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Viewing Album:  Rails at Reusens
 
By:G. R. Harper
Dates:11/1/1946 - 7/18/2023
Album Info:Shots of trains in my 'hood, past and present. Reusens is located at MP CAB 150 on the CSXT James River S-D. A mile-long siding is here.
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Installing the new defect detector at MP CAB 150.8
Title:  Installing the new defect detector at MP CAB 150.8
Description:  An eastbound passes the crew installing the defect detector at Reusens at MP CAB 150.8.
Photo Date:  9/25/2007  Upload Date: 9/25/2007 10:23:58 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 533(AC44CW)
Views:  510   Comments: 0
Night streak past the new signal at the west of of the siding
Title:  Night streak past the new signal at the west of of the siding
Description:  15 sec exp at 6.7. Old C&O signal retired and removed August 4, 2008.
Photo Date:  9/28/2007  Upload Date: 10/4/2007 6:50:20 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  200   Comments: 1
Eastbound with the "air-conditioning" on
Title:  Eastbound with the "air-conditioning" on
Description:  Ventilation provided by open door. Ruined the shot... but.. what the hey?
Photo Date:  9/30/2007  Upload Date: 10/4/2007 7:40:58 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 4708(SD70MAC)
Views:  408   Comments: 0
WB takes the cantilevered hi-green at the west end
Title:  WB takes the cantilevered hi-green at the west end
Description:  Westbound approaches the cantilever signal still in service at the west end of Reusens. Old signals retired and removed from service Aug. 4, 2008.
Photo Date:  9/30/2007  Upload Date: 10/4/2007 6:49:35 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  167   Comments: 0
Christmas Card - 2007
Title:  Christmas Card - 2007
Description:  Here is my train-in-snow Christmas card for 2007. This Christmas will be the cantilever's last. It was retired and cut up for scrap ol Aug. 4, 2008.
Photo Date:  12/5/2007  Upload Date: 12/22/2007 10:18:38 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 2505(GP38-2)
Views:  593   Comments: 0
Eastbound coal train passes the westward absolute signals old and new
Title:  Eastbound coal train passes the westward absolute signals old and new
Description:  EB train passes under the soon-to-be-retired Cantilever and by the aimed and bagged replacements. Old signals were retired and removed on Aug. 4, 2008.
Photo Date:  12/15/2007  Upload Date: 2/7/2008 8:49:28 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 4522(SD70MAC)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
Chessie kin observes rail train passage
Title:  Chessie kin observes rail train passage
Description:  WB Rail train B01506 creeping out of the siding at Reusens and kittie as viewed from my back porch
Photo Date:  2/6/2008  Upload Date: 2/7/2008 8:56:03 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  247   Comments: 0
8888, the "run-away" unit
Title:  8888, the "run-away" unit
Description:  The "run-away" unit 8888 leads Q302 past the dam at Reusens
Photo Date:  3/8/2008  Upload Date: 3/19/2008 11:52:14 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 8888(SD40-2)
Views:  1376   Comments: 0
Train-strike person's memorial. The saddest event ever for rails
Title:  Train-strike person's memorial. The saddest event ever for rails
Description:  On April 8, 2008, at 7:41 p.m. a life was lost on the railroad. This is the impromptu memorial
Photo Date:  4/13/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 9:36:22 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  272   Comments: 0
EB engines roll past the memorial
Title:  EB engines roll past the memorial
Description:  Eastbound passes the spot memorializing the train-strike victim of April 8.
Photo Date:  4/13/2008  Upload Date: 4/17/2008 11:58:13 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 490(AC44CW)
Views:  437   Comments: 0
G88205 and a clamshell
Title:  G88205 and a clamshell
Description:  CSXT 301 on the G88205 passes by dredging operation behind the Reusens Dam
Photo Date:  4/15/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 9:31:17 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  219   Comments: 0
First train since the Curve Patch gang gave up the track
Title:  First train since the Curve Patch gang gave up the track
Description:  The N70609, as viewed from my bedroom window, was the first train to use the new rail installed by the R-3 Curve Patch gang today.
