Thursday, July 30, 2026

DL 3642 at East Stroudsburg

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Delaware–Lackawanna Railroad (DL) 3642 was leading the set 3642, 3000, 3007 at East Stroudsburg, PA, on Monday, July 8, 2019.
DL 3642 is the last ALCo C636. Reportedly: it was built in 1968, builders number 3499-13, as PC 6342. It became CR 6792. Later it was sold to Delta Bulk Terminal (DBT) in Stockton, CA, becoming DBT 1001 before going to DL.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

DL RS32 2035 at Brockport, NY

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On Friday, October 7, 2011, Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad (DL) ALCo RS32 2035 spent hours working the Allied Frozen Storage & Warehouse, at the end of the line in Brockport, NY on the Falls Road Railroad (FRR). The train, now headed west, emerged and passed the old NYC Brockport freight house at 4:30 p.m. 
DL 2035 is an ALCo RS32. Reportedly: it was built in 1962, as NYC 8035, serial number 84035. Reporting marks and numbers said to be associated with it include: DL 2035, GVT 2035, PC 2035, MDDE 40, CR 2035, TISH 212, ET&WNC RR 212, ETRY 212, DV 212.
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Monday, July 27, 2026

DMVW Morning Train

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At 8:35 a.m. on Monday, July 29, 2019, Dakota Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (DMVW) 5454, 6941, 5500 were near Baldwin, ND with a northbound train.
DMVW 5454 is an SD50F. Reportedly: it was built by the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada, Ltd. as CN 5454 in 1987, serial number A4631.
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Nikon D750 24~120mm f4 lens:
2019.7.29.6.6-ph 

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Friday, July 24, 2026

CSX Crossing The Falls

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CSX GP40-2 6216 led a freight over the High Falls on the Genesee River in Rochester, NY on Friday, July 5, 2019.
CSX 6216 is an EMD GP40-2. Reportedly: it was built in 1978 builders number 786158-6 as WM 4319.
Photo taken from the roof of the Genesee Brewing Company in Rochester, NY.
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Nikon D600 80~200 2.8 lens:
2019.7.5.1.39-ph

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Thursday, July 23, 2026

BNSF 7672 at CCMRC

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On Saturday, July 4, 2026, BNSF Railway (BNSF) 7672 is leading a westbound freight through the Niles Crossovers at the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. My BNSF 7672 is an HO Athearn Genesis model.
The real BNSF 7672 is a GE ES44DC. Reportedly: it was built in 2005, serial number 55731.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

AEM7 in San Francisco

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On Thursday, July 9, 2026, Caltrain (JPBX) 929 was sitting in San Francisco, CA.
JPBX 929 is an EMD AEM7. Reportedly, it was built in 1981, serial number 776073-30 as AMTK 929.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Montauk Arrival



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On Wednesday, May 27, 2026, Long Island Railroad (LIRR) 418 pulled a short train into Montauk, NY. Then, the engineer changed ends.
LIRR 418 is a dual power EMD DE30AC. Reportedly it was built in 1998, serial number 936423-19.
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Saturday, July 18, 2026

SP S1 at Agnew

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On Saturday, July 18, 2026, Southern Pacific (SP) 1017 is switching in Mission Bay Yard on the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. My SP 1071 is an HO Proto 2000 model.
The real SP 1017 was an ALCo S1, SP Class DS-6. Reportedly: it was built in 1941, serial number 69465. It was retired in 1962 and scrapped.
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Thursday, July 16, 2026

NYCT 1936

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New York City Transit (NYCT) car 1936 is at Grand Central on the back of an S Line train on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026, in New York, New York. Reportedly: car 1936 is an R-62A built by Bombardier in the 1980s.
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Monday, July 13, 2026

ATSF 5801 Leading

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Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe (ATSF) 5801 led 5811, and others westbound, including ATSF 510, towards Cable, CA from Tehachapi, CA on Sunday, February 23, 1992.
ATSF 5801 was an EMD SD45-2u. Reportedly: ATSF 5801 was built in 1973 as ATSF 5681 an SD45-2 builder number 72642-38. It became SPSF painted SD45-2u 7201 in 1986. It was renumbered and repainted as ATSF 5801 in 1991. It later became BNSF 6451 and later still NREX 6451

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An N-Line train

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San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) 2095 leads an outbound N-Line (Ocean Beach) train in the Inner Sunset, at 9th and Irving, in San Francisco, CA, on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Muni 2095, is an LRV4 manufactured by Siemens Mobility, in Florin, California.

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On 9th Ave.

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San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) 2180 leads an inbound N-Line (Ocean Beach) train in the Inner Sunset, on 9th Ave., in San Francisco, CA, on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Muni 2180, is an LRV4 manufactured by Siemens Mobility, in Florin, California.

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Monday, July 6, 2026

We rode the Acela

 

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On Saturday, May 23, 2026, Susie and I were at Washington, DC, Union Station, boarding Amtrak (reporting mark AMTK) Acela Train 2214 bound for New York City Penn Station. 156 mph is the highest speed I measured.
AMTK 2133 (pictured) is an Alstom Avelia Liberty Power Car assigned to Acela service.

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Sunday, July 5, 2026

BNSF GEVO on the CCMRC

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On Saturday, July 4, 2026, BNSF Railway (BNSF) 7672 is leading a westbound freight towards the Niles Crossovers at the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. My BNSF 7672 is an HO Athearn Genesis model.
The real BNSF 7672 is a GE ES44DC. Reportedly: it was built in 2005, serial number 55731.
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Saturday, July 4, 2026

Halloween on the 4th of July

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On Saturday, July 4, 2026, two Southern Pacific (SP) Halloween units were working in Klamath Junction Yard at the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. SP 6351 and 5665 are HO Athearn Genesis models.
The real SP 6351 was an EMD F7A, SP Class DF-7. Reportedly it was built in 1951, serial number 12756. It became SP Class EF415A-7 in the 1965 renumbering. It was retired and sold in 1967.
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Friday, July 3, 2026

BNSF Backwards at Emeryville

 

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At about 3:30 p.m. in Emeryville, CA, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, BNSF Railway (reporting mark BNSF) 7523, 3761, 4986, 4674 and 8114 led, all running backwards, an eastbound train.
BNSF 7523 is a GE ES44DC. Reportedly it was built in 2007, serial number 57914.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

BOMX's OCTR No. 3

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On Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad museum (reporting mark BOMX) in Baltimore, Maryland, was the museum's Octoraro Railway Incorporated (reporting mark OCTR) number 3.
The museum's OCTR 3 is an ALCo S2. Reportedly, it was built in 1948 as Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (reporting mark BO) 519, serial number 76183. The locomotive was renumbered BO 9063, it's final BO number. It became OCTR 3 before being donated to the museum.
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UP Intermodal at Monolith

Click Image To Enlarge In August 2026 my great friend Ken Compton and took a trip to the Tehachapi Mountains between Bakersfield and Mojave,...