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Trucks The light and the shot just "worked" on this shot of a mixed freight pulling slowly into Collier yard. |
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The Line West Looking west on "Main #1" of the NS Line between Poe, VA and Norfolk. This shot was taken at about MP-65 just west of Waverly, VA. |
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An "Artsey Shot" A shot of one of the trucks in slow shutter as an inbound freight heads toward the yard in Suffolk. 3/16/02 |
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CSX 6537 A shot of CSX GP40-2 #6537 through the rear door of a marked, Clinchfield caboose. |
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CSX 6537 Nose of CSX 6537 as seen through the front door window of a Clinchfield caboose. Best viewed in full screen, 1024 X 768 mode. |
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Traction Motor Bearing A Hyatt bearing on the front truck of an SD40-2. Shot scanned from Fuji Provia 100 slide film and scanned in a Nikon IV ED film scanner. Best viewed in full screen mode of browser. Shot was with fully manual Canon F1n and Canon 50mm F1.2 SSC prime lens. Light was metered with Kodak 18% gray card and shot was taken at 1/250 @ f5.6 |
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Carolina Yard Just East of the Portlock yard is the spur leading to Carolina Yard. It is here where trucks from the nearby Ford Plant are loaded on to autocarriers. |
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Builders Plaque 8 miles west of Suffolk, VA, the CSX line passes under the NS lines. This is the builders plaque from the NS bridge. |
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Old Ties This pile of old ties is an indicator that the MOW crews have been busy upgrading the right of way in the Virginia District. |
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NS 9277 Train NS 427 headed up by #9277 move past the old Suffolk, VA N & W depot outbound (west) on Main #2. Due to a town ordanance, trains are not permitted to sound their horns at road crossings with the town limits. 3/14/02 |