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By:Carter Buchanan
Dates:4/9/2004 - 4/10/2004
Album Info:This album focuses on the CSX South End Subdivision between Rocky Mt, NC and Florence, SC on the former ACL mainline.
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Amtrak 90
Title:  Amtrak 90
Description:  Amtrak 90 with Amtrak 93 leading heads north on track 2 at the Mars Bluff, SC crossover
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 11:40:06 PM
Location:  Mars Bluff, SC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  AMTK 93(P42DC)
Views:  923   Comments: 0
Local Freight
Title:  Local Freight
Description:  Unknown local northbound from Florence Yard is splitting the Mars Bluff crossover signals.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 11:47:23 PM
Location:  Mars Bluff, SC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 5900(B36-7)
Views:  608   Comments: 0
Q175
Title:  Q175
Description:  CSXT 636 blasts by the crossovers at Mars Bluff with over a mile long train of trailers and Containers for Florida. The morning sun is directly behind them, so the lighting was less than desireable.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 11:48:20 PM
Location:  Mars Bluff, SC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 636(CW44-6)
Views:  627   Comments: 1
F748
Title:  F748
Description:  Local F748 is crossing over to track 1 from track 2 at Mars Bluff inbound to Florence after switching the Stone Spur in the wee hours of the morning.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 11:49:45 PM
Location:  Mars Bluff, SC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Views:  607   Comments: 0
Q410
Title:  Q410
Description:  Q410 with CSXT 605 leading CSXT 575 across the former SAL Andrews Subdivision diamond at Maple interlocking.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 11:52:26 PM
Location:  Dillon, SC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 605(AC60CW)
Views:  943   Comments: 1
Q400
Title:  Q400
Description:  Q400 with a variety of CSXT power and a slug roll along the connection track from the SAL Wilmington Subdivision (SE line) to the South End Sub of the A line.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 11:53:37 PM
Location:  Pembroke, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 614(AC60CW)
Views:  828   Comments: 1
Q439
Title:  Q439
Description:  Q439 with 4705 on the point leads an extreamly long train off the A line to the SE line (Wilmington Sub) to Hamlet.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 11:54:57 PM
Location:  Pembroke, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 4705(SD70MAC)
Views:  767   Comments: 0
Street Runnin'
Title:  Street Runnin'
Description:  Q407 with First Union (FURX) leasing leading a tricolor and YN3 paint looks almost as if its street running through downtown Fayetteville on track 2
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 11:56:06 PM
Location:  Fayetteville, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  FURX 3046(SD40-2)
Views:  749   Comments: 2
Y105
Title:  Y105
Description:  Local train Y105 heads northbound approaching the south end of Milan Yard.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 11:58:16 PM
Location:  Fayetteville, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 6128(GP40-2)
Views:  614   Comments: 0
F713
Title:  F713
Description:  Southbound local freight F713 returns to Milan Yard in Fayetteville. The train is about to pass a large Cargill grain elevator on the double track between the Cape Fear River and S. Beard.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/11/2004 12:00:11 AM
Location:  Fayetteville, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 6362(GP40-2)
Views:  789   Comments: 0
Engines resting
Title:  Engines resting
Description:  2 CSXT GE's rest in a pocket track awaiting its grain train to be unloaded at the Cargill Elevator just north of Fayetteville. CSX is slowly removing the code line along the A line as seen by cut wires from the poles.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/11/2004 1:32:39 AM
Location:  Fayetteville, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 7816(C40-8W)
Views:  582   Comments: 0
K277
Title:  K277
Description:  Train K277 with CSXT 5009 leads a UP and FURX units south on the new concrete roadbed between Dunn and Godwin. K277 is a trash train to Florence from the north.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/11/2004 12:06:28 AM
Location:  Godwin, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 5009(AC60CW)
Views:  713   Comments: 0
Q405
Title:  Q405
Description:  Q405 with new EMD leads SD40-2 8463 south, just outside Smithfield, NC.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/11/2004 12:08:01 AM
Location:  Smithfield, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 4720(SD70MAC)
Views:  608   Comments: 0
Amtrak P079
Title:  Amtrak P079
Description:  Train P079 leaves the CSX A line onto the connection to Norfolk Southern's H-line to Raleigh and Greensboro.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/11/2004 12:09:29 AM
Location:  Selma, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  AMTK 6(P42DC)
Views:  1061   Comments: 0
T104
Title:  T104
Description:  T104 with 613 leading has travelled a long way from the Consol 95 mine in WV enroute to Bostwick, FL. This part of its trip is a breeze considering it had to assault the Newburg and Cranberry grades on the former B&O Mountain Subdivision, aka "The West End".
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/11/2004 12:10:53 AM
Location:  Contentnea Junction, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 613(AC60CW)
Views:  761   Comments: 0
Amtrak P089
Title:  Amtrak P089
Description:  Amtrak train 89, the southbound "Palmetto" is reaching track speed, after stopping in Wilson, past the north end of the small Wilson Yard.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/11/2004 12:12:42 AM
Location:  Wilson, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  AMTK 83(P42DC)
Views:  925   Comments: 0
K651
Title:  K651
Description:  K651, the empty Tropicana Juice train to Bradenton Florida, is making good speed on the No 1 mainline between Elm City and Wilson
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/11/2004 12:14:33 AM
Location:  Elm City, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 8786(SD60M)
Views:  754   Comments: 0
Tropicana cars
Title:  Tropicana cars
Description:  K651's refrigerated cars heading back to Florida is nearing the signal bridge at Firestone, which can barely be seen in the cut of trees.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/11/2004 12:15:53 AM
Location:  Elm City, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  506   Comments: 0
The Race is on!
Title:  The Race is on!
Description:  Timing and sunlight just cannot get any better. Between Elm City and Wilson, Q471, the manifest is running on No 2 track at about 45 MPH as hot pig train Q171 has them all wound up for all shes worth on No 1 track about 65 MPH.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/11/2004 12:18:43 AM
Location:  Elm City, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 116(AC44CW)
Views:  821   Comments: 0
Just pouring it on
Title:  Just pouring it on
Description:  Q171 is now within 4 car lengths of its pass of Q471. As expected, Q471 didnt make it to the Firestone signal, just a 1/3 mile ahead.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/11/2004 12:20:12 AM
Location:  Elm City, NC
Author:  Carter Buchanan
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Locomotives:  CSX 690(CW44-6)
Views:  761   Comments: 0


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