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Dates:1/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
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Extra South
Title:  Extra South
Description:  Heading out of Pomona yard in Greensboro, NS SD40 3719 and Southern SD45 3111 & SD40 3183 with a extra manifest.
Photo Date:  1/19/1985  Upload Date: 10/7/2023 6:44:44 PM
Location:  Greensboro, NC
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  NS 3179(SD40)
Views:  39   Comments: 0
Pig Switching
Title:  Pig Switching
Description:  Shuffling TOFC flats at Pomona Yard in Greensboro was Southern MP15DC 2348. Although Norfolk Southern had been around for three years, 2348 had yet to be repainted.
Photo Date:  1/19/1985  Upload Date: 10/7/2023 8:25:04 PM
Location:  Greensboro, NC
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  SOU 2348(MP15DC)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
Long Hood Out
Title:  Long Hood Out
Description:  Running long hood first, NP 8566 and 8542 have a unit coal train heading north through Roanoke, VA.
Photo Date:  5/18/1985  Upload Date: 10/7/2023 6:47:12 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  NS 8566(C39-8)
Views:  61   Comments: 0
B&O SD50 8580
Title:  B&O SD50 8580
Description:  Less than a year old, B&O 8580 sits at Handley, WV at the head of a unit coal train. 8580 was built by EMD in July 1984. In 1987, it would become part of the CSX roster.
Photo Date:  5/26/1985  Upload Date: 9/23/2023 7:39:14 PM
Location:  Handley, WV
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  BO 8580(SD50)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
Under The Bridge
Title:  Under The Bridge
Description:  With the sun glinting off the side, B&O SD50 8580 rolls under the New River Gorge Bridge at Victor, WV. 8580 was at the head of a 169 car unit coal train.
Photo Date:  5/26/1985  Upload Date: 9/23/2023 7:40:21 PM
Location:  Victor, WV
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  BO 8580(SD50)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
Heading Out of Handley
Title:  Heading Out of Handley
Description:  A 169 car unit coal train pulls out of Handley, WV headed east. Pulling are a pair of B&O SD50s (8580 and 8594) and C&O GP9 6039.
Photo Date:  5/26/1985  Upload Date: 9/23/2023 8:51:56 PM
Location:  Handley, WV
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  CO 6039(GP9)
Views:  52   Comments: 0
Cass Scenic Shay 4
Title:  Cass Scenic Shay 4
Description:  Sitting ahead of 2 was Cass Scenic Shay 4. 4 was built by Lima in 1922, and was originally Strouds Creek & Muddlety 5. It would be sold to Mower Lumber in 1943 and has remained in Cass since.
Photo Date:  5/27/1985  Upload Date: 9/23/2023 8:45:40 PM
Location:  Cass, WV
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  CASS 4(Shay 3 Truck)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
Cass Scenic Shay 2
Title:  Cass Scenic Shay 2
Description:  Simmering at Cass, WV is Cass Scenic Shay 2. Built by Lima in 1928, 2 started life as Mayo Lumber 4 in British Columbia. It would pass through successive owners before ending up at Cass in 1970.
Photo Date:  5/27/1985  Upload Date: 9/23/2023 8:44:22 PM
Location:  Cass, WV
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  CASS 2(Shay 3 Truck)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
Western Maryland BL2 7172
Title:  Western Maryland BL2 7172
Description:  Sitting outside the shops at Cass, WM 7172 waits to pull a run down the branch from Cass to Durbin. 7172 was built by EMD in October 1948 as WM 82. 7172 was later restored to its original number and currently runs out of Elkins, WV.
Photo Date:  5/27/1985  Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:40:22 PM
Location:  Cass, WV
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  WM 7172(BL2)
Views:  47   Comments: 0
Coaling Up
Title:  Coaling Up
Description:  Stopped somewhere along the line during an excursion, Southern 4501 gets topped up with coal. The tender is being fed from the homemade coal loader/gondola combination created just for the purpose.
Photo Date:  6/30/1985  Upload Date: 10/7/2023 8:30:45 PM
Location:  Unknown, VA
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  SOU 4501(2-8-2)
Views:  22   Comments: 0
Rolling Along
Title:  Rolling Along
Description:  Steaming right along near Keysville, VA is Southern 4501. The classic Mikado was in charge of an excursion run.
Photo Date:  6/30/1985  Upload Date: 10/7/2023 8:28:05 PM
Location:  Keysville, VA
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  SOU 4501(2-8-2)
Views:  23   Comments: 0
Santa Fe C30-7 8071
Title:  Santa Fe C30-7 8071
Description:  With AT&SF C30-7 8071 in the lead, a UFIX unit coal train rolls south through Palmer Lake. Trailing behind are AT&SF 5103, BN 5904, 5114 and 5535.
Photo Date:  8/10/1985  Upload Date: 9/23/2023 7:37:07 PM
Location:  Palmer Lake, CO
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  ATSF 8071(C30-7)
Views:  51   Comments: 0
Hotshot TOFC
Title:  Hotshot TOFC
Description:  TOFC train 219 gets a roll on through Greensboro, NC in March 1986. Up front is Southern GP50 7035 followed by 7027, 7059, and NS SD50s 6508 and 6513.
Photo Date:  3/30/1986  Upload Date: 10/8/2023 11:49:10 AM
Location:  Greensboro, NC
Author:  Jerry Pittman
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Locomotives:  SOU 7035(GP50)
Views:  35   Comments: 0


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