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Viewing Album:  Meet and a new guy
 
By:Tom Beckett
Dates:5/30/2022 - 5/30/2022
Album Info:We went out Memorial Day, heading out for dinner. As we came up into town, there was a northbound empty coal train taking the siding. We went over to see the meet, and found a conductor trainee out on the front of the lead unit, ready to roll the southbound by.
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Waiting
Title:  Waiting
Description:  The train pulled up south of the Lincoln Av crossing, as they usually do when a meet is imminent. Note the young man standing on the front of the engine.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:07:20 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  109   Comments: 1
Ready for anything
Title:  Ready for anything
Description:  Our intrepid trainee is showing his readyness for whatever comes.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:10:09 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  115   Comments: 1
More waiting.
Title:  More waiting.
Description:  Our conductor trainee-Id later learn his name is Lane-is anticipating the meet, which will be with a southbound counterpart, a loaded TXUX train
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:18:30 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  100   Comments: 1
Any time now
Title:  Any time now
Description:  Lane waits out the southbound. Some days, thats what you do, just sit and wait under the big water tower.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:22:56 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  94   Comments: 1
Here he is
Title:  Here he is
Description:  The southbound Texas Utilities train that was due has arrived with its 125 loads, seen from the Lincoln Av crossing. Lane and his conductor will give it a rolling inspection.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:37:24 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9102(SD70ACe) BNSF 9254(SD70ACe)
Views:  107   Comments: 1
Ready to roll em by
Title:  Ready to roll em by
Description:  Lane and his conductor are about to give the southbound loaded train a roll by inspection
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 5:01:12 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC) BNSF 9102(SD70ACe) BNSF 9254(SD70ACe)
Views:  124   Comments: 1
Coal train DPU
Title:  Coal train DPU
Description:  The southbounds passage is now complete, as the DPU rolls by, setting up to hold the train back as it heads down the grade into Watts.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:42:50 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4619(AC44CW) BNSF 8582(SD70ACe) BNSF 9138(SD70ACe)
Views:  104   Comments: 1
All done
Title:  All done
Description:  Lane and his conductor are on the ground, having just giben the southbound coal train a roll by.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:34:52 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) KCS 4619(AC44CW)
Views:  101   Comments: 1
Rolling out
Title:  Rolling out
Description:  The meet now completed, the empty train has the signal at the north end of the siding, and starts to move its 125 empties, again making progress toward Kansas City and the BNSF.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:26:16 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  107   Comments: 1
Surprise
Title:  Surprise
Description:  In todays day and age, power runs through from all over, though occasionally you see something you would not expect. The trailing unit on the empty coal train is a CN GE, ironic given that the KCS will soon be in the CP fold.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:30:39 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  99   Comments: 1
And were off
Title:  And were off
Description:  The empty train now has the board, and heads for the north end switch, about to return to the main as it resumes its progress northward.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:45:57 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  99   Comments: 1

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