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Train 234 makes a rare daytime appearance after a snowfall, apparently running several hours late on this December 2005 morning.
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A former Conrail widecab C40-8W leads train 112 past the former freight depot in May 2005.
An ex-Conrail SD60I brings train 111 east by the other end of the station in July 2005.
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Train V29 delivers a pair of covered hoppers to Southern States at the end the Kingston Branch in May 2005. In the first photo, the train starts to cross US 11/460 after the conductor has 'flagged the crossing' and stopped traffic. In the second photo, they prepare to couple their caboose up to the empty hoppers they need to pull. They will leave the empties and the caboose on the short track to the left while they spot the loaded cars. This train was also photographed on its trip back the to Radford on the Christiansburg page.
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An empty grain train charges through a heavy snowstorm in January 2005.
In February 2005, a Union Pacific SD70M was on the point of autorack train 274.
After another snowfall in Feburary 2005, two GP50s bracket an SD60 on empty coal gondola train 811.
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In September 2004, trains 274 and S21 pass each other between the stations at Cambria, while BNSF 5108 leads NS 9468 on a westbound train of empties, eight days after the same consist was photographed at Montgomery. A couple weeks later in October, a standard cab GE D9-40C leads train 811 west.
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When a heavy August 2004 thunderstorm rapidly moves in, what do you do? Retreat to your car and photograph train 112 out the passenger window! Then turn the car around and photograph eastbound 16T out the same window to keep the rain from hitting the camera lens. After the rain passed, a Union Pacific GP60 brought train 274 east as the light was fading.
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Weeds with daisy-like flowers help frame the Union Pacific power leading train 23G by the loading dock in June 2004.
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UP SD70M 4510 leads an unusual train I2A - nothing but Coors traffic - west in May 2004. The consist includes UP and BNSF C44-9Ws, an ex-Conrail D8-40CW and an NREX (ex-UP) SD50. Less than two weeks later, UP 4510 was photographed leading train 185 at Green Hill.
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The loading dock tree made a handy prop to hide parked cars as UP 2002 leads train 147 by the Christiansburg stations in May 2004.
This train was also photographed at
Singer,
Green Hill,
Shawsville and
Montgomery Tunnels.
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Union Pacific SD70M 4003 with train I33 was an unexpected lunchtime catch on a January 2004 weekday. Westbound single-stack train 233 is usually an overnight train.
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An eastbound coal train approaches the Christiansburg signals in November 2003.
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Train 975, a "Passenger Special", stops at the station in Christiansburg to unload in October 2003. GP38-2 5532 and TRANSCAER GP59 4611 leads office cars
"Virginia" (NS 1), "Illinois", "General Willian Mahone", and "Buena Vista".
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Back in April 2003, the V39 local delivers a covered hopper to Southern States.
To accomplish this, it had to back up the hill caboose first from Radford,
pull into the back tracks of the Christiansburg yard, and back up the
Kingston Branch. Since the Kingston Branch is exempted track, the conductor
needs to flag the crossings at Depot St, Park St and US Route 11.
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Winged Union Pacific SD70M 4501 lead Horsehead Dash-9 NS 9797 and 'Executive' scheme SD70MAC BNSF 9773 on train 15T in August 2003. This train was also photographed in Radford. The same set of power was seen going north on train 16T three days before, but passed through too late at night for photographs. The power used on 16T northbound is often turned back south on 15T at Allentown.
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Three different days in July 2003 brought interesting consists.
First, a 'horsehead' repaint SD70 with a white brow leads train 15T west (also pictured at Radford).
A day later, train 147 was powered by a quartet of SD40-2's.
Third, a Saturday train 217 passes the Christiansburg signals with an horsehead repainted Conrail D8-40CW.
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Westbound train 17M approaches the signals at Pelton in February 2003.
A westbound train passes the parked LORAM rail grinder train in January 2003.
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D9-40CW 9417 brings a hopper train west in January 2003.
Catfish 9435 with train 111 passes the preparations for a tie renewal project on main 1 in June 2002.
An SD70 passes an old peaked-end hopper in ballast service in April 2001.
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