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Annual arrival of Ringling Bros in Orlando for their "winter break" as they prepare for the next year's season. This train departed Chicago on November 30, arriving Orlando December 2. The animal cars & equipment flats are stored on Pinsly's Florida Central, their Silver Star Branch has close proximity to the Central Florida fairgrounds which serve as Ringling's base until they head south to begin the 2010 season. The passenger coaches are doubled up at csxt's Pineloch Yard, south of ...

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Enjoy some scenes from the cab of GSWR FP9 #6308 on a trip to Eufaula, AL. This was before NS wrote passenger excursions out of their lease & they became part of the GWI family. They did manage to secure one last hurrah over the R-Line in Pine Mountain, which was the subject of a previous compilation here. The FP9 are stored in Dawson, GA as of November 2009.

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With CN taking over BCOL operations, the BCOL power has been scattered across the CN system, and almost always relegated to trailing positions. However, in former BCOL territory, they can still be had leading. In one beautiful summer day, witness three such trains heading to Prince George, BC.

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On November 3 & 4 of 2009, FEC hosted the AAPRCO special, running a round trip from Jacksonville to Kennedy Space Center and historic Saint Augustine. While the train was originally scheduled to run on nasa's railroad, it ended up having to use fec's City Point facilities to detrain passengers for bus travel & turn the consist. The lack of the NASA run notwithstanding, some rare mileage was, indeed, racked up when the train ran every remaining mile of rail on the old Palatka Branch out of ...

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Following the RCP from Cranbrook/Fort Steele to Golden, BC on 8/2 & Golden, BC to Lake Louise, AB on 8/3. Highlight on this compilation is the notch 8 assault on the grade at Ottertail, you could hear this noise in the woods over a minute before they came around the corner & crossed the river. A lot of us grew up on experiences like that!! At Lake Louise, the train tied down until late on 8/4, heading back to Calgary at that point. This was a sold-out trip and I'd say it's worth the $8000 ...

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Following the Royal Canadian Pacific on a Calgary round trip thru the Canadian Rockies, Part One shows the train southbound from Calgary, AB to Cowley (sunset at Barons)on 7/31/2009, then Cowley to Cranbrook, BC (sunset at Jaffray) on 8/1/2009. This sold-out trip was powered by FP9 4106, GP38-2 3084 & FP9 4107, reportedly the first time the three were made up in consist this way.

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I guess you didn't hear, they kept it SUCH a secret :-) World-famous Southern Pacific "Daylight" 4449, the sole surviving streamlined 4-8-4 (GS-4 class) steam locomotive built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1941, made its way across the country in July 2009 to pull trains during the Train Festival hosted by Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, MI. Original plans were for one round trip with 4449, but the response was so overwhelming, a second trip was added after the announcement. Here, you ...

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Until recently, MRL handled working their 11th Sub out of Missoula with the POLDAR, the Polson-Darby local job based in Missoula. (In 2009, the Polson work was shifted far to the west on the Paradise Local) Here, you will see mrl's Polson Local climbing out of Missoula on the 10th Sub and make the trip to & from Polson on the 11th Sub. Also, a glimpse of the Darby Local inbetween runs to Polson. Power for these trains has traditionally been "The Sisters" gp35's 401 & 402. On these Polson ...

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With upwards of 30 shortline operations between North & South Carolina, there is never any shortage of interesting sights to be had for those looking beyond the Class One happenings. Here, from June 2007, you will see personal faves Carolina Southern (CALA), Aberdeen Carolina & Western (ACWR), Lancaster & Chester (LC) & South Carolina Central (SCRF). Highlights include a heavy L&C grain train on Richburg Hill...and the legendary track conditions of the CALA.

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It wasn't that long ago when CSXT had ample variety running around on its trains. Compare to 2009, there is almost no foreign/lease power in csxt's Jacksonville Service Lane plus the famous flyash train is no more. Take a look at the year 2005, when you never knew what that lead motor would be.

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