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Just in from Salina
Title:  Just in from Salina
Description:  Watco power sits in the BNSF yard while dropping off/picking up a cut of cars.
Photo Date:  9/3/2011  Upload Date: 9/4/2011 1:58:31 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Luke McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WAMX 3812(GP38) WAMX 3811(GP38)
Views:  368   Comments: 0
NS 8902
Title:  NS 8902
Description:  Westbound empty grain train passing through on the mainline in the BNSF Abilene Yard
Photo Date:  9/10/2011  Upload Date: 10/10/2011 12:49:41 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8902(C40-9W) BNSF 7696(ES44DC)
Views:  256   Comments: 0
BNSF 8719 tied down BNSF local train
Title:  BNSF 8719 tied down BNSF local train
Description:  In a classic Kansas scene a pair of GP60's of ATSF vintage sit tied down waiting for a crew to arrive in the evening to take them to Newton
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:27:24 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8719(GP60) BNSF 8718(GP60)
Views:  431   Comments: 1
ASV 4 ASV tourist train power
Title:  ASV 4 ASV tourist train power
Description:  2011 repainted ASV 4 sits while volunteers get the train ready for the pair of runs to Enterprise and back. By days end rain will move in and limit the number of tourists riding the train, a number that's small even on a good day
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:27:56 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ASV 4(S1)
Views:  378   Comments: 0
ASV 4 and ASV/CRIP depot
Title:  ASV 4 and ASV/CRIP depot
Description:  The paint on the old Alco and the depot is well lit by the sun on a soon to be cloudy day, they come from Hutchinson & Northern and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific heritage respectively
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:28:23 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ASV 4(S1)
Views:  293   Comments: 0
ASV 4 ASV tourist train
Title:  ASV 4 ASV tourist train
Description:  The power has tied on and will soon answer to the departure time and will make the slow run to Enterprise, but first a leaking air hose will get some attention
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:28:58 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ASV 4(S1)
Views:  327   Comments: 0
BNSF 7669 tied down eastbound BNSF loaded grain train
Title:  BNSF 7669 tied down eastbound BNSF loaded grain train
Description:  Awaiting a crew from Newton to come get it is a California bound grain train that came down from Concordia, KS on the BNSF Strong City Sub. Eastbound trains on the Abilene to Superior part of this line have became virtually non existent
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:30:22 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7669(ES44DC) BNSF 8202(SD75M) BNSF 7636(ES44DC)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
BNSF 8202 on tied down eastbound BNSF loaded grain train
Title:  BNSF 8202 on tied down eastbound BNSF loaded grain train
Description:  A warbonnet SD75M in battered paint awaits a crew to continue its journey
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:30:55 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8202(SD75M)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
BNSF 8202 on tied down BNSF loaded grain train
Title:  BNSF 8202 on tied down BNSF loaded grain train
Description:  A warbonnet SD75M in battered paint awaits a crew to continue its journey
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:31:42 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8202(SD75M)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
BNSF 8202 Santa Fe lettering
Title:  BNSF 8202 Santa Fe lettering
Description:  Beaten and battered, Chicos road hangs on, or at least the remaining parts of it
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:33:28 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8202(SD75M)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
UP 6657 westbound UP empty coal train
Title:  UP 6657 westbound UP empty coal train
Description:  Holding the main for a pair of eastbounds at Ike Siding is UP train CTSWE-06 with a mix of cars not normally seen on a KP coal train and two once wrecked and/or repainted units first and third out
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:34:30 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6657(AC44CW) UP 6780(AC44CW) UP 6792(AC44CW)
Views:  474   Comments: 0
DBGX 2305 Debruce Grain switcher
Title:  DBGX 2305 Debruce Grain switcher
Description:  With lettering applied within a week before this shot the Debruce Grain SW9 sits quietly waiting for a train to arrive for loading
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:35:44 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DBGX 2305(SW9)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
BNSF 7669 eastbound BNSF loaded grain train
Title:  BNSF 7669 eastbound BNSF loaded grain train
Description:  With a new crew on board the engineer observes the 20 MPH speed restriction through Abilene, once clear the throttle will be cranked up to 8 for the uphill run south of Enterprise that has caused many trains to stall. That's Debruce Grain to the right in the background
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:36:11 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7669(ES44DC) BNSF 8202(SD75M) BNSF 7636(ES44DC)
Views:  205   Comments: 0
UP 6819 westbound UP empty coal train
Title:  UP 6819 westbound UP empty coal train
Description:  UP 6819 is now about to roll past a tied down coal load at Ike Siding as it continues west
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:42:10 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6819(AC44CW) UP 6192(AC44CW)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
UP 5764 tied down eastbound UP loaded coal train
Title:  UP 5764 tied down eastbound UP loaded coal train
Description:  Tied down at Ike Siding is UP train CEYKH9-06, one of the first such trains to ever run
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:42:39 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5764(AC44CWCTE) UP 6062(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
UP 6162 westbound UP empty grain train
Title:  UP 6162 westbound UP empty grain train
Description:  An empty UP grain train is stopped short of Buckeye St. in Abilene awaiting the conductor to line switches onto the UP Salina Sub at SA Jct.
