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Viewing Album:  Switchstand Rail Shots
 
By:Rick Tufts
Dates:6/14/2009 - 6/14/2009
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B-boats
Title:  B-boats
Description:  Two CSX B-boats rumble in to town, after picking up leftover cars.
Photo Date:  8/5/2007  Upload Date: 8/5/2007 5:44:32 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Locomotives:  CSX 5545(B30-7)
Views:  564   Comments: 1
5545
Title:  5545
Description:  CSX 5545 and 5544 chug up the grade past "the Diesel Shop" signal. This power is in town for a maintenance blitz CSX has going on in the recieving yard here in Hamlet. These two motors are being used for whatever while their sitting around.
Photo Date:  8/5/2007  Upload Date: 8/5/2007 5:44:50 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  276   Comments: 1
UntitledCNW box
Title:  UntitledCNW box
Description:  Don't see too many CNW cars these days. Vandals have all but sprayed out the reporting marks.
Photo Date:  8/5/2007  Upload Date: 8/5/2007 5:45:08 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  207   Comments: 0
Northern Pacific
Title:  Northern Pacific
Description:  Talk about oldies.this is it. Even though is shows MWCX....the original NP stands tall.
Photo Date:  8/5/2007  Upload Date: 8/5/2007 5:45:31 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  332   Comments: 1
Passing by
Title:  Passing by
Description:  CSX 5448 leads Q-410, a North bound New Jersy trash train past the Red Springs and Northern 1801 in Parkton NC.
Photo Date:  8/8/2007  Upload Date: 8/8/2007 6:25:42 PM
Location:  Parkton, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5448(ES40DC)
Views:  422   Comments: 1
464
Title:  464
Description:  A somewhat rare sight these days, to see Q464 coming in from Columbia SC during the daylight hours.
Photo Date:  8/12/2007  Upload Date: 8/12/2007 7:55:59 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  123   Comments: 2
7925
Title:  7925
Description:  Ex LMS 7925 rolls on the throttle as he pulls out on the West departure in Hamlet.
Photo Date:  8/12/2007  Upload Date: 8/12/2007 7:56:20 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  140   Comments: 1
696
Title:  696
Description:  The 5386 sits on track two in Hamlet, waiting for Q464 to clear the line and to head in to the yard in Hamlet.
Photo Date:  8/12/2007  Upload Date: 8/12/2007 7:56:52 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  125   Comments: 1
Deer
Title:  Deer
Description:  Well, this isn't rail related, but this family of deer wsa outside my house the other afternoon and I thought..what tha heck. Someone might get a kick out of this family. The mother on the far left and the daddy on the right...you can barely see his antlers which are still in velvet.
Photo Date:  8/16/2007  Upload Date: 8/15/2007 9:45:55 PM
Location:  West End, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  142   Comments: 0
Ex RF&P
Title:  Ex RF&P
Description:  The 6399 sits at "Tex" waitiong for a signal. The ex RF&P motor looks pretty darn good in YN3
Photo Date:  8/16/2007  Upload Date: 8/15/2007 9:48:06 PM
Location:  West End, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  96   Comments: 0
ANother non rail picture
Title:  ANother non rail picture
Description:  The morning sun looked pretty cool, so I took a picture of it. another one of those "maybe someone will like."
Photo Date:  8/16/2007  Upload Date: 8/15/2007 9:46:32 PM
Location:  West End, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  78   Comments: 0
ACWR
Title:  ACWR
Description:  Notice anything different about these ACWR GP40-2's? Look at the all black undercarrage.
Photo Date:  8/16/2007  Upload Date: 8/15/2007 9:47:05 PM
Location:  West End, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  110   Comments: 0
Open door
Title:  Open door
Description:  ACWR rides along with their front door open, to help get fresher air inside. Notice the orange piping? Foxfire Road is getting crossing gates. Check out the all black undercarrage too.
Photo Date:  8/16/2007  Upload Date: 8/15/2007 9:47:36 PM
Location:  West End, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
Quiet 38
Title:  Quiet 38
Description:  The 2568, GP38-2 rolls along with the 7314, as they are being shoved in to North Yard in Hamlet. Don't see many YN2 38's anymore or 38's for that fact.
Photo Date:  8/18/2007  Upload Date: 8/18/2007 1:53:30 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  142   Comments: 1
Bright
Title:  Bright
Description:  The 5417 shoves a cut of cars back in to North Yard. As the picture and glare show..I was definatley on the wrong side of the tracks!
Photo Date:  8/18/2007  Upload Date: 8/18/2007 1:53:53 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  86   Comments: 1
Showing 6007?
Title:  Showing 6007?
Description:  The 2568 shows its original number which looks like either 6007 or 6607?
Photo Date:  8/18/2007  Upload Date: 8/18/2007 1:54:08 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  177   Comments: 3
Touchdown
Title:  Touchdown
Description:  The 8786 splits the up rights as it enters Hamlet on number three track; the East arrival.
