 2:43:12 AM
Location:  Altamont, IL
Author:  Tom Becket
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8020(AC45CCTE) UP 8492(SD70ACe)
Views:  154   Comments: 1
Stuck in the middle
Title:  Stuck in the middle
Description:  This GE was about 100 cars back in a 128 car southbound coal train, giving a push in assistance to the two GEs up front.
Photo Date:  3/23/2017  Upload Date: 4/2/2017 4:11:37 AM
Location:  Marietta, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 830ES44A(C-H)
Views:  90   Comments: 1
Old Reliable
Title:  Old Reliable
Description:  I was able to get out to see the action on Georgias W&A line, now part of CSX, during a family visit. They were playing the part of the L&N, rolling three trains past me in the two hours I was there. This southbound merchandise train was the first to show, with 73 cars rolling past the Marietta station.
Photo Date:  3/23/2017  Upload Date: 4/2/2017 4:20:01 AM
Location:  Marietta, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8750(SD60I) CSX 8662(SD50-3) CSX 975(ES44AC-H)
Views:  125   Comments: 1
Old line, old station
Title:  Old line, old station
Description:  The CSX W&A line was chartered in the 1830s, and has a storied history. It is owned by the state of Georgia, and leased by CSX. The railroad was making good use of it this day, as a 128 cars of southbound coal roll past the historic Marietta station.
Photo Date:  3/23/2017  Upload Date: 4/2/2017 4:15:42 AM
Location:  Marietta, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 877(ES44AC-H) CSX 3205(ES44AC-H)
Views:  208   Comments: 2
Far away friends, too
Title:  Far away friends, too
Description:  This northbound rolls through Marietta behind a UP leader.
Photo Date:  3/23/2017  Upload Date: 4/2/2017 4:24:50 AM
Location:  Marietta, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8609(SD70ACe) CSX 4748(SD70MAC)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
Off the bridge
Title:  Off the bridge
Description:  A southbound intermodal train comes off the NS Memphis District bridge over the Tennessee River at Decatur. I had to run to get this shot. I was a block away looking at the antebellum Burleson Home when I saw the train coming over the bridge. Fortunately, its speed restricted, since Im not that fast any more. I got a little chain link in the photo, too, but such are the hazards of modern railfanning. Nice to see I can still run.
Photo Date:  3/26/2017  Upload Date: 4/2/2017 4:44:20 AM
Location:  Decatur, AL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5283(ES44DC) CSX 5485(ES44DC)
Views:  141   Comments: 2
Big yard power
Title:  Big yard power
Description:  The yard duties on this Sunday afternoon were being tended to by this SD 40-2, which pulled out under the US 72A overpass and around the wye at River Jct for headroom.
Photo Date:  3/26/2017  Upload Date: 4/2/2017 4:47:17 AM
Location:  Decatur, AL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8823(SD40-2)
Views:  101   Comments: 2
Around the wye
Title:  Around the wye
Description:  This CSX yard job pulls around the wye at River Jct as it works the Decatur yard. Thats the tower that controls the bridge and junctions on either end of at at left.
Photo Date:  3/26/2017  Upload Date: 4/2/2017 4:51:24 AM
Location:  Decatur, AL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8823(SD40-2)
Views:  122   Comments: 1
Study in yellow
Title:  Study in yellow
Description:  Yellow flowers at the grade crossing contrast with the yellow on the nose of the rebuilt SD 40.
Photo Date:  4/14/2017  Upload Date: 4/29/2017 5:02:29 AM
Location:  Marietta, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 1704(SD40E) CSX 2495(SD50-2)
Views:  380   Comments: 1
Trademark
Title:  Trademark
Description:  This northbound came up as I was walking out of Starbucks, which is adjacent to the tracks and the city parking lot. Note the TM next to the CSX logo. Remember when a road name was enough??
Photo Date:  4/22/2017  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 3:48:31 AM
Location:  Marietta, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3275(ET44AH)
Views:  175   Comments: 1
Wider shot
Title:  Wider shot
Description:  For some reason, the trains seem to run "Northwestern style" here, the southbounds on the track next to the station, the northbounds on the track nearest the parking lot. This northbound is true to form, coming in close as I stand at the crossing. This wider view shows the first two units of three.
Photo Date:  4/22/2017  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 3:54:15 AM
Location:  Marietta, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3275(ET44AH)
Views:  171   Comments: 1
Cruising by the station
Title:  Cruising by the station
Description:  A southbound rolls past the station and several other Civil War era buildings that add historic flavor to current operations. This train had long blocks of ARMN reefers.
Photo Date:  4/22/2017  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 3:42:06 AM
Location:  Marietta, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 364(AC44CW) CSX 40(AC44CW)
Views:  250   Comments: 1
Racks south
Title:  Racks south
Description:  A mixed pair of units has this southbound auto rack train in hand passing the station.
Photo Date:  4/22/2017  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 3:55:38 AM
Location:  Marietta, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5202(ES44DC) CSX 4528(SD70MAC)
Views:  97   Comments: 1
Marietta freight
Title:  Marietta freight
Description:  A southbound CSX train passes through Marietta, one of five I would see there that day.
Photo Date:  4/22/2017  Upload Date: 4/29/2017 4:58:15 AM
Location:  Marietta, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 782(ES44AC-H) CSX 3039(ES44AC-H)
Views:  85   Comments: 1
Sitting at a light
Title:  Sitting at a light
Description:  I was sitting at a light when this train showed up on the overpass. Fortunately, I keep the camera at the ready for just such an occasion. The only thing that made it a challenge was the tow truck that turned as I took the shot, partly obscuring the lead unit, and throwing off the auto focus. Thats the chance you take with a grab shot.