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:46:58 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6162(AC44CW) UP 8221(SD9043MAC) UP 8093(SD9043MAC)
Views:  378   Comments: 0
UP 6162 westbound UP empty grain train
Title:  UP 6162 westbound UP empty grain train
Description:  Now at SA Jct., UP 6162 leads its train onto the Salina Sub passing a vintage signal. The train will clear Washington St here and stop to let the conductor to be taken up to the head end for the trip into Salina
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:48:32 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6162(AC44CW) UP 8221(SD9043MAC) UP 8093(SD9043MAC)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
UP 8221 on westbound UP empty grain train
Title:  UP 8221 on westbound UP empty grain train
Description:  UP 8221 is 2nd of 3 unit a westbound grain empty entering the UP Salina Sub at Abilene
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:49:15 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8221(SD9043MAC)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
UP 8093 on westbound UP empty grain train
Title:  UP 8093 on westbound UP empty grain train
Description:  UP 8093 is 3rd of 3 units on a westbound grain empty entering the UP Salina Sub at Abilene
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:51:33 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8093(SD9043MAC)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
UP 6162 westbound UP empty grain train
Title:  UP 6162 westbound UP empty grain train
Description:  UP 6162 is now west of Abilene and nearing a meet with UP 5764 at Ike Siding
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:52:06 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6162(AC44CW) UP 8221(SD9043MAC) UP 8093(SD9043MAC)
Views:  365   Comments: 0
UP 5764 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Title:  UP 5764 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Description:  A recrewing, and a meet with a westbound grain train completed, UP 5764 heads for Abilene where it will get on the BNSF Strong City Sub for the run to Lost Springs where it will get back on home rails
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:53:55 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5764(AC44CWCTE) UP 6062(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
ASV 4 ASV tourist train
Title:  ASV 4 ASV tourist train
Description:  Returning from the afternoon run to Enterprise, ASV 4 has a brakeman of a young age standing in the doorway giving us railfans the "Stink Eye" tomorrows future railroader?
