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Drag Freights
Coal and steel don't go bad. This album features long, slow, heavy freight trains; drag freights, slop freights, dead freights, etc. Trains with lots of power, and lots of different cargo slogging along behind.
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Photo ID: 776537

A Keith Ardinger photo in my dad collection. No location on the mound. My best guess. This is a train form the US Steel operation from Atlantic City, Wyoming. That has been interchanged to Union P... (more)

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD24
Location: Winton Junction, Wyoming, USA
Locomotive #: UP 422
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June, 1971


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By: Tom Ellis photos by Steve Ellis

Added: Jul 12, 2021

Views: 5,143
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Photo ID: 775830

On one of many former CofG secondary mains in South Georgia, this Southern train is headed for Columbus.

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD GP35
Location: Butler, Georgia, USA
Locomotive #: Sou 2676
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December 10, 1978


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By: David Harris

Added: Jul 02, 2021

Views: 3,422
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Favorited: 9
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Photo ID: 774300

A few minutes after a quick pick-up/set-out at Bennett Yard in North Charleston, train 120 zooms up the slight grade into Hanahan. This 120 has a pair of big ol' six-axle GEs - a welcome relief f... (more)

Railroad: Seaboard Coast Line
Locomotive: GE U25C
Location: Hanahan, South Carolina, USA
Locomotive #: SCL 2102
Train ID: SCL 120
Photo Date: February, 1979


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By: David Harris

Added: Jun 12, 2021

Views: 3,911
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Favorited: 16
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Photo ID: 771018

This northbound is about to cross the bridge over L&N's mainline and Buck Creek. A few miles ahead in Birmingham's Boyles Yard, the crew - which got on board at Manchester, GA - will be off the c... (more)

Railroad: Seaboard Coast Line
Locomotive: EMD GP40
Location: Helena, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: SCL 1625
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1976


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By: David Harris

Added: May 05, 2021

Views: 2,803
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Favorited: 11
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Photo ID: 770158

On a gorgeous spring afternoon in Central Florida, the CSXT “Spirit of Law Enforcement” comes in for a landing at Wildwood Yard to do its work. The crew is running late today with a delayed de... (more)

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: GE ES44AH
Location: Moreland Park, Florida, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 3194
Train ID: Q453-23
Photo Date: April 22, 2021


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By: Gary R. Schermerhorn

Added: Apr 25, 2021

Views: 1,408
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Favorited: 5


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Photo ID: 768231

After a morning trip through the middle part of the state, this Georgia Central job is busy backing his train down into the small interchange yard in East Dublin. In just a few minutes, a westbou... (more)

Railroad: Georgia Central Railroad
Locomotive: GE B32-8 (Dash 8-32B)
Location: East Dublin, Georgia, USA
Locomotive #: GECX 542
Train ID: L781
Photo Date: February 26, 2021


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By: Charles Burgess

Added: Apr 05, 2021

Views: 1,281
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Photo ID: 767503

A Texas-bound Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train is slowing to a halt in Palmer Lake, Colorado. After the entire train is on the single-track, the helpers will push the caboose back a few hundred yar... (more)

Railroad: Burlington Northern Railroad
Locomotive: GE C30-7
Location: Palmer Lake, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BN 5588
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 25, 1983


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By: Doug Lilly

Added: Mar 29, 2021

Views: 10,891
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Favorited: 30
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Photo ID: 766058

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, two CN “northern tourists” on freight Q453 back their yard drops past the S-761 signals into Wildwood Yard where the former SAL FC&P Orlando Division connec... (more)

Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Wildwood, Florida, USA
Locomotive #: CN 2293
Train ID: Q453-13
Photo Date: March 13, 2021


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By: Gary R. Schermerhorn

Added: Mar 14, 2021

Views: 1,428
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Favorited: 2
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Photo ID: 758878

TCWR 2013 crosses the double diamonds at Robert St in St. Paul. Limited space between the Mississippi River and the adjacent cliff made it a tough fit for a near 90 degree turn need for trains to... (more)

Railroad: Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD38-2
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: TCWR 2013
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 02, 2021


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By: Ryan Anderson

Added: Jan 03, 2021

Views: 2,599
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Favorited: 8
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Photo ID: 752017

The CN did alot of work on Steelton Hill which included a double track project that was done in 2016. Here we have a 101 car loaded sand train down to 14 mph as they fight the 2% grade out of the ... (more)

Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: West of Steelton, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: CN 3901
Train ID: CN S76381-06
Photo Date: August 11, 2020


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By: Craig Williams

Added: Oct 25, 2020

Views: 1,351
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Favorited: 3


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Photo ID: 751790

This local freight brings phosphate to an industrial plant near Cavanella Po, in river Po flatland, along Rovigo - Chioggia secondary line. 50 years old loco D 345 pulls the drag on the siding.

Railroad: Trenitalia
Locomotive: D345
Location: Adria, Italy
Locomotive #: D345 1113
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 08, 2020


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By: Antonio Martinetti

Added: Oct 23, 2020

Views: 1,391
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Favorited: 4
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Photo ID: 747578

The Grand Jct to North Yard in Denver freight train rolls out of Tabernash on the Moffat Tunnel Sub. The train is working towards the continental divide at Moffat Tunnel, about 10 miles ahead. Thi... (more)

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe
Location: Tabernash, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: UP 8892
Train ID: UP MGJNY
Photo Date: July 13, 2020


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By: Craig Williams

Added: Sep 08, 2020

Views: 3,491
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Favorited: 6
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Photo ID: 744787

A contractor is loading recently built track sections on a flatbed trailer as CN 2001 rounds the curve with taconite pellets that could possibly be made into future rail on this busy early morning... (more)

Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: GE C40-8 (Dash 8-40C)
Location: Biwabik, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: CN 2001
Train ID: U789
Photo Date: July 24, 2020


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By: Todd M.

Added: Aug 11, 2020

Views: 1,733
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Photo ID: 741213

The yard was super busy today, constant trains leaving/entering and of course the RC’s building trains.

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Selkirk, New York, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 8488
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 02, 2020


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By: Damien Calvo

Added: Jul 03, 2020

Views: 4,180
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Favorited: 9
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Photo ID: 740678

A pair of SD70ACu locomotives, both facing east, shove hard on 12G as the finish their uphill battle over the west slope. The full interlocking of "CP-MO" is in view, showing off the new... (more)

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACU
Location: Cresson, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NS 7235
Train ID: NS 12G
Photo Date: June 27, 2020


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By: D. Collin Reinhart

Added: Jun 27, 2020

Views: 4,689
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Favorited: 6
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