Photo Date:  4/17/2008  Upload Date: 4/17/2008 5:42:11 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 4596(SD80MAC)
Views:  510   Comments: 2
Curve Patch gang
Title:  Curve Patch gang
Description:  Lining up at the intersection of Hydro St. and V.E.S. Rd.
Photo Date:  4/17/2008  Upload Date: 4/17/2008 11:55:14 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  194   Comments: 0
Curve patch gang lined up by the power plant
Title:  Curve patch gang lined up by the power plant
Description:  Waiting their turn to change out a rail west of MP CAB 150.8
Photo Date:  4/17/2008  Upload Date: 4/17/2008 11:54:07 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  269   Comments: 0
Curve Patch gang and the memorial
Title:  Curve Patch gang and the memorial
Description:  Curve patch gang sits next to the train-strike victim's memorial
Photo Date:  4/17/2008  Upload Date: 4/17/2008 11:54:36 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  190   Comments: 0
Removed rail
Title:  Removed rail
Description:  Outside rail on curve near MP CAB 151 on the James River S-D has been removed! New one in the middle
Photo Date:  4/17/2008  Upload Date: 4/17/2008 12:20:54 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  166   Comments: 0
Prepping for new rail in curve at MP CAB 150.8
Title:  Prepping for new rail in curve at MP CAB 150.8
Description:  Pre-ee-ee-pare ye the way for the rail. Pree-ee-ee-pare ye the way for the rail. (With apologies to "Godspell")
Photo Date:  4/17/2008  Upload Date: 4/17/2008 12:23:32 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  242   Comments: 0
Welding the newest of the rails
Title:  Welding the newest of the rails
Description:  Mobile welding truck connects the new curve patch to existing tangent track at MP CAB 150.8
Photo Date:  4/17/2008  Upload Date: 4/17/2008 12:56:50 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  221   Comments: 0
It's a beehive of activity
Title:  It's a beehive of activity
Description:  Curve patch gang installs a length of rail and Appalachian Power continues to dredge at turbine intakes! SO MUCH ACTIVITY!
Photo Date:  4/17/2008  Upload Date: 4/17/2008 12:57:18 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  354   Comments: 1
New rail is put into place. The newest of the rails
Title:  New rail is put into place. The newest of the rails
Description:  New rail is set into place onto the concrete ties
Photo Date:  4/17/2008  Upload Date: 4/17/2008 1:03:41 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  189   Comments: 0
CN 5525 and CN 5757 on sulphur/ballast combo train
Title:  CN 5525 and CN 5757 on sulphur/ballast combo train
Description:  The K89802 moves under a canopy of wires in an easterly direction down the JamZs River
Photo Date:  5/5/2008  Upload Date: 5/8/2008 7:18:45 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CN 5525(SD60F)
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The cantilever has only hours left to stand guarding the west end of the siding
Title:  The cantilever has only hours left to stand guarding the west end of the siding
Description:  The cantilever with the WAS at the west end of Reusens will be taken out of service tomorrow morning and will be gone by that evening.
Photo Date:  8/3/2008  Upload Date: 8/8/2008 9:52:43 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  156   Comments: 0
CSX 388 passes the old E. J. Lavino furnace, now BRC Rail Car Co.
Title:  CSX 388 passes the old E. J. Lavino furnace, now BRC Rail Car Co.
Description:  Eastbound coal train seen from the corner of Reusens Rd. & Hydro St.
Photo Date:  10/7/2008  Upload Date: 10/7/2008 10:21:55 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 388(AC44CW)
Views:  546   Comments: 0
CSXT 6025 on the W00128
Title:  CSXT 6025 on the W00128
Description:  Grab shot of the track geometry train passing the Hydro plant at Reusens. Reusens DD is in the background... MP CAB 150.8.
Photo Date:  10/28/2008  Upload Date: 10/28/2008 1:13:54 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  210   Comments: 0
CSXT's Mark of the Beast unit, #666, heads west out of
Title:  CSXT's Mark of the Beast unit, #666, heads west out of
Description:  CSXT 666 takes a train of mtys past Reusens on its way up the river toward Clifton Forge.
