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- FT Worth, TX
Quite the story!
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- Williamsburg, VA
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- Chris
Was definitely an adventure.
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- Land of the Finns
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- Marko
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Janney coupler, a semi-automatic form of railway coupling that allow rail cars and locomotives to be securely linked together without rail workers having to get between the vehicles.
Also known as American, AAR, APT, ARA, MCB, knuckle, Buckeye, tightlock (in the UK), Henricot (in Belgium) or Centre Buffer Couplers.
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- Sedalia Mo.
- Name
- ralph schoffstall
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- Location
- Sedalia Mo.
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- ralph schoffstall
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- East Midlands, UK
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- Fremantle, Western Australia
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- Andrew
Mineral Resources Ore Wagons by Andrew Priest, on Flickr
Mineral Resources ore wagons at Kwinana, Western Australia on June 7, 2015.
- Location
- FT Worth, TX
Love the colors and contrast, plus a very sharp image, nice 👍🏻
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- Location
- West Yorkshire
- Name
- Ken
The Flying Scotsman spent most of May on the Keighley and Worth Valley line with five days of running on the track plus several more in the engine sheds with cab visits. As the track is walkable from home it was an opportunity too good for me to miss, so here is a selection from my several hundred!
Plus a couple of the cab
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Plus a couple of the cab
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My wife and I were Trainspotting in Folkston GA (yes I am a lucky man) when we heard a radio call that a CSX engine was on fire. I was ready to head out and shoot the action when the scanner made it clear that the location was extremely difficult to access. The fire department had to cut across private property to access the tracks. As it turns out the fire itself was very small. It was isolated to one of the electric motors that are in the trucks of the driving wheels. The fire was extinguished very quickly and the train engine was pulled to a siding near us to await repair.
The next day the fun began. Slightly before 11am a the company RJ Corman rolled in with a well trained unit to perform the repair. They brought a replacement wheel/motor set with them, two small cranes and a small army of well trained men.
Should be easy enough. All you have to do is remove the wheel/axel/motor assembly out from under a full sized 400,000+ pound locomotive, slip the replacement in place and hook it up. All while setting on a siding next to mainline tracks.
I assumed this would be an all day operation. Total time from mobilization to rolling out was about two and one half hours. This crew worked like a military precision unit. It was fascinating to watch.
Here are a few of the many pictures I shot.
All done, let's head home...
The next day the fun began. Slightly before 11am a the company RJ Corman rolled in with a well trained unit to perform the repair. They brought a replacement wheel/motor set with them, two small cranes and a small army of well trained men.
Should be easy enough. All you have to do is remove the wheel/axel/motor assembly out from under a full sized 400,000+ pound locomotive, slip the replacement in place and hook it up. All while setting on a siding next to mainline tracks.
I assumed this would be an all day operation. Total time from mobilization to rolling out was about two and one half hours. This crew worked like a military precision unit. It was fascinating to watch.
Here are a few of the many pictures I shot.
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All done, let's head home...
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I guess it's not rally fair to the real Railfans here to not post a full body shot of the locomotive. 
In tow (well, being pushed actually) following the fire.
It's sister in the original train consist (and tow vehicle) reunited with her original train. Without 872 (the damaged engine) the train was severely under powered and moving at a very restricted speed. This was a dispatchers nightmare. A damaged train stranded on a VERY busy mainline then once the train can move it is limited to less than a third of the speed that the track is rated.
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In tow (well, being pushed actually) following the fire.
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It's sister in the original train consist (and tow vehicle) reunited with her original train. Without 872 (the damaged engine) the train was severely under powered and moving at a very restricted speed. This was a dispatchers nightmare. A damaged train stranded on a VERY busy mainline then once the train can move it is limited to less than a third of the speed that the track is rated.
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- FT Worth, TX
Wow, that is impressive that they can do the swap in that short of a time. Thanks for the images and the information!
- Location
- Land of the Finns
- Name
- Marko
p.giannakis
Veteran
- Location
- Land of the Finns
- Name
- Marko
Ghostbuggy
Veteran
- Location
- Hoher Fläming, Germany
- Name
- Phill
Unlucky for CSX and the train crew, but quite lucky for you! That's something you clearly won't see everyday. Very interesting pictures, considering they got the job done in less than three hours is even more impressive.
- Location
- Land of the Finns
- Name
- Marko