Photo Date:  6/4/2018  Upload Date: 6/12/2018 5:52:56 AM
Location:  Wickliffe, OH
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3297(ET44AH)
Views:  149   Comments: 1
By the board
Title:  By the board
Description:  The eastbound rolls under the signals, no longer the tri lights of the Conrail era, but the Darth Vader hoods of modern times.
Photo Date:  6/4/2018  Upload Date: 6/12/2018 5:44:27 AM
Location:  Wickliffe, OH
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 743(ES44AC-H)
Views:  83   Comments: 1
East out of the sun
Title:  East out of the sun
Description:  I had a little free time during a recent trip to Cleveland, so was able to get out and check the action for a short while. I picked a spot east of Cleveland where the NS and CSX run adjacent, which they do most of the way to Buffalo. CSX chipped in two trains and a Sperry car while I was there.
Photo Date:  6/4/2018  Upload Date: 6/12/2018 5:41:19 AM
Location:  Wickliffe, OH
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 743(ES44AC-H) CSX 5475(ES44DC)
Views:  141   Comments: 1
Checking it out
Title:  Checking it out
Description:  A Sperry car approaches the crossing I was sitting at, checking the eastbound main track.
Photo Date:  6/4/2018  Upload Date: 6/12/2018 5:59:52 AM
Location:  Wickliffe, OH
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SRS 131(Doodlebug)
Views:  264   Comments: 1
In the late day light
Title:  In the late day light
Description:  The Sperry car retreats to the east, now nicely lit as it rolls away toward Erie.
Photo Date:  6/4/2018  Upload Date: 6/12/2018 6:03:42 AM
Location:  Wickliffe, OH
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SRS 131(Doodlebug)
Views:  339   Comments: 1
Long haul
Title:  Long haul
Description:  Most of the Sperry cars are old interurbans. Despite the bright yellow paint that gives away their ownership, seeing one roll down the tracks like this gives a glimpse into what the passenger service of the 1920s might have looked like.
Photo Date:  6/4/2018  Upload Date: 6/12/2018 6:10:57 AM
Location:  Wickliffe, OH
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SRS 131(Doodlebug)
Views:  280   Comments: 2
Southbound
Title:  Southbound
Description:  I spent an afternoon at Manchester, which was well worth the effort, though the cloudy skies didnt help much. I have to go back on a clear day. There are several good photo locations there. The best is the view off the GA 85 overpass, which yielded this view of a southbound off the Lineville Sub coming in for a crew change with 135 cars.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 4:29:35 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 163(AC44CW) CSX 241(AC44CW) CSX 3388(ET44AH)
Views:  208   Comments: 2
Easing up
Title:  Easing up
Description:  This 151 car southbound on the Lineville Sub is easing up to the home signal under the Georgia 41 overpass. Hell move slowly through the junction to a crew change at the other end of town.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 4:34:33 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 300(AC44CW) CSX 8037(SD40-2) CSX 3060(ES44AC-H)
Views:  136   Comments: 1
Rolling past the coal
Title:  Rolling past the coal
Description:  This southbound was making his way slowly to a restricting signal as it passed a coal train waiting for a new crew.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 4:38:06 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 300(AC44CW) CSX 8037(SD40-2) CSX 3060(ES44AC-H)
Views:  180   Comments: 1
Tying up here
Title:  Tying up here
Description:  A southbound coal train has come off the Lineville Sub, and will tie up here. Its around 1300. Hell still be here when I leave around 1930.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 4:43:48 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3022(ES44AC-H) CSX 581(AC44CW)
Views:  149   Comments: 3
Taking the signal
Title:  Taking the signal
Description:  This northbound 105 car train is taking a high green for the Manchester Sub, and will slowly snake around to the right, then left again as it heads for Atlanta.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 4:47:26 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3154(ES44AC-H) CSX 343(AC44CW)
Views:  139   Comments: 2
Pulling up
Title:  Pulling up
Description:  This northbound has just had a crew change and will shortly get the signal for a trip to Atlanta.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 4:56:04 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3154(ES44AC-H) CSX 343(AC44CW)
Views:  124   Comments: 3
Knocked down
Title:  Knocked down
Description:  The northbound has just knocked down the signal as he heads for the Manchester Sub.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 5:00:03 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3154(ES44AC-H) CSX 343(AC44CW)
Views:  139   Comments: 2
Crew change
Title:  Crew change
Description:  This northbound headed for the Lineville Sub with 91 cars will make a crew change here, as every train does.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 5:13:40 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3296(ET44AH) CSX 339(AC44CW) CSX 857(ES44AC-H)
Views:  194   Comments: 2
Heading north
Title:  Heading north
Description:  The northbound for the Lineville Sub has made his crew change, and is now headed toward Birmingham, passing a coal train tied down for a crew.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 5:18:05 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3296(ET44AH) CSX 339(AC44CW) CSX 857(ES44AC-H)
Views:  191   Comments: 3
Q 260
Title:  Q 260
Description:  Q 260 arrives from the Lineville Sub with 126 cars. The trailing unit, 8009, was one of two I saw there that day. They were the only two EMD's I'd see.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 5:33:18 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3432(ET44AH) CSX 211(AC44CW) CSX 8009(SD40-2)
Views:  171   Comments: 2


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