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8 axle tank car seen |
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An 8 axle tank car, sometimes referred to as a "Whale on Rails", is seen in Columbia AL on the Chattahoochee Bay RR. Information from the past few weeks indicates that many, if not all, of these cars are being retired and scrapped. This one is stenciled "Do Not Load. Moving to be Dismantled" which seems to verify this. There capacity in enormous, this one having a load limit of 382,800 pounds and able to carry over 38,000 gallons. For perspective, a large over the road truck used to deliver gasoline usually holds around 9000 gallons. |
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12/10/2009 Upload Date: 12/11/2009 3:54:58 PM |
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Columbia, AL |
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8 axle tank car seen |
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This shot shows the capacity in gallons of this mammoth car. A typical tanker truck used to deliver gasoline holds around 9000 gallons meaning this one rail car holds more than 4 over the road tanker trucks. Amazing. |
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12/10/2009 Upload Date: 12/11/2009 3:56:42 PM |
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Columbia, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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Handbrake area of an 8 axle tank car seen |
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This shot shows the handbrake area of an 8 axle tank car seen recently in Columbia AL. Note the chain has a "splitter" that seems to allow the hand brake to be set on both sets of trucks under this end of the car. |
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12/10/2009 Upload Date: 12/11/2009 3:55:15 PM |
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Columbia, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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8 axle tank car seen |
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An 8 axle tank car, sometimes referred to as a "Whale on Rails", is seen in Columbia AL on the Chattahoochee Bay RR. Information from the past few weeks indicates that many, if not all, of these cars are being retired and scrapped. This one is stenciled "Do Not Load. Moving to be Dismantled" which seems to verify this. There capacity in enormous, this one having a load limit of 382,800 pounds and able to carry over 38,000 gallons. For perspective, a large over the road truck used to deliver gasoline usually holds around 9000 gallons. |
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12/10/2009 Upload Date: 12/11/2009 3:54:38 PM |
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Columbia, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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Old trestle |
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On a recent trip through Eufaula I took a little detour to see if there were any remnants of the old CofG line between Eufaula and Union Springs. I found this old trestle near the woodyard on U.S. 82. It's still hanging in there although its railroad days are long gone. |
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9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 7:19:42 AM |
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Eufaula, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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Old trestle |
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On a recent trip through Eufaula I took a little detour to see if there were any remnants of the old CofG line between Eufaula and Union Springs. I found this old trestle near the woodyard on U.S. 82. It's still hanging in there although itt railroad days are long gone. |
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9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 7:20:07 AM |
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Eufaula, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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Old trestle |
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This old trestle was on the old CofG line between Eufaula and Union Springs. It last saw activity in the mid 1980's as a place to store old boxcars awaiting scraping. The trestle is still standing and mother nature is lending a hand in keeping it there. Note the extra "piling" (known to mother nature as a tree) that has grown up through the trestle. |
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9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 7:20:34 AM |
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Eufaula, AL |
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Whats up with this??? |
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Come on now....haven't trucks taken enough of the railroads business??? Now it's so bad that even railroad equipment...heavy railroad equipment...goes via truck in too many cases??? |
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12/20/2010 Upload Date: 4/10/2011 10:37:56 AM |
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Dothan, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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Just a little to the left |
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Kind of like the old high school cheer..."lean lean lean lean to the left......". Apparent damage from a wayward vehicle is evident in Midland City AL (So name because it was the mid point between Thomasville and Montgomery via the railroad). Looks like the "urban youth" have expressed themselves on the accompanying equipment damage. |
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12/20/2010 Upload Date: 4/10/2011 10:39:20 AM |
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Midland City, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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Dumber and dumberer |
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Now thats a pair....2 Smiths.....one former railroader and one current one. The one on the left in the Reese's hat is me....Bryan Smith. The one in the safety vest is GWI's finest, David Smith. He is happily awaiting 1 more year before he can retire. His expression says it all about his personality.....a real character. |
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5/12/2011 Upload Date: 5/12/2011 6:14:02 PM |
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Headland, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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CSX southbound |
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A CSX southbound passes by fields of cotton enroute to Thomasville and Waycross. |
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7/18/2011 Upload Date: 7/23/2011 8:17:17 AM |
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Alaga, AL |
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CSX northbound |
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CSX local is northbound as they approach Ashford AL with some EMD classics. |
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9/8/2011 Upload Date: 9/10/2011 12:17:07 PM |
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Ashford, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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CSX 8437(SD40-2) |
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Q282 seen |
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Q282, the northbound empty autorack train destined for the Hyandai plant in Montgomery, is seen about to emerge from the siding at Alaga having just met southbound Q681. |
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1/5/2012 Upload Date: 1/8/2012 4:39:51 AM |
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Alaga, AL |
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CSX westbound |
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A CSX westbound holds the main awaiting a meet with an eastbound. |
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5/27/2012 Upload Date: 5/27/2012 6:28:12 PM |
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Pansey, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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CSX 126(AC44CW) |
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Downtown |
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A northbound CSX double stack crosses the double track mainline of NS at 13th street in downtown Birmingham in a early morning shot. |
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8/16/2012 Upload Date: 8/26/2012 9:15:03 AM |
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Birmingham, AL |
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Meeting |
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A CSX double stack passes the passenger station in downtown Birmingham as a southbound NS slows to a stop at the crossing. |
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8/16/2012 Upload Date: 8/26/2012 9:15:33 AM |
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Birmingham, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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Downtown |
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A CSX doublestack makes it ways north at the 13th street crossing as an outbound NS through freight and an inbound set of NS light engines await their turn at the crossing. |
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8/16/2012 Upload Date: 8/26/2012 9:16:06 AM |
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Birmingham, AL |
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New passing the old |
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A northbound NS auto rack train passes 32nd street in Birmingham and also passes the old Frisco steam locomotive now on display near Sloss furnace. |
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8/16/2012 Upload Date: 8/26/2012 9:16:34 AM |
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Birmingham, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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NS 8352(C40-8W) |
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