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| Title: |
AVR 2004 |
| Description: |
An EMD GP11 leading train Z685-04. This one had never been photographed by me yet. Even though it says AVR 2004, it was being referred on the radio as SWP 2004. Built as IC 9310 GP9 in December 1957. Also former ICG 8753 and RMPX 8753. This previously had Operation Lifesaver paint until late 2008. |
| Photo Date: |
12/4/2012 Upload Date: 12/4/2012 11:17:59 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
269 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 (2) |
| Description: |
Third engine on train Z685-11. Just in case you ever wanted to see what a GP11 looks like from the top. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2013 Upload Date: 4/11/2013 11:56:02 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Track |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
303 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 (3) |
| Description: |
The third engine on train Z685-11, in the Connellsville CSX Yard. Built as IC 9310 GP9 in December 1957. Also former ICG 8753 and RMPX 8753. This previously had Operation Lifesaver paint until late 2008. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2013 Upload Date: 4/11/2013 11:57:35 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
331 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SWP 2003, 2001, AVR 2004 (1) |
| Description: |
SWP train Z685-11 waiting in the Connellsville CSX Yard for some switches to be thrown ahead of it so that it can make its movements. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2013 Upload Date: 4/11/2013 11:46:27 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Track |
| Locomotives: |
SWP 2003(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
397 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SWP 2003, 2001, AVR 2004 (2) |
| Description: |
Train Z685-11 makes its way west out of the Connellsville CSX Yard to drop off some empties it picked up on the ex-B&O Sheepskin Branch. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2013 Upload Date: 4/11/2013 11:48:07 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SWP 2003(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
322 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SWP 2003, 2001, AVR 2004 Broadford (1) |
| Description: |
Proceeding through Broadford with a short train of empty sand cars, past an old weathered barn. |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/2013 Upload Date: 5/24/2013 2:58:11 PM |
| Location: |
Broadford, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SWP 2003(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
300 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SWP 2003, 2001, AVR 2004 Broadford (2) |
| Description: |
Rounding the bend after just crossing over Broadford Road. Another crossing lies not far ahead. The weather was still beautiful at this point but that would change later in the day. |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/2013 Upload Date: 5/24/2013 3:17:47 PM |
| Location: |
Broadford, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SWP 2003(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
280 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SWP 2003, SWP 2001, AVR 2004 Jacobs Creek |
| Description: |
A trio of GP11's going over Jacobs Creek between Fayette and Westmoreland counties. They have just come back from Connellsville and dropped off their railcars in Owensdale and Everson. |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/2013 Upload Date: 5/23/2013 9:13:42 PM |
| Location: |
Everson, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SWP 2003(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
397 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004, SWP 2001, 2003 |
| Description: |
Train Z687-14 going west on Track 105 in the Connellsville CSX yard. Where the crew vans are parked used to be the tracks for the turntable. |
| Photo Date: |
8/14/2013 Upload Date: 9/9/2013 6:49:22 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) SWP 2003(GP11) |
| Views: |
345 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SWP 2001, AVR 2004, SWP 2006 |
| Description: |
A train of sand hoppers takes it slow on the slippery snow covered rails, approaching the crossing at Lemont Furnace, PA. |
| Photo Date: |
11/12/2013 Upload Date: 11/12/2013 9:21:44 PM |
| Location: |
Lemont Furnace, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SWP 2001(GP11) AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2006(GP11) |
| Views: |
444 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SWP 2001, AVR 2004, SWP 2006 (Z685-12) |
| Description: |
Train Z685-12 pulling hard on CSX rails, on a very winter-like November morning. This train was headed to the SWP Sheepskin Branch to the south and did not stop and work the yard. |
| Photo Date: |
11/12/2013 Upload Date: 11/13/2013 2:19:08 AM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SWP 2001(GP11) AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2006(GP11) |
| Views: |
353 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 SWP 2006 SWP 2003 SWP 2001 |
| Description: |
