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| Title: |
Setting the brakes on some cars..... |
| Description: |
In preparation to pick up some empties, the conductor sets the brake on 3 flats. The 4 centerbeams will be switched after 1 empty boxcar and 3 empty centerbeams are pulled out.and |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:09:19 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
175 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Clearing the switch..... |
| Description: |
Separated from their train so they can retreive some empties. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:10:06 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
161 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Down the hill..... |
| Description: |
Backing down the hill to get an empty boxcar. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:11:01 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
159 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coming out with one from the far side..... |
| Description: |
The empty boxcar has been captured, and they will be going for the 3 centerbeams shortly. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:11:56 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
158 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Going back for 3 empties on this side.... |
| Description: |
Conductor hangs on after tyhrowing another switch, so they can get the centerbeams. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:12:59 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
171 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
All the empties are collected..... |
| Description: |
All empties are collected, and out we go!!!! |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:14:04 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
167 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Turning on the overhead signals.... |
| Description: |
This is a manual operation at this location, so the conductor gets things activated. They will block the road for a bit after they attach to the other cars. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:15:39 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
178 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coming across 141..... |
| Description: |
Signals are active, as they cross the road to reset the switch, to back up to the rest of the train. Unhappy drivers wait! |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:16:24 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
149 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Making room for the shove back..... |
| Description: |
They need to pull up far enough, so the conductor can flip the switch, before the shove back. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:17:25 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
124 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Getting ready to drop the full centerbeams.... |
| Description: |
A little out of sequence, but this is the shove back to drop off the full centerbeams. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:19:05 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
144 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Backing up the other hill...... |
| Description: |
They have backed up the other hill, just off the main. They will wait for an east bound manifest, making it's way to Luther Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:21:41 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
181 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coming thru...... |
| Description: |
Another convert to AC comes acoss the former Wabash bridge, headed for downtown StL. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:22:45 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Bridge,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 4083(AC44C6M) |
| Views: |
259 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Passing the local..... |
| Description: |
The manifest is about to pass the waiting local. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:23:41 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Bridge,Signal,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 7524(ES44DC) NS 4083(AC44C6M) NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
221 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
On the move...... |
| Description: |
The manifest is past, and they are on the move to the next spot, to switch out the 3 flat cars on this train. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:24:55 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
323 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
On the move thru St Peters..... |
| Description: |
They have finished swapping out the 3 empty flats, for 3 full ones. They will do some more switching about a mile west of here. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:25:41 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Peters, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
178 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
On the hill.... |
| Description: |
They dropped the 4 center beams before I arrived, which was a bit unusual. They might be back later to move them(?). Conductor is at the switch by the main, as an air test takes place before moving. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/2022 Upload Date: 7/28/2022 4:20:41 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5181(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
104 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
At the pinnacle...... |
| Description: |
Long shot, in the heat, as conductor watches the cars ease by..... |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/2022 Upload Date: 7/28/2022 4:21:22 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5181(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
93 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Rollin'...... |
| Description: |
We are finished here (for now), and heading for the steel fabricator on the other side of the river. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/2022 Upload Date: 7/28/2022 4:21:46 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5181(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
112 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Heading east.... |
| Description: |
Ten cars in tow. The last six will be left at Trinity Products. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/2022 Upload Date: 7/28/2022 4:22:10 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
44 Comments: 1 |
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