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Jump Frog |
| Description: |
This unusual switch has a unique frog point with its own name. Anyone know how this works? |
| Photo Date: |
4/8/2012 Upload Date: 4/15/2012 3:23:58 PM |
| Location: |
Willis, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Track |
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406 Comments: 4 |
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Snow plow |
| Description: |
Parked at Hiawatha, KS, this UP snow plow looks barely used. It certainly could cut a wide swath through some deep snow. |
| Photo Date: |
4/8/2012 Upload Date: 4/12/2012 7:40:12 PM |
| Location: |
Hiawatha, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
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121 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Insulated track |
| Description: |
Something you dont see very often. An insulated track joint at Hays, Kansas. Anybody know what kind of material this is made of? |
| Photo Date: |
9/16/2012 Upload Date: 9/18/2012 10:03:36 AM |
| Location: |
Hays, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track |
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129 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Ballast train |
| Description: |
Dust rises in the distance as UP 5097 discharges ballast from a unit train of remote controled ballast hoppers. |
| Photo Date: |
3/16/2013 Upload Date: 6/11/2013 11:14:19 AM |
| Location: |
Quinter, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5097(SD70M) |
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130 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ballast hopper |
| Description: |
Close up shot of the discharge chute from one of the ballast hoppers. From this mile long train, the engineer can operate each individual car and only open one chute at a time. |
| Photo Date: |
3/16/2013 Upload Date: 6/11/2013 11:17:10 AM |
| Location: |
Quinter, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
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45 Comments: 0 |
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