Heading home for New Year's Eve. The shorline SWP has completed its work over in Connellsville and is now crossing Jacobs Creek between Everson and Scottdale on a bitter cold afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/2013 Upload Date: 12/31/2013 5:37:32 PM |
| Location: |
Everson, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2006(GP11) SWP 2003(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) |
| Views: |
432 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 and SWP 2006 |
| Description: |
An unnamed private crossing just outside Owensdale, PA. Not to be overly dramatic, but the forklift only stopped for the train at the last second, just feet from the train. |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/2013 Upload Date: 12/31/2013 6:18:54 PM |
| Location: |
Owensdale, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2006(GP11) |
| Views: |
238 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 (4) |
| Description: |
Going over the second grade crossing in Broadford, running light with four engines and no freight. The train looks so big in comparison to that house. |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/2013 Upload Date: 12/31/2013 6:47:08 PM |
| Location: |
Broadford, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
130 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 SWP 2006 SWP 2003 SWP 2001 (2) |
| Description: |
Train Z685-03 is ready to go west out of the Connellsville CSX yard on a 14 degree morning. Seeing the SWP railroad operate is always like a trip back into the past with these rebuilt GP11 engines in their original GP9 bodies. All were built in the mid-50's and are still going strong. |
| Photo Date: |
1/3/2014 Upload Date: 1/3/2014 6:15:33 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2006(GP11) SWP 2003(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) |
| Views: |
253 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 SWP 2006 SWP 2003 SWP 2001 (3) |
| Description: |
Train Z685-03 shivers on the western end of the Connellsville CSX yard, with quadruple GP11's. |
| Photo Date: |
1/3/2014 Upload Date: 1/3/2014 6:32:50 PM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Winter,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2006(GP11) SWP 2003(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) |
| Views: |
348 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 124 and 145 |
| Description: |
Sometimes things come together just right and this was one of those rare times. A meeting of AVR 2004 and a very late Amtrak P030-28 train. Also a yard job stretches around the bend on the left. |
| Photo Date: |
1/28/2014 Upload Date: 2/4/2014 2:24:58 AM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 124(P42DC) AMTK 145(P42DC) AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
156 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SWP 2003, 2001, 2006, and AVR 2004 |
| Description: |
Today the SWP Railroad has lost the battle with winter and is forced to shove their train backwards off the ex-B&O Sheepskin Branch because of snow that was over a foot high. Here it is passing underneath the former Western Maryland Bowest Bridge in Wheeler Bottom. |
| Photo Date: |
2/16/2014 Upload Date: 3/5/2014 4:25:21 PM |
| Location: |
Wheeler, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SWP 2003(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2006(GP11) |
| Views: |
335 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004, SWP 2006, SWP 4005 (2) |
| Description: |
This trio of engines has come off the Sheepskin Branch and is now waiting on the Greene Junction Bridge for a signal to get back onto CSX tracks. The crew nearly ran out of hours. |
| Photo Date: |
5/20/2014 Upload Date: 5/21/2014 11:05:23 PM |
| Location: |
South Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2006(GP11) SWP 4005(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
310 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004, SWP 2006, SWP 4005 (1) |
| Description: |
This trio of engines has come off the Sheepskin Branch and is now waiting on the Greene Junction Bridge for a signal to get back onto CSX tracks. The crew nearly ran out of hours. The Youghiogheny River is below. |
| Photo Date: |
5/20/2014 Upload Date: 5/21/2014 11:04:13 PM |
| Location: |
South Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2006(GP11) SWP 4005(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
325 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004, SWP 2006, SWP 2003, AVR 4001 |
| Description: |
Going west past the Connellsville CSX Yard with approximately 100 emtpy sand cars. I'm not much of car counter but that would be my estimate. The fracking business must be good. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/2014 Upload Date: 6/4/2014 12:31:53 AM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2006(GP11) SWP 2003(GP11) AVR 4001(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
430 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004, SWP 2006, AVR 4001, SWP 2003 |
| Description: |
Train Z685-01 using CSX rails to get back to SWP trackage in Broadford. Later in the day, the same engines would come back east again with a train of sand cars. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/2014 Upload Date: 7/3/2014 4:24:00 AM |
| Location: |
