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Trains don't run themselves--they're ultimately run by people. This album showcases the hardworking folks that make railroads work, as well as emphasizing the size of these great machines in comparison to their masters. All photos must include a visible h
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Photo ID: 873860

The loaded and empty ore trains between the town of Nouadhibou on the Atlantic and the area of the mines in the Zouérate region have always been used by the locals, like her on the train M4, as t... (more)

Railroad: Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM)
Locomotive: SDL40-2
Location: Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Locomotive #: CC 109, 103, 117
Train ID: loaded ore train M4
Photo Date: November 25, 2024


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By: Georg Trüb

Added: Dec 18, 2024

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Photo ID: 873025

As morning dawns in the Mauritanian desert in Boulenouar at PK 95 at 07.18 AM, there is fog on the ground. The work train with new concrete ties and the GPL-15T CC # 210, which had arrived from No... (more)

Railroad: Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM)
Locomotive: GPL-15T
Location: Boulenouar, Mauritania
Locomotive #: BB 210
Train ID: work train
Photo Date: November 24, 2024


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By: Georg Trüb

Added: Dec 05, 2024

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Photo ID: 872744

SDL40-2 locomotive CC # 107 of the SNIM in shunting duty at F'derîk.

Railroad: Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM)
Locomotive: SDL40-2
Location: F'derìk, Mauritania
Locomotive #: CC 107
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 20, 2024


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By: Georg Trüb

Added: Dec 01, 2024

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Photo ID: 872667

Driver of the "Train du Désert" on the GPL-15T BB # 207 of the SNIM on the journey from Choum to Zouérate. The inscriptions on the driver's desk are in French. The velocity is mostly a... (more)

Railroad: Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM)
Locomotive: GPL-15T
Location: Choum, Mauritania
Locomotive #: BB 207
Train ID: Desert train
Photo Date: November 20, 2024


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By: Georg Trüb

Added: Nov 30, 2024

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Photo ID: 864596

The engineer of QJ7038 talks to the dispatcher at Jingpeng station on the radio. Soon he will move his big machine to do some shunting. See more of my pictures at https://www.clickasnap.com/profil... (more)

Railroad: Jitong Railway
Locomotive: QJ
Location: Jingpeng, China
Locomotive #: 7038
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December 29, 2014


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By: Peter-H. Patt

Added: Aug 21, 2024

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Photo ID: 861348

MGA, Monongahela Railway caboose 68, bringing up the rear on street trackage at West Brownsville, Pennsylvania. June 15, 1990. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Railroad: Monongahela Railway
Locomotive: Caboose
Location: West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: MGA 68
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 15, 1990


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By: Jack D. Kuiphoff

Added: Jul 09, 2024

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Photo ID: 859129

The New York & Atlanta crew is switching out Roberts plywood in Deer Park Long Island.

Railroad: New York & Atlantic Railway
Locomotive: EMD GP38-2
Location: Deer Park, New York, USA
Locomotive #: NYA 261
Train ID: RS 60
Photo Date: July 20, 2005


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By: 5mt500

Added: Jun 07, 2024

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Photo ID: 852392

In early November 2014, a CSX conductor safely rides the shove of a high and wide load as a westbound manifest backs up on track-2 approaching Stone Rd. with an interesting lash-up of power; CEFX ... (more)

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Location: Guilderland Center, New York, USA
Locomotive #: CEFX 1039
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 04, 2014


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By: Christopher Goes

Added: Feb 25, 2024

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Photo ID: 851606

Heavy snow and sub-freezing temperatures make operations challenging for the crew of BNSF 8945 (SD70ACe), which is getting ready to take the Beer Train from the Coors Brewery in Golden, Colorado t... (more)

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe
Location: Golden, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 8945
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 10, 2024


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Feb 14, 2024

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Photo ID: 851139

BN 1726 has arrived in Butte with its freight after crossing Homestake Pass and Bozeman Hill having originated in Livingston. A UP A-B-B-A set consisting of an SD40, two GP30Bs and a GP30 sit near... (more)

Railroad: Burlington Northern Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP9
Location: Butte, Montana, USA
Locomotive #: BN 1726
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June, 1974


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By: Bill Edgar

Added: Feb 06, 2024

Views: 8,107
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Photo ID: 849685

CN ES44AC 3981 pushes CN's Jordan Spreader 50939 westward onto the Alberta Coal Branch.

Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Bickerdike, Alberta, Canada
Locomotive #: CN 3981
Train ID: CN W90451 27
Photo Date: February 27, 2023


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By: Tim Stevens

Added: Jan 17, 2024

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Photo ID: 848932

Line of Departure
The CSX local has already blown this burg for Hagerstown, as Maryland Midland’s conductor lines the switch in preparation for UBHF (here symbolled as CSX Z437) ... (more)

Railroad: Maryland Midland Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Highfield, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: MMID 3451
Train ID: CSX Z437 (MMID UBHF)
Photo Date: May 10, 2022


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By: Ted Grumbine

Added: Jan 06, 2024

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Photo ID: 839538

An old diesel locomotive in Huairou depot returned to the garage after completing the oil supply mission at Xijiao Airport and passed Xingshikou Road

Railroad: Chinese National Railway
Locomotive: DF7
Location: Beijing, China
Locomotive #: DF7 6055
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 29, 2023


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By: Yiran

Added: Aug 29, 2023

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Photo ID: 838497

COLCHESTER IL Sept 19 1979 — A crewman boards BN SD40-2 910 on the First Subdivision of the Hannibal Division. My photo.

Railroad: Burlington Northern Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Colchester, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: BN 910
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 19, 1979


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By: Charles Stookey

Added: Aug 14, 2023

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Photo ID: 835296

Rolling east on Southern Pacific’s West Colton Division, Cotton Belt GP35 6505 (ex-SSW 765) and SP GP9R 3880 (ex-SP GP9 3720, née-SP GP9 5884) meet a westbound, led by SP SD45T-2 9216, holding ... (more)

Railroad: St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt)
Locomotive: EMD GP9
Location: Pomona, California, USA
Locomotive #: SSW 6505
Train ID: SP eastbound
Photo Date: March 25, 1978


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By: Craig Walker

Added: Jun 30, 2023

Views: 2,196
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