The Railroad Tie Spiker

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Fast moving train with extra power rolls through town at 50 mph!!! Westbound trains are doubled....

Fast moving train with extra power rolls through town at 50 mph!!! Westbound trains are doubled....
A new crew takes over a monster train with a nice surprise on the end as the DPU

A new crew takes over a monster train with a nice surprise on the end as the DPU
No sleeping in on

No sleeping in on "C" street as train blows his horn the whole way down through the neighborhood
RARE engine we never see on this line goes SOLO pulling coal train up the hill and then....

RARE engine we never see on this line goes SOLO pulling coal train up the hill and then....
The local waits patiently for the signal as two Eastbound trains get first priority and then...

The local waits patiently for the signal as two Eastbound trains get first priority and then...
DPU pulling hard on a two mile long train as it picks up speed through town

DPU pulling hard on a two mile long train as it picks up speed through town
A railfan's dream train with 2 HERITAGE locomotives and 2 CAB-LESS locomotives along for the ride

A railfan's dream train with 2 HERITAGE locomotives and 2 CAB-LESS locomotives along for the ride
A shortage of crews makes dispatching hard!!! with trains tied down everywhere on this...

A shortage of crews makes dispatching hard!!! with trains tied down everywhere on this...
The crew deals with multiple issues while building a Massive grain train...

The crew deals with multiple issues while building a Massive grain train...
Seems like a strange placement for a High & Wide? in the middle of the train?

Seems like a strange placement for a High & Wide? in the middle of the train?
Strange looking locomotives are pulled through quite neighborhood and then....

Strange looking locomotives are pulled through quite neighborhood and then....
Is the Triple Crown going to be phased out due to the lack of interest from customers

Is the Triple Crown going to be phased out due to the lack of interest from customers
Westbound train is told they need to stop and remove a dragging strap from a load and then....

Westbound train is told they need to stop and remove a dragging strap from a load and then....
Working it to the limit! Is this just to save a buck? using just one locomotive?

Working it to the limit! Is this just to save a buck? using just one locomotive?
Could you live in this neighborhood? Trains blowing there horn the whole way down the street!!!I

Could you live in this neighborhood? Trains blowing there horn the whole way down the street!!!I
Coal train pulling hard but not enough power!!! A 13,000 foot train diverts to the siding then...

Coal train pulling hard but not enough power!!! A 13,000 foot train diverts to the siding then...
Long and heavy freight train is losing product as it hits the diamonds

Long and heavy freight train is losing product as it hits the diamonds
The local SMOKES it up as they take the pocket to let a hot intermodal come through on the mainline

The local SMOKES it up as they take the pocket to let a hot intermodal come through on the mainline
Wide load doesn't slow down as it flies through a neighborhood with parked cars on the street

Wide load doesn't slow down as it flies through a neighborhood with parked cars on the street
I wonder where these tanks are heading to? Will the Triple Crown last after UP does the buy out?

I wonder where these tanks are heading to? Will the Triple Crown last after UP does the buy out?
Train over 2 1/2 miles long SLOWS to a CRAWL!!! Was there not enough power?

Train over 2 1/2 miles long SLOWS to a CRAWL!!! Was there not enough power?
I hope it was worth it as a drive turns in front of moving train with low visibility!!!

I hope it was worth it as a drive turns in front of moving train with low visibility!!!
As the crew was picking up a cut of cars a dense fog rolled in bringing visibility to almost zero

As the crew was picking up a cut of cars a dense fog rolled in bringing visibility to almost zero
The crew of an early morning train wakes up a sleepy neighborhood with a

The crew of an early morning train wakes up a sleepy neighborhood with a "Horn show"
Check out this Rail-car mid-train as it passes me at 60 mph wasting no time

Check out this Rail-car mid-train as it passes me at 60 mph wasting no time
Локомотивы трясутся, перестраиваясь на скорости 50 миль в час. Местный локомотив тянет огромный п...

Локомотивы трясутся, перестраиваясь на скорости 50 миль в час. Местный локомотив тянет огромный п...
У диспетчерской постоянные проблемы с переключением на красный сигнал светофора... Поезда скаплив...

У диспетчерской постоянные проблемы с переключением на красный сигнал светофора... Поезда скаплив...
DUE TO CREW SHORTAGE Crew does double the work by running two consecutive trains!!!

DUE TO CREW SHORTAGE Crew does double the work by running two consecutive trains!!!

"The Weight of the World" had to take over after the SOUTHERN caught fire!!!
Driver races the gates as 60 MPH train approaches the crossing!!! Non-stop trains on the old B&O

Driver races the gates as 60 MPH train approaches the crossing!!! Non-stop trains on the old B&O