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Whoa! Talk about luck!
A collection of those lucky shots where you just happen to be in the right place at the right time.
Photo Album By: Bob Pickering (BP)
 
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Photo ID: 581986

Got lucky to catch this 3 way meet in Old Saybrook. On the left is CDOT Train 1687 and on the right is Amtrak Acela Train 2166. The middle train is Amtrak Regional Train 175 making a station stop.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Siemens ACS-64
Location: Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 621
Train ID: AMTK 175
Photo Date: July 06, 2016


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By: Mark Schenking

Added: Jul 06, 2016

Views: 2,947
Comments: 0

Favorited: 14
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Photo ID: 579975

Amtrak's Crescent meets a New York bound NJT train in Elizabeth.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Siemens ACS-64
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: Amtrak 639
Train ID: Amtrak 19
Photo Date: June 14, 2016


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By: Carl Perelman

Added: Jun 14, 2016

Views: 2,323
Comments: 0

Favorited: 9
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Photo ID: 578333

You think you’re the only fast horse in these parts?

Waiting for the return of Norfolk & Western 611 from Lynchburg, I set up by a small horse farm just west of Webster, Virginia. ... (more)

Railroad: Norfolk & Western
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Webster, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: N&W 611
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 08, 2016


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By: Doug Lilly

Added: May 30, 2016

Views: 4,684
Comments: 6

Favorited: 37
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Photo ID: 577962

Under a downpour, a TGV going to Paris meets the 4-8-2 "241-P-17" going to Lyon on the Dombes line.

Apologies for a picture that is only 50% steam!

Railroad: SNCF
Locomotive: 241P
Location: Sathonay, France
Locomotive #: 241P 17
Train ID: -
Photo Date: May 22, 2016


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By: JL Poggi 100% steam

Added: May 27, 2016

People's Choice 4

Views: 14,983
Comments: 0

Favorited: 69
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Photo ID: 574927

I've always said that rail fanning is 20 percent skill, 30 percent knowledge, and 50 percent luck. Well, today was nearly all luck. After having dinner in Peach Springs, my folks and I walked out ... (more)

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44C4
Location: Peach Springs, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 8246
Train ID: S LHWLPC1 29A
Photo Date: April 30, 2016


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By: David Carballido-Jeans

Added: Apr 30, 2016

Screener's Choice
Photo of the Week
People's Choice 1

Views: 19,251
Comments: 19

Favorited: 148


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Photo ID: 574211

A pair of sequentially numbered Amtrak AEM-7's

A pair of "Toasters" captured at the retro-styled Newark International Airport station on a beautiful afternoon back in November of 2014. O... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: ASEA AEM-7
Location: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 904
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 28, 2014


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By: Mitch Goldman

Added: Apr 25, 2016

Views: 3,542
Comments: 1

Favorited: 19
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Photo ID: 571813

A rare daylight "Daygo" aka Barstow to San Dieogo manifest, was called today and gave me an excuse to go railfan on the beach.

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ET44C4
Location: San Clemente, California, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 3934
Train ID: BNSF HBARSDG3 01A
Photo Date: April 02, 2016


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By: Charles Freericks

Added: Apr 03, 2016

Views: 6,011
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Favorited: 14
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Photo ID: 566086

Everybody Needs at Least One

Every self respecting railroad photographer needs at least one decent shot at Sullivan's Curve. Whether you love Cajon or hate it no railfan can den... (more)

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44DC
Location: Cajon Pass, California, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 7505
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 14, 2012


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By: Dave Blaze...

Added: Feb 16, 2016

Views: 8,159
Comments: 7

Favorited: 33
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Photo ID: 559296

This isn't a yard job, this is NS train I39 with a GP60 leading 2 GP38 high hoods at CP South Liberty. Not very common to find 3 geeps on a road train in 2015!

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD GP60
Location: Liberty, Missouri, USA
Locomotive #: NS 7128
Train ID: I39.20
Photo Date: September 20, 2015


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By: Chris Schlote

Added: Dec 22, 2015

Views: 1,952
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Favorited: 4
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Photo ID: 546700

Just north of Duluth at Munger is where CN's former DW&P (Rainy Sub) crosses over their ex-DM&IR track (Missabe Sub). For years I have tried to capture an engine-over-engine shot here but given th... (more)

Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: GE C40-8 (Dash 8-40C)
Location: Munger, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: CN 2119
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 11, 2015


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By: Dave Schauer

Added: Sep 15, 2015

Views: 10,344
Comments: 4

Favorited: 43


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Photo ID: 545437

The chinese railway network is mind-boggling. In this section, the original line was abandoned and replaced by the rear bridge with much more generous radii. After that, a second track was added w... (more)

Railroad: China Railway
Locomotive: HXD
Location: Yuanlong, China
Locomotive #: CNR 11124
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 27, 2015


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By: David Gubler

Added: Sep 06, 2015

Views: 5,119
Comments: 3

Favorited: 31
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Photo ID: 542611

The patched SP AC4400CW is the DPU of CETTS 09 as it swings off the McAurthur Bridge and heads south down the Chester Sub. The other train, A&S 201, is a light power set from Alton and Southern's ... (more)

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Location: East Saint Louis , Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: UP 6398
Train ID: UP CETTS 09
Photo Date: August 12, 2015


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By: Tommy Wolfe

Added: Aug 15, 2015

Views: 3,720
Comments: 0

Favorited: 14
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Photo ID: 542284

Early bird gets the worm! Waking up at 4 A.M. followed by an hour drive north yielded a shot of the Phase IV Heritage Unit leading a late Empire Builder across Lake Pend Oreille as morning ... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Sandpoint, Idaho, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 184
Train ID: Amtrak 7
Photo Date: June 11, 2014


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By: Sean Kelly

Added: Aug 12, 2015

Views: 5,997
Comments: 4

Favorited: 27
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Photo ID: 541943

Train meet in Elizabeth as two Keystone Service trains pass.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Siemens ACS-64
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: Amtrak 624
Train ID:
Photo Date: 2015


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By: Carl Perelman

Added: Aug 09, 2015

Views: 3,461
Comments: 1

Favorited: 14
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Photo ID: 541843

NS 5109 leads I5Q near Aragon, Georgia. It is certainly rare to catch a high-nose GP38-2 in the lead of a road train, much less an intermodal.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD GP38-2
Location: Aragon, Georgia, USA
Locomotive #: NS 5109
Train ID: NS I5Q
Photo Date: August 08, 2015


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By: Baxter Barnes

Added: Aug 09, 2015

Views: 1,974
Comments: 0

Favorited: 3
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