Photo Date:  11/3/2008  Upload Date: 11/3/2008 3:15:09 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 666(AC60CW)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
CSXT's "Mark of the Beast" unit, #666, at the west end of siding
Title:  CSXT's "Mark of the Beast" unit, #666, at the west end of siding
Description:  CSXT 666 leads mtys west thru Reusens
Photo Date:  11/3/2008  Upload Date: 11/3/2008 3:09:53 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 666(AC60CW) CSX 521(AC44CW)
Views:  616   Comments: 0
First snow of the season
Title:  First snow of the season
Description:  CSXT EB past the dam at Reusens in the first snow of the season
Photo Date:  12/6/2008  Upload Date: 12/6/2008 5:29:44 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 5259(ES44DC)
Views:  213   Comments: 0
Night time grinding
Title:  Night time grinding
Description:  After five trains have gone by and three hours in the siding at Reusens, rail grinder gets in a last bit of work
Photo Date:  12/8/2008  Upload Date: 12/8/2008 7:51:53 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  347   Comments: 3
Harsco rail grinder heading for the siding
Title:  Harsco rail grinder heading for the siding
Description:  HG dispatcher has four eastbounds and one westbound to run, so rail grinder's got to get out of the way
Photo Date:  12/8/2008  Upload Date: 12/8/2008 7:51:34 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  169   Comments: 0
Rail grinding sparks fly
Title:  Rail grinding sparks fly
Description:  Harsco rail grinding train by the power plant at Reusens
Photo Date:  12/9/2008  Upload Date: 12/9/2008 1:35:41 PM
Location:  Mantua Hills, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Model,Tunnel,Bridge
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
Hfrsco rail grinder passes the defect detector
Title:  Hfrsco rail grinder passes the defect detector
Description:  Ealry morning rail grinding on a cloudy day in Reusens
Photo Date:  12/9/2008  Upload Date: 12/9/2008 1:28:19 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  RMSX 1001(MoW Equipment)
Views:  261   Comments: 1
Sparks, water,=and smoke fly as Harsco train approaches west end siding
Title:  Sparks, water,=and smoke fly as Harsco train approaches west end siding
Description:  Quite a sight!
Photo Date:  12/9/2008  Upload Date: 12/9/2008 1:37:59 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  194   Comments: 2
Q30310 slices thru the fog and past the hydroelectric plant
Title:  Q30310 slices thru the fog and past the hydroelectric plant
Description:  Shabby Conrail paint on CSXT 7928 hauling Q30310 all alone thru a foggy James River valley
Photo Date:  12/10/2008  Upload Date: 12/10/2008 4:30:50 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 7928(C40-8W)
Views:  258   Comments: 2
Into the fog goes the K88808 as it approaches the west end of the siding
Title:  Into the fog goes the K88808 as it approaches the west end of the siding
Description:  K88808 with UP power on the CSXT speeds sulphur thru a foggy Reusens
Photo Date:  12/10/2008  Upload Date: 12/10/2008 1:55:40 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  UP 6423(AC44CW)
Views:  263   Comments: 0
CSXT 29 eastbound past the hydro dam
Title:  CSXT 29 eastbound past the hydro dam
Description:  One of my favorite units, 29, probably because I spend so much time driving up and down US Rte. 29
Photo Date:  12/27/2008  Upload Date: 12/27/2008 2:52:22 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 419(AC44CW)
Views:  598   Comments: 0
Eastbound headlights light up the iced-over code line
Title:  Eastbound headlights light up the iced-over code line
Description:  Ice storm in progress is evident by the ice clinging to the code line on the CSXT's James River S-D
Photo Date:  1/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/28/2009 10:39:31 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  132   Comments: 1
1-unit wonder in an icy wonderland eastbound
Title:  1-unit wonder in an icy wonderland eastbound
Description:  Engine 242 on the T16524 as seen from my back porch on an icy January day in 2009
Photo Date:  1/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/27/2009 3:41:27 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  427   Comments: 0
G88021 with CSXT 4806 and 429 along a gloomy James River
Title:  G88021 with CSXT 4806 and 429 along a gloomy James River
Description:  Third train of the afternoon during the icing event in Lynchburg Jan. 27, 2009
Photo Date:  1/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/27/2009 4:38:45 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 4806(SD70MAC)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
Fog and ice next to the dam
Title:  Fog and ice next to the dam
Description:  A foggy, icy morning along the James River at Reusens
Photo Date:  1/28/2009  Upload Date: 1/28/2009 10:45:16 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  134   Comments: 0
Signal maintainers looking for sources of power outages and block lights
Title:  Signal maintainers looking for sources of power outages and block lights
Description:  Hi-rail truck rounds the curve approaching the west end of Reusens surrounded by icy code lines and fog.
