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2002 Olympic Torch Train |
| Description: |
2002 Olympic Torch Train making its way southward along Britton Road, carrying the 2002 Olympic Torch |
| Photo Date: |
1/11/2002 Upload Date: 12/11/2006 8:48:41 PM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
William Acord |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 2002(SD70M) |
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1516 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 6936 "Centennial" Special blasting its way over Kirkwood Hill |
| Description: |
UP 6936 "Centennial" Special blasting its way over the crest of the hill in Kirkwood on a beautiful mid April morning. When I heard on my scanner that this train was only 5 miles distant, and a UP autorack train was also approaching on the adjacent Track #1, I scurried to the top of the overpass to grab an unobstructed shot of this train!! |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/2008 Upload Date: 4/16/2008 10:15:27 PM |
| Location: |
Kirkwood, MO |
| Author: |
William Acord |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 6936(DDA40X) |
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674 Comments: 6 |
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| Title: |
UP 1995 Passenger Special |
| Description: |
UP 1995 Passenger Special blasting its way southward at track speed through beautiful Cliff Cave County Park, along the UP DeSoto Sub on an unseasonably warm St. Patrick's Day |
| Photo Date: |
3/17/2009 Upload Date: 3/17/2009 4:16:09 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
| Author: |
William Acord |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 1995(SD70ACe) |
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316 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
High Iron Travels "Southern Explorer" (Amtrak 971-25) May 24, 2010 |
| Description: |
High Iron Travels "Southern Explorer" special being prepared for a 7 A.M. May 25 departure from St. Louis |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2010 Upload Date: 5/27/2010 1:37:22 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
| Author: |
William Acord |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 114(P42DC) |
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314 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
High Iron Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer"(AMTRAK 971-25) Heading Down the UP Chester Sub(May 25, 2010) |
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High Iron Rail Excursions Special("Southern Explorer"-AMTRAK 971-25) heading south down the Union Pacific Chester Sub in sweet early morning light---frame grab from a high-definition video I shot of the train. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2010 Upload Date: 5/29/2010 3:00:50 PM |
| Location: |
Columbia, IL |
| Author: |
William Acord |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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209 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
High Iron Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer" Preparing For Departure From Saint Louis, MO--April 27, 2012 |
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Once again the High Iron Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer" is preparing to embark on another of its annual excursions from St. Louis, MO. The train will pravel through Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Kansas before ending its journey in Kansas City, MO on May 4. |
| Photo Date: |
4/27/2012 Upload Date: 4/27/2012 10:23:01 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
| Author: |
William Acord |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 145(P42DC) |
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256 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
High Iron Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer" Passing Old Frisco Hotel In Valley Park, MO-*April 28, 2012 |
| Description: |
Early on the morning of April 28, 2012, the High Iron Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer" departed St. Louis to start a 2000-plus mile journey across several states. Here the train is easing its way past the old Frisco Hotel in Valley Park, MO on the BNSF Cuba Sub. AMTK 145, one of the P42DC locomotives carrying a 40th Anniversary special paint scheme is on the point. |
| Photo Date: |
4/28/2012 Upload Date: 4/29/2012 12:09:47 AM |
| Location: |
Valley Park, MO |
| Author: |
William Acord |
| Categories: |
Scenic,RollingStock,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 145(P42DC) |
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264 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
High Iron!Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer" In St. Louis Gateway Amtrak Station |
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Once again, High Iron Rail Excursions has put together one of its special passenger trains to travel "rare mileage" over lines not normally served by passenger trains. Here we see the train sitting in St. Louis Gateway Station as it awaits its early morning departure the next morning. The train is traveling through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Kansas before ending its journey in Kansas City, MO. |
| Photo Date: |
4/28/2012 Upload Date: 4/29/2012 12:01:40 AM |
| Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
| Author: |
William Acord |
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RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
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451 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 145 40th Anniversary P42DC Leading High Iron Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer" Through Valley Park, MO--April 28, 2012 |
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AMTK 145, one of the P42DC locomotives carrying a 40th Anniversary special paint scheme is leading the High Iron Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer" through Valley Park, MO on the BNSF Cuba Sub early in the morning as it heads toward its first destination--Tulsa, OK. |
| Photo Date: |
4/28/2012 Upload Date: 4/29/2012 12:05:49 AM |
| Location: |
Valley Park, MO |
| Author: |
William Acord |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
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279 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
High Iron Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer" Crossing Meramec River in Valley Park, MO--April 28, 2012 |
| Description: |
Early on the morning of April 28, 2012, the High Iron Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer" departed St. Louis on a 2000-plus mile journey that would take it through 5 states. Here we see the train as it crosses the Meramec River in Valley Park, MO on the BNSF Cuba Sub. The rearmost car we see here is "Caritas," which was built in 1948 by the Pullman Company for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad(Frisco). The car has been used on such famous passenger trains as the Frisco/MKT "Texas Special." |
| Photo Date: |
4/28/2012 Upload Date: 4/29/2012 12:16:44 AM |
| Location: |
Valley Park, MO |
| Author: |
William Acord |
| Categories: |
Scenic,RollingStock,Bridge,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 145(P42DC) |
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455 Comments: 0 |
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