Photo Date:  8/18/2007  Upload Date: 8/18/2007 1:54:25 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  138   Comments: 1
Old phone
Title:  Old phone
Description:  I spotted this old phone cabinet and surprising enough, the phone is still in there.
Photo Date:  8/18/2007  Upload Date: 8/18/2007 1:54:44 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  167   Comments: 0
CEFX 3131
Title:  CEFX 3131
Description:  A tri of shuttle engines rest on the office car track in Hamlet.
Photo Date:  8/18/2007  Upload Date: 8/18/2007 1:55:03 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  124   Comments: 0
4534 waits..
Title:  4534 waits..
Description:  CSX 4534 sits on the North departure lead, while the crew is coming up from their job briefing.
Photo Date:  8/29/2007  Upload Date: 9/3/2007 8:07:04 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  63   Comments: 0
5477
Title:  5477
Description:  It was a GEVO day in Hamlet, seems like every train this day had one or two GEVOS'sa in their consist.
Photo Date:  8/29/2007  Upload Date: 9/3/2007 8:07:53 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  70   Comments: 1
EL hopper
Title:  EL hopper
Description:  Are their any EL fans out there? This was inthe consist for a work train. Surprising enough, it is using the original EL reporting marks.
Photo Date:  8/29/2007  Upload Date: 9/3/2007 8:05:57 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  334   Comments: 0
Passing by
Title:  Passing by
Description:  This trio of old work horses pass by the diamond in Hamlet. Their game plan is to clear the East arrival signal, then shove back in to the Old Williams Yard.
Photo Date:  8/29/2007  Upload Date: 9/3/2007 8:05:37 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  330   Comments: 2
Waiting
Title:  Waiting
Description:  A crewmember on the Sperry Rail Car, waits in the shade as their day draws on. So many trains were running, they had to wait 3 hours for any track time.
Photo Date:  8/29/2007  Upload Date: 9/3/2007 8:06:34 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  115   Comments: 0
old horses
Title:  old horses
Description:  As seen here, the trio of old work horses are waintg to shove their empties back to to the yard in Hamlet.
Photo Date:  8/29/2007  Upload Date: 9/3/2007 8:05:15 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  292   Comments: 1
Brakes
Title:  Brakes
Description:  This is for the man who has it all, but wants more powerful brakes for his pickup truck!
Photo Date:  9/5/2007  Upload Date: 9/6/2007 8:25:44 PM
Location:  Pinehurst, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  568   Comments: 1
Dynamic
Title:  Dynamic
Description:  Yes, this is a dynaminc brake pod off of a early GP7 or 9 and is now used (I assume) for training purposes. You can see it has brake lights and an OLS sticker on the rear of the pod. Seriously, this was behind the ACWR GM's pickup as it sat in Pinehurst.
Photo Date:  9/5/2007  Upload Date: 9/6/2007 8:26:05 PM
Location:  Pinehurst, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  472   Comments: 2
In the middle
Title:  In the middle
Description:  ACWR caboose is in the middle of train 200 as he leaves Aberdeen NC. The cab was along for the ride, after being used as a shoving platform for the two black ACWR ballast cars behind it.
Photo Date:  9/12/2007  Upload Date: 9/13/2007 7:43:13 AM
Location:  Aberdeen, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  411   Comments: 0
New paint?
Title:  New paint?
Description:  It's very hard to tell in this picture, but the 9529 is in the beginning stages of new paint. The cab has been sanded and the long hood running board on this side have been painted the new ACWR colors. Also the truck sets and under carrage have been painted black.
Photo Date:  9/12/2007  Upload Date: 9/13/2007 7:43:35 AM
Location:  Pinehurst, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  343   Comments: 0
Crossing
Title:  Crossing
Description:  CSX 4544 crosses the diamond in Hamlet with a loaded coal train on what was like a perfect fall afternoon.
Photo Date:  9/16/2007  Upload Date: 9/16/2007 6:39:49 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  296   Comments: 0
S471
Title:  S471
Description:  CSX 7867 leads S 471 in on the East arrival in Hamlet.
Photo Date:  9/16/2007  Upload Date: 9/16/2007 6:39:30 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  258   Comments: 1
Whose is it??
Title:  Whose is it??
Description:  This butthead was sitting on the RIP track in Hamlet. There are BSRI 575 and spray painted TANX 1257. Anyopne know whose this is or where it is going?
Photo Date:  9/16/2007  Upload Date: 9/16/2007 6:40:07 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  551   Comments: 2
4317
Title:  4317
Description:  A very clean and out of place GP39-2 rolls in to hamlet off the Monroe Sub.
Photo Date:  9/21/2007  Upload Date: 9/21/2007 8:05:45 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Locomotives:  CSX 4317(GP39-2)
Views:  584   Comments: 1
2243
Title:  2243
Description:  Road Slug 2243 and GP40-2 6473 both sport the YN3 Dark Future paint. Too bad CSX doesn't keep all their motors this clean.
