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Essex Terminal 107 at Ensel Yard in Lansing. 4-20-2016

Uploading some older posts from flickr since I really don't have anything new to post on there...

Elephants by David R. Collins, on Flickr

Here we see 3 NS GE's including a brand new AC44C6M on the point leading stack train 21T through Millbury, Ohio.

Bald Face GEVO by David R. Collins, on Flickr

I thought originally it would be NS 4003, just because it was lacking the white stripe and it had a 3rd Gen Nathan K5HL horn. Contrary to my thinking it was actually NS ET44AC #3625 leading a very weird 24Z with some manifest loads in tow.

I shot this picture in Millbury, Ohio sometime in August of 2020. The exact date will show up on the date taken on the post. I actually put it in the rejects folder of my computer by accident and I just came across it.

Wild Foamer by David R. Collins, on Flickr

Here we observe a wild GTW Dude practicing his ancient foaming ritual! Very Rare!

Past V Present by David R. Collins, on Flickr

NS SD70ACe #1066, the New York Central Heritage unit, stops in Sterling yard in Sterling Heights, MI. 1066 is in the old NYC Paint job next to a fresh new AC44C6M #4353...

David Collins wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 20, 2022 9:21 am

Uploading some older posts from flickr since I really don't have anything new to post on there..

I think you're kinda missing the point of this thread. It's to show photos that you have just recently uploaded to the internet somewhere and cross-post them here, not to show photos that you posted on Flickr last year. SD80Mac is trying to encourage folk to work on their photo backlogs if they have them, and get their work processed and out there to show others.
Just a small side note: Uploading is typically transferring files from one computer to another. When you take your photo from your PC and post on Flickr, that's uploading it. Linking the Flickr post over here on railroadfan.com is cross-posting.

Trio of Geeps by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

Indiana Railroad's HWTHTN has finished it's CSX interchange in Terre Haute and is now heading for home in Jasonville behind a trio of spiffy GP38-2s. 4/2/2022

Evening in Ogden Dunes by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

Two piles of crap lead a westbound evening intermodal through Ogden Dunes. 9/5/2020

Switz City by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

Indiana Railroad's HWSZT bumps across the Indiana Southern diamond in Switz City., IN The trio of GP38-2s will set off a few cars on the ISRR interchange east of the diamond before continuing on to Bloomfield. 4/3/2022

Winona by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

Four BNSF GEs lead yet another stack train down from the mountains on the busy former Santa Fe Trans-Con. Winona, AZ 4/13/2018

Decatur Yard by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

A foreman (what CSX refers to their yard conductors as) walks ahead to line a switch on a brutally cold day in CSX's yard in Decatur. This line is now the property of Watco's Decatur & Eastern Illinois. 12/12/2010

CHFW by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

Bouncing over the diamonds with NS's former Nickel Plate line, CF&E's CHFW is rolling into Indiana Harbor Belt's Gibson yard behind ex CP SD40-2 IORY #5678. 4/1/2022

Wait, That's E274? by David R. Collins, on Flickr

CN E274 cruises east through Imlay City with a large Flint pickup in tow.


Coal by David R. Collins, on Flickr


Here's a long-lost photo of NS 547 racing east through Millbury, Ohio on a cold December morning

Y297 crossing a decently flooded Grand River heading back south towards Wyoming Yard after working Fuller Jct.

April, 2022

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Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:48 am

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Uh oh.. SD80Mac hasn't had any new content on Flickr for a few days. The months long streak has ended It was a good run - impressive to see how much content you were able to edit and get through.

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Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:47 pm

SD80MAC wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:48 am

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Uh oh.. SD80Mac hasn't had any new content on Flickr for a few days. The months long streak has ended It was a good run - impressive to see how much content you were able to edit and get through.

Fear not, I’m just on vacation

I'm back!

Northbound SunRail by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

One of Sunrail's unique MP32PH-Qs leads northbound train P324 into Winter Park, FL. These trains run every half hour from about 5:30 AM to about 11:30 PM in both directions, Monday through Friday. 4/28/2022

Short 303 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

The original Grand Elk SD40-2s, 4125 and 4124, lead a short 303 north to Grand Rapids. Byron Center, MI 4/14/2022

Kissimmee by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

A SunRail employee looks on as northbound train P322 rolls into the station at Kissimmee. 4/28/2022

IC SD70 #1000 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

The class leader of Illinois Central's EMD SD70s rests in the yard at Gilman, IL on a quiet Saturday morning in April. 4/2/2022

I've been scanning old prints of Amtrak F40s recently. Here's a goodie - February 17, 1998, at the twilight of the F40 as king on the San Diegan, soon to be Pacific Surfliner route. The trains ran push pull on this route much like in Michigan, using ex Metroliner cab cars, Horizon and Amfleet I coaches, Heritage Baggage cars, and the ubiquitous F40 proving the muscle. Here, "Operation Lifesaver" decalled #231 gets ready to shove south at Fullerton, CA. This feels appropriate since today is Amtrak's 51st official birthday!

Didn’t 231 get donated to a museum?

SD80MAC wrote: ↑

Sun May 01, 2022 10:34 pm

Didn’t 231 get donated to a museum?

Yes, it's that one F40 that's in SP daylight colors (Dyna-Rail?)

Leaving the Station by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

A south-bound SunRail train has finished its station work at Winter Park and is now headed for Orlando and points further south. 4/28/2022

Old School Tri-Rail by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

Shooting the SunRail last week reminded me that it wasn't the first time I had ever shot commuter rail in Florida. Here a Tri-Rail north-bound is seen leaving the West Palm Beach station, being shoved by one of the agency's distinctive F40PHL-2s. These units were basically a poor man's F40, cobbled together by MKM from ex Conrail GP40s and ex BN F45s. I believe they have all since been retired. 4/5/2009

Canadian Refugees by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

This pair of former Rail Link (originally CN) Bombardier HR412s were parked outside of the Marquette Rail engine house in Manistee during a visit in July of 2007. These units were sent up there by a friend of the then MQT CMO to get running, but they were never worked on while on the MQT. Eventually they left, not sure if they still exist or have since been scrapped. The successor to the MLW M420, the HR412s were an extremely short-lived locomotive model produced by Bombardier after they purchased MLW. Though the HR stood for “Highly Reliable”, they were anything but. 6/15/2007

Oakwood Switcher by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

A former Norfolk & Western SD40-2 switches some intermodal at the west end of NS's former Wabash yard in Detroit. 9/16/2011

GTW 6322 stops at Valparaiso Indiana.

November 13th 1960

GJW Collection - Unknown photographer

Evening SunRail by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

A south-bound SunRail train pulls into the Winter Park station. We would ride this train back to Kissimmee. 4/28/2022

Chemical Fostoria by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

CSX Dash 9 #9024 rolls across the Norfolk Southern diamonds in Fostoria with an eastbound mixed freight. A westbound is lined up on track 2. 9/18/2010

Kirk by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

Q326 cruises through Kirk behind a pair of GEs, the leader being a recent "YN3C" repaint. 4/10/2022

Westbound Autos by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

An SD60F and a C40-8W lead a westbound through Durand. Based on the auto parts and auto racks, I think was M399. 3/26/2011

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Thu May 05, 2022 10:20 am

Kirk by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

Q326 cruises through Kirk behind a pair of GEs, the leader being a recent "YN3C" repaint. 4/10/2022

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