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» Alaska Railroad (more..)
» EMD SD70MAC (more..) |
» Seward Yard
» Seward, Alaska, USA (more..)
» March 11, 2012 |
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| Four SD70MACs rest here on the head end of a 70 car loaded export coal train that is strung out in Seward yard sitting on track 8 and hanging back north through the crossovers to track Upper 7 with three more MACs bringing up the rear. The train is waiting for the extra board crew to come on duty to begin unloading into the stockpile. To the right of the coal train the inbound "Seward Freight" train 110S has arrived from Anchorage with empty flats to support the arrival of the Northland Service container barge from Seattle. The train is cutting away after landing in track six. While the yard may look like a paved intermodal facility, it is actually a regular ballasted classification yard. The snow has melted and turned to ice creating a hard and level surface which can easily accommodate any road vehicle. Such is the challenge of railroading here in the last frontier. Note: the photographer is a railroad employee with permission to be on the property and was wearing all required PPE while taking this photograph. |
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