Photo Date:  9/21/2007  Upload Date: 9/21/2007 8:05:27 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Locomotives:  CSX 2243(Road Slug)
Views:  691   Comments: 4
7802
Title:  7802
Description:  CSX 7802 lugs in a mixed bag of goodies as he passes under highway 401
Photo Date:  9/22/2007  Upload Date: 9/23/2007 1:55:42 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  118   Comments: 1
Dixie Block
Title:  Dixie Block
Description:  These are the new signals for the Wilmington Sub. This spot is the start of the Dixie Block and also is one end of Elmore Siding.
Photo Date:  9/22/2007  Upload Date: 9/23/2007 1:55:25 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  168   Comments: 2
On the pilot
Title:  On the pilot
Description:  CSX 4735 shows someting splattered all across the front pilot. You think the CSX tracks are in such bad shape that these pilots bottom out? Doubt they're that bad...
Photo Date:  9/22/2007  Upload Date: 9/23/2007 1:56:05 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  119   Comments: 1
8867
Title:  8867
Description:  Smokiing 8867 pulls ACWR MP53 along highway 5 with an empty CSX grain train.
Photo Date:  9/25/2007  Upload Date: 9/26/2007 8:53:20 AM
Location:  Pinehurst, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  104   Comments: 1
5258
Title:  5258
Description:  CSX GEVO makes the curve and headed towards East Junction with plenty of power en tow.
Photo Date:  9/29/2007  Upload Date: 9/29/2007 11:14:35 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  103   Comments: 1
6416
Title:  6416
Description:  Yellow nosed 6416 leads a GP35....Road Mate in on Q-618
Photo Date:  9/29/2007  Upload Date: 9/29/2007 11:14:52 PM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 6416(GP40-2)
Views:  187   Comments: 1
5839
Title:  5839
Description:  The 5839 chugs away as it heads out of Hamlet on Q400. And to me, it has one of the better sounding horns on railroads anywhere....
Photo Date:  9/30/2007  Upload Date: 10/1/2007 8:41:51 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  235   Comments: 0
7818
Title:  7818
Description:  F-767 heads out of Hamlet. The front black number boards look pretty good compared to the white backgrounds usually seen
Photo Date:  9/30/2007  Upload Date: 10/1/2007 8:42:33 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  248   Comments: 1
7871
Title:  7871
Description:  Q-616 eases in to Hamlet. Just past this point, he rolled out on the throttle and really picked up the pace. Talk about an SD40-3...CEFX motor third back, making it talk..whew; what a great sound!
Photo Date:  9/30/2007  Upload Date: 10/1/2007 8:42:10 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  218   Comments: 1
8223
Title:  8223
Description:  CSX 8223...a remote locomotive used in the bowel in Hamlet, gets out on the open road for a bit. The 8223 wasn't under power though.
Photo Date:  9/30/2007  Upload Date: 10/1/2007 8:42:51 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Locomotives:  CSX 8223(SD40-2)
Views:  367   Comments: 1
7595
Title:  7595
Description:  BNSF 7596 sits in the ready field in Hamlet. This is a bad shot with the sun, but from the other side, locomotives were moving back and forth and wouldn't allow a clean shot. Oh well
Photo Date:  9/30/2007  Upload Date: 10/1/2007 8:43:19 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  90   Comments: 0
CMO ?
Title:  CMO ?
Description:  Anyone know who or what CMO is? I see this on these two UP covered hopers.
Photo Date:  9/30/2007  Upload Date: 10/1/2007 8:43:43 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  89   Comments: 2
7818
Title:  7818
Description:  F-767 lugs up "Lilesville Hill" on the Monroe Sub. This location used to be a good spot to catch trains in the hole, plus a lumber yard, once used the far right of this picture. As everyting else, it is of days gone by.
Photo Date:  9/30/2007  Upload Date: 10/1/2007 8:44:25 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  92   Comments: 1
Ole times
Title:  Ole times
Description:  I spotted this Mo Pac herald on a passing covered hopper. Don't see much of this anymore.
Photo Date:  9/30/2007  Upload Date: 10/1/2007 8:44:41 AM
Location:  Hamlet, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  96   Comments: 0
Waiting in line
Title:  Waiting in line
Description:  CSX 9051 waits with another CSX GE and two ACWR GP40-2's on the ACWR yard arrival lead. In the foreground is another loaded grain train from CSX, which is what ACWR is waiting for.
Photo Date:  10/3/2007  Upload Date: 10/4/2007 7:40:19 PM
Location:  Pinehurst, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  253   Comments: 0
9051
Title:  9051
Description:  ACWR train 600 passes the Talbird yard limit board as he brings in an empty grain train to Aberdeen.
Photo Date:  10/3/2007  Upload Date: 10/4/2007 7:40:35 PM
Location:  Pinehurst, NC
Author:  Rick Tufts
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Views:  273   Comments: 1

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