Photo Date:  1/28/2009  Upload Date: 1/28/2009 10:42:45 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  188   Comments: 1
Red and green on a snowy background of white
Title:  Red and green on a snowy background of white
Description:  The green and reds of the EAS at the west end of Reusens look a little brighter with a snow white backdrop
Photo Date:  2/3/2009  Upload Date: 2/6/2009 12:51:32 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  226   Comments: 2
Rerouted R59531 passes the hydro plant
Title:  Rerouted R59531 passes the hydro plant
Description:  Weather related reroute, R59531, passes the Reusens Hydro plant in an easterly direction
Photo Date:  2/5/2009  Upload Date: 2/5/2009 10:48:02 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 4833(SD70ACe)
Views:  276   Comments: 1
Rail train and new rail in the curve
Title:  Rail train and new rail in the curve
Description:  B01704 passes by curve on which it set off rail the week before. Train headed west for another assignment
Photo Date:  3/4/2009  Upload Date: 3/4/2009 11:31:38 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  CSX 2261(Road Slug)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
Newly installed solar-powered rail greaser
Title:  Newly installed solar-powered rail greaser
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/22/2009  Upload Date: 3/22/2009 2:22:43 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  541   Comments: 1
Sulphur train under clouds and code line
Title:  Sulphur train under clouds and code line
Description:  K88826 approaches the Reusens Dam on a terrific spring afternoon
Photo Date:  3/29/2009  Upload Date: 3/29/2009 3:21:20 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  UP 6451(AC44CW) UP 6733(AC44CW)
Views:  921   Comments: 1
Rainbow over rails
Title:  Rainbow over rails
Description:  Wierd weather combined to produce short-lived rainbow as the sun was setting. E.A.S. at the west end of Reusens in foreground.
Photo Date:  4/6/2009  Upload Date: 4/6/2009 9:22:30 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  135   Comments: 0
Curve patch gang action at the MP CAB 150.7
Title:  Curve patch gang action at the MP CAB 150.7
Description:  Curve patch gang changes out the outside rail on a curve at Reusens.
Photo Date:  5/5/2009  Upload Date: 5/5/2009 11:15:59 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Views:  248   Comments: 1
CSXT 7339 passes flotsam against the dam from torrential rains the night before
Title:  CSXT 7339 passes flotsam against the dam from torrential rains the night before
Description:  Floating debris generated from torrential rains the night before provides backdrop for CSXT 7339 westbound
Photo Date:  5/15/2009  Upload Date: 5/15/2009 8:33:43 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7339(C40-8W)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
Scrap rail in front. Scrapped ovens to the rear
Title:  Scrap rail in front. Scrapped ovens to the rear
Description:  U28125 passes demolition work on the ovens at the former E. J. Lavino ferro-manganese blast furnace at Reusens.
Photo Date:  6/26/2009  Upload Date: 6/26/2009 3:59:20 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 437(AC44CW)
Views:  348   Comments: 0
CSX 423 on Q30329 passes the old E. J. Lavino furnace
Title:  CSX 423 on Q30329 passes the old E. J. Lavino furnace
Description:  CSX 423 on Q30329 passes the three remalning ovens standing at the old E. J. Lavino ferro-manganese plant at Reusens. Ovens are being dismantled.
Photo Date:  6/29/2009  Upload Date: 6/30/2009 6:07:17 PM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  CSX 423(AC44CW)
Views:  458   Comments: 0

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