Broadford, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2006(GP11) AVR 4001(GP40-3) SWP 2003(GP11) |
| Views: |
394 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004, SWP 2006, AVR 4001, SWP 2003 |
| Description: |
Just doing a run-through on CSX. The SWP Railroad has a long train of sand hoppers that came from Smithfield, PA and are destined to be interchanged with Norfolk Southern in Radebaugh, PA. |
| Photo Date: |
7/14/2014 Upload Date: 7/16/2014 2:09:20 AM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2006(GP11) SWP 2003(GP11) AVR 4001(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
454 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 says hi to Conrail |
| Description: |
A chance meeting of two locomotives that are 65 years apart in age. Q368-30 has just changed crews and AVR 2004 is going west as train Z685-31. This might be the only train meet these two ever do. |
| Photo Date: |
7/31/2014 Upload Date: 8/2/2014 3:52:44 AM |
| Location: |
Connellsville, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 8098(ES44AC) AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
207 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 and SWP 2001 at Buttermore Road |
| Description: |
Two GP11s returning back from the Menasha Packaging Company with two boxcars. They are running long hood forward. This small bridge over Buttermore Road has many identifiable details from the former Pennsylvania Railroad. The stonework, concrete deck, and rusty steel handrails. |
| Photo Date: |
11/9/2015 Upload Date: 11/15/2015 1:10:17 AM |
| Location: |
Hunker, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) |
| Views: |
236 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 and SWP 2001 at Hunker |
| Description: |
At the bridge street crossing, a pair of GP11s have three boxcars that need to be delivered to Menasha. They are going to go down the 3-mile Yukon Branch, with the switch being just beyond the crossing. The conductor would get on the end of the last boxcar to lead the way. |
| Photo Date: |
11/9/2015 Upload Date: 11/15/2015 1:20:44 AM |
| Location: |
Hunker, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) |
| Views: |
159 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 and SWP 2001 at Menasha |
| Description: |
Two GP11s have brought three boxcars to the Menasha Packaging Company in Yukon, PA. There were already two boxcars inside that needed pulled out. So the train shoved against them, coupled up, brought the cars back down the track to a siding, uncoupled the two empties, and then brought the loaded boxcars into the plant. Photographed safely from public property with zoom. |
| Photo Date: |
11/9/2015 Upload Date: 11/15/2015 1:13:53 AM |
| Location: |
Yukon, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 2001(GP11) |
| Views: |
122 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 At Menasha (1) |
| Description: |
Sitting on the track that leads into the factory, with three boxcars. The conductor is up on the steps trying to contact someone to open the door and let them in. |
| Photo Date: |
11/9/2015 Upload Date: 11/15/2015 1:15:40 AM |
| Location: |
Yukon, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
85 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 At Menasha (1) |
| Description: |
AVR 2004 and SWP 2001 has shoved three boxcars onto the track for the Menasha Packaging Company. They are stopped here by the entrance sign, waiting to get into the plant. |
| Photo Date: |
11/9/2015 Upload Date: 11/15/2015 1:18:05 AM |
| Location: |
Yukon, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
92 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004 |
| Description: |
EMD GP11 home for the holiday at the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroads modest facility in Scottdale, PA. AVR 2004 has been in long term use by SWP and came from their sister railroad. Photographed from a grade crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
11/26/2015 Upload Date: 11/28/2015 12:58:12 AM |
| Location: |
Scottdale, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
98 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AVR 2004, SWP 3501, SWP 3503 |
| Description: |
A GP11 and two SD40-2s crossing Woods Road between Owensdale and Everson, PA. They are on their way back to Scottdale just in time for lunch. 3503 is leading here. I sometimes like when they are not pulling any freight because it gives more options to photograph the engines from either end. |
| Photo Date: |
1/27/2016 Upload Date: 1/28/2016 2:59:56 PM |
| Location: |
Owensdale, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AVR 2004(GP11) SWP 3501(SD40-2) SWP 3503(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
455 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SWP 3503, SWP 3501, AVR 2004 |
| Description: |
Two SD40-2s and a GP11 crossing the bridge over Jacobs Creek between Everson and Scottdale and Fayette/Westmoreland counties. 3503 is the leader here. They were returning light from working the Sheepskin Branch in Fayette County. |
| Photo Date: |
1/27/2016 Upload Date: 1/28/2016 2:51:22 PM |
| Location: |
Everson, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SWP 3503(SD40-2) SWP 3501(SD40-2) AVR 2004(GP11) |
| Views: |
469 Comments: 0 |
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