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Fireworks - Lightning - Sparks
Sparks fly over the railroads from celebration fireworks, maintenance and repair "sparks", locomotive exhaust fireworks, and nature's light show.
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Photo ID: 400598

A lone U23B, pushing a string of hoppers loaded with construction debris, sprays sparks under the load.

Railroad: New York, Susquehanna & Western (NYS&W)
Locomotive: GE U23B
Location: North Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: RRPX 2209
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 13, 2006


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By: Lester Zmudzinski

Added: Jun 14, 2012

Views: 8,395
Comments: 2

Favorited: 41
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Photo ID: 400333

This UP unit quietly watches the lightning dance across the sky during Colorado's crazy rain/hail storms.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD GP40-2
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: UP 1502
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 07, 2012


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By: The Grande

Added: Jun 11, 2012

Views: 2,784
Comments: 0

Favorited: 18
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Photo ID: 399302

Cumberland, MD 5/26/2012 - Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's GP-30 501 is backing the consist of a special evening dinner train from the former WM Cumberland station towards Ridgeley Yard as Memo... (more)

Railroad: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP30
Location: Cumberland, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: WMSR 501
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 26, 2012


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By: Chris Eads

Added: May 31, 2012

Views: 3,187
Comments: 2

Favorited: 25
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Photo ID: 398874

All four of the first group of Norfolk Southern's "heritage" SD70ACe's are seen here outside the Progress plant in Muncie. A few minutes later, everything will get a good "spring shower". From lef... (more)

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe
Location: Muncie, Indiana, USA
Locomotive #: NS 1068
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 25, 2012


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By: Norfolk Southern Corp

Added: May 26, 2012

Views: 24,005
Comments: 13

Favorited: 193
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Photo ID: 398683

Railroad: Hungarian State Railways (MÁV)
Locomotive: M44
Location: Budaörs, Hungary
Locomotive #: M44 402
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 22, 2012


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By: MVGY-RT

Added: May 24, 2012

Views: 3,536
Comments: 1

Favorited: 16


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Photo ID: 397797

Lightning over Coal River.. The westbound absolute at E.E. Coal River Siding displays a clear signal for an approaching loaded train, as a cold front to the north helps generate some severe thunde... (more)

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: N/A
Location: Upper Falls, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 05, 2012


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By: Chase Gunnoe

Added: May 14, 2012

Views: 3,695
Comments: 0

Favorited: 18
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Photo ID: 397667

Railroad: Untitled
Locomotive: ED9M
Location: Michurinsk, Russia
Locomotive #: 0193
Train ID: 0193
Photo Date: May 09, 2012


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By: arvican

Added: May 13, 2012

Views: 2,669
Comments: 0

Favorited: 9
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Photo ID: 396630

Thunder over Palmer Lake
A Santa Fe GP20 on a weedsprayer train waits out a storm over Palmer Lake, Colorado. I don’t remember the exact exposure of this photo, but I set the lens to ... (more)

Railroad: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
Locomotive: EMD GP20
Location: Palmer Lake, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: ATSF 3012
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 15, 1985


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By: Mike Danneman

Added: May 01, 2012

People's Choice 4

Views: 15,707
Comments: 10

Favorited: 106
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Photo ID: 394237

Central of Georgia 8101, Norfolk Southern's fourth Heritage locomotive, rests under an active night sky after receiving its final coat of paint. Casey Thomason photo, copyright Norfolk Southern C... (more)

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Locomotive #: NS 8101
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 05, 2012


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By: Norfolk Southern Corp

Added: Apr 05, 2012

People's Choice 4

Views: 46,082
Comments: 32

Favorited: 215
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Photo ID: 393730

Another SD60 cab gets the torch, as piece by piece falls to the ground below, with sparks flying in this front row seat.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD60
Location: Altoona , Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NS 6571
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 31, 2012


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By: Jamey Rickens

Added: Mar 31, 2012

Views: 7,884
Comments: 3

Favorited: 48


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Photo ID: 393187

Riffe at rest under an angry sky. An 8 second exposure @ f4.0, ISO 200

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: None
Location: Riffe, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 21, 2012


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By: Loyd Lowry

Added: Mar 26, 2012

Views: 4,026
Comments: 2

Favorited: 36
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Photo ID: 392228

Lightning from a severe thunderstorm illuminates the sky above Gardner as a Westbound BNSF Loaded Grain Train bears down on a clear signal.

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: Signal
Location: Gardner, Kansas, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 15, 2010


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By: Zach Pumphery

Added: Mar 14, 2012

Views: 3,604
Comments: 2

Favorited: 16
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Photo ID: 391715

Hot metal goes flying as volunteers torch away components along PM 1225's boiler. Progress continues on her 15-year overhaul. Canon 60D with 15-85 IS, handheld at 1/6 second.

Railroad: Pere Marquette
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Owosso, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: PM 1225
Train ID: N/A
Photo Date: March 09, 2012


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By: Stephen Wilder

Added: Mar 10, 2012

Views: 4,474
Comments: 4

Favorited: 17
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Photo ID: 391120

The results of warm air colliding with a cold front.. A mild 55 degree night has produced the right amount of energy for the development of severe thunderstorms across Kentucky and West Virginia. ... (more)

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: N/A
Location: Gauley, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 02, 2012


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By: Chase Gunnoe

Added: Mar 02, 2012

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People's Choice 2

Views: 15,828
Comments: 18

Favorited: 112
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Photo ID: 390510

Thunderstorms at a place long abandoned.. Handley served as a large terminal in the Chesapeake & Ohio steam era, connecting coal operations in the Kanawha Valley to operations in the New River Val... (more)

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: N/A
Location: Handley, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 24, 2012


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By: Chase Gunnoe

Added: Feb 24, 2012

Views: 7,854
Comments: 5

Favorited: 33
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