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:54:29 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ASV 4(S1)
Views:  301   Comments: 0
UP 5764 passing tied down BNSF local power
Title:  UP 5764 passing tied down BNSF local power
Description:  UP 5764 is now on the BNSF Strong City Sub with it's loaded coal train, the CEYKH9-06
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:57:55 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5764(AC44CWCTE) UP 6062(AC44CWCTE) BNSF 8719(GP60) BNSF 8718(GP60)
Views:  497   Comments: 0
CNW 178269 - CNW Covered Hopper Car
Title:  CNW 178269 - CNW Covered Hopper Car
Description:  A CNW hopper with its logo patched over rolls west in a UP grain train west of Abilene
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:59:05 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  88   Comments: 0
NDYX 814437 - NDYX Covered Hopper Car
Title:  NDYX 814437 - NDYX Covered Hopper Car
Description:  A Canadian style hopper sits int eh BNSF yard in Abilene in the rain
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:59:43 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  129   Comments: 0
BN 449197 - BN Covered Hopper Car
Title:  BN 449197 - BN Covered Hopper Car
Description:  A BN hopper sits awaiting movement on the north side of the BNSF yard in Abilene, it was in a string of about 50 cars parked there
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 9:00:26 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  142   Comments: 0
FXE 4600
Title:  FXE 4600
Description:  Coming down the mainline westbound through the BNSF Abilene Yard
Photo Date:  10/10/2011  Upload Date: 10/10/2011 12:06:40 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FXE 4600(ES44AC)
Views:  340   Comments: 0
EEC 2999 at the ADM Mill
Title:  EEC 2999 at the ADM Mill
Description:  Was this done by the UP Local crew or by the ADM workers? Note the "safety first" placard
Photo Date:  10/15/2011  Upload Date: 10/15/2011 3:21:31 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  245   Comments: 2
FXE 4045
Title:  FXE 4045
Description:  Lead unit on westbound K&O empty grain train on the mainline
Photo Date:  10/25/2011  Upload Date: 10/25/2011 12:06:44 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  124   Comments: 1
FXE 4636
Title:  FXE 4636
Description:  Second unit on qestbound K&O empty grain train on the mainline
Photo Date:  10/25/2011  Upload Date: 10/25/2011 12:09:10 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FXE 4636(ES44AC)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
FXE 4053
Title:  FXE 4053
Description:  Third unit on westbound K&O empty grain train on the mainline
Photo Date:  10/25/2011  Upload Date: 10/25/2011 12:09:53 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FXE 4053(SD70ACe)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
BNSF 435510
Title:  BNSF 435510
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/25/2011  Upload Date: 10/25/2011 12:11:30 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  78   Comments: 0
FURX 850815
Title:  FURX 850815
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2011  Upload Date: 2/27/2012 4:42:08 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Ian Hunt
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  117   Comments: 0
DBGX 2305
Title:  DBGX 2305
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2011  Upload Date: 2/27/2012 4:34:37 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Ian Hunt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DBGX 2305(SW9)
Views:  219   Comments: 0
CMO 265234
Title:  CMO 265234
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2011  Upload Date: 2/27/2012 4:48:29 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Ian Hunt
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  118   Comments: 0
DBGX 2305
Title:  DBGX 2305
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2011  Upload Date: 2/27/2012 4:26:36 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Ian Hunt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DBGX 2305(SW9)
Views:  205   Comments: 0
DBGX 2305
Title:  DBGX 2305
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2011  Upload Date: 2/27/2012 4:28:05 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Ian Hunt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DBGX 2305(SW9)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
DBGX 2305
Title:  DBGX 2305
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2011  Upload Date: 2/27/2012 4:28:37 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Ian Hunt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DBGX 2305(SW9)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
DBGX 2305
Title:  DBGX 2305
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2011  Upload Date: 2/27/2012 4:29:19 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Ian Hunt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DBGX 2305(SW9)
Views:  214   Comments: 0
DBGX 2305
Title:  DBGX 2305
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2011  Upload Date: 2/27/2012 4:30:06 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Ian Hunt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DBGX 2305(SW9)
Views:  207   Comments: 0
BNSF 782
Title:  BNSF 782
Description:  DPU for the derailed loaded grain train
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2012 3:33:40 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 782(C44-9W)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2012 3:34:59 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  70   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2012 3:36:08 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2012 3:37:06 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
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Views:  74   Comments: 0
BNSF 471886
Title:  BNSF 471886
Description:  One of four loaded hoppers laid over on the north siding
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2012 3:38:12 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
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Views:  100   Comments: 0
NOKL 830744
Title:  NOKL 830744
Description:  One of three cars that derailed but remained upright on the north siding
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2012 3:39:06 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
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Views:  74   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2012 3:40:05 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
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Views:  74   Comments: 0
Derailment 01
Title:  Derailment 01
Description:  Three of the four loaded grain cars laid over on the north siding
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2012 3:41:50 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
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Views:  90   Comments: 0
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  One of 4 loaded cars laid over on the ground
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2012 3:44:21 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
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Views:  133   Comments: 0
BNSF 6729
Title:  BNSF 6729
Description:  Second led unit for loaded grain train that derailed on north siding
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2012 3:32:37 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  Walt Sharp
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6729(ES44C4)
Views:  281   Comments: 0


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