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| Title: |
NS 5030 |
| Description: |
NS 5030 waits for the conductor with it's string of gons to head for the yard. |
| Photo Date: |
7/28/2012 Upload Date: 7/29/2012 10:05:12 AM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5030(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
203 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
This engine looks a little funny from this angle..... |
| Description: |
According to our source, the engineer and the conductor had a bit of a communication gap... |
| Photo Date: |
12/23/2016 Upload Date: 12/25/2016 10:56:32 AM |
| Location: |
Centralia, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5037(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
555 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Holy cow! |
| Description: |
A side shot reveals the effect of the crash......... |
| Photo Date: |
12/23/2016 Upload Date: 12/25/2016 11:03:20 AM |
| Location: |
Centralia, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5037(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
689 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
The duo together..... |
| Description: |
Here we have the crashed pair in the same shot.......you guess the speed! |
| Photo Date: |
12/23/2016 Upload Date: 12/25/2016 11:07:20 AM |
| Location: |
Centralia, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5037(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
659 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
NS 5048 |
| Description: |
High nose geep at rest in Salisbury MO |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/2011 Upload Date: 9/20/2011 9:30:32 PM |
| Location: |
Salisbury, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5048(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
315 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
And another grab shot... |
| Description: |
The other unit going to get it's train. |
| Photo Date: |
7/25/2022 Upload Date: 8/11/2022 8:17:46 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5054(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
149 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Headed in another direction..... |
| Description: |
This one's pulling a mixed bag of things..... |
| Photo Date: |
7/25/2022 Upload Date: 8/11/2022 8:22:54 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5054(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
175 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
The little engine that couldn't.... |
| Description: |
This 4 axle, had 61 full cars coming out of the steel plant, and only made it this far......... |
| Photo Date: |
9/8/2012 Upload Date: 9/11/2012 9:07:15 AM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5087(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
263 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
About to get more power to the 4 axle.... |
| Description: |
The Mr Rescue tow train has arrived to hook on to the beleagured 4 axle..... |
| Photo Date: |
9/8/2012 Upload Date: 9/11/2012 9:09:46 AM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5087(GP38-2) NS 8796(C40-9) NS 9026(C40-9W) |
| Views: |
361 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 5099 |
| Description: |
One more of the 4 units on a mixed freight |
| Photo Date: |
7/3/2006 Upload Date: 7/3/2006 11:52:21 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5099(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
553 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pair of high nose units |
| Description: |
A pair of the "old guys" switching in AO Smith |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/2016 Upload Date: 5/15/2016 5:23:42 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5136(GP38-2) NS 5102(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
76 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 5105 |
| Description: |
With a very light load, NS 5105 heads for the yard in a light dusting of stuff. |
| Photo Date: |
1/27/2009 Upload Date: 2/9/2009 10:40:24 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5105(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
433 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 5143 |
| Description: |
Pulling a light load today, only 3 gons, heading for AO Smith yard. |
| Photo Date: |
1/2/2015 Upload Date: 1/2/2015 10:08:35 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5143(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
89 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
On hold at Earth City........ |
| Description: |
This train is having to wait....an autorack train from Wentzeville had just recently passed by, so they have to wait for clearance, after doing some switching at Earth City. |
| Photo Date: |
4/17/2015 Upload Date: 4/18/2015 7:46:10 AM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5143(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
173 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
HLCX 6505 |
| Description: |
There were 5 units on this mixed freight coming out of NS Luther yard in St Louis. This was number 3 |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/2001 Upload Date: 7/15/2013 11:16:15 AM |
| Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
HLCX 6505(SD40M-3) NS 5154(GP38-2) HLCX 3800(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
782 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 5155 |
| Description: |
1 of 4 engines on a mixed freight |
| Photo Date: |
7/3/2006 Upload Date: 7/3/2006 11:50:04 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5155(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
522 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 5174 |
| Description: |
About to leave AO Smith for the steel plant. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/2025 Upload Date: 1/1/2025 7:37:08 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
NS 5174(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
23 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 5180 |
| Description: |
Lone NS GP waits for a Terminal RR train to get out of it's way before heading to AO Smith yard. |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/2012 Upload Date: 1/1/2013 10:41:44 AM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5180(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
345 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
On the hill.... |
| Description: |
They dropped the 4 center beams before I arrived, which was a bit unusual. They might be back later to move them(?). Conductor is at the switch by the main, as an air test takes place before moving. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/2022 Upload Date: 7/28/2022 4:20:41 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5181(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
123 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
At the pinnacle...... |
| Description: |
Long shot, in the heat, as conductor watches the cars ease by..... |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/2022 Upload Date: 7/28/2022 4:21:22 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5181(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
107 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Rollin'...... |
| Description: |
We are finished here (for now), and heading for the steel fabricator on the other side of the river. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/2022 Upload Date: 7/28/2022 4:21:46 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5181(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
132 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 5181 wrecked..... |
| Description: |
Do not know what happened to this one. I have captured this one switching at Earth City some time back. |
| Photo Date: |
3/30/2024 Upload Date: 4/3/2024 6:19:56 PM |
| Location: |
Moberly, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5181(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
76 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 5181 & 3362 |
| Description: |
Parked out on their own after some kind of mishap..... |
| Photo Date: |
3/30/2024 Upload Date: 4/3/2024 6:20:41 PM |
| Location: |
Moberly, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5181(GP38-2) NS 3362(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
100 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS Trio |
| Description: |
NS trio working with a short cut of cars in Granite City, IL |
| Photo Date: |
11/4/2006 Upload Date: 11/5/2006 12:22:36 AM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 6126(SD40-2) NS 5190(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
571 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Nothing going on in Federal yard..... |
| Description: |
Yard is pretty full, as two geeps wait for direction. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2022 Upload Date: 9/24/2022 9:00:39 PM |
| Location: |
Alton, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5193(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
146 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 5210 |
| Description: |
Another high nose, which has been working the Ford plant in Hazelwood. |
| Photo Date: |
10/23/2000 Upload Date: 7/15/2013 5:01:53 PM |
| Location: |
Berkeley, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5210(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
520 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 5229 working along Missouri Ave...... |
| Description: |
NS high nose geep duo, working AO Smith, with some gons/hoppers.......at least they have enough power for now. |
| Photo Date: |
12/24/2013 Upload Date: 12/28/2013 8:36:18 AM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
159 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Setting the brakes on some cars..... |
| Description: |
In preparation to pick up some empties, the conductor sets the brake on 3 flats. The 4 centerbeams will be switched after 1 empty boxcar and 3 empty centerbeams are pulled out.and |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:09:19 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
185 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Clearing the switch..... |
| Description: |
Separated from their train so they can retreive some empties. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:10:06 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
173 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Down the hill..... |
| Description: |
Backing down the hill to get an empty boxcar. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:11:01 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
166 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coming out with one from the far side..... |
| Description: |
The empty boxcar has been captured, and they will be going for the 3 centerbeams shortly. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:11:56 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
163 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Going back for 3 empties on this side.... |
| Description: |
Conductor hangs on after tyhrowing another switch, so they can get the centerbeams. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:12:59 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
178 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
All the empties are collected..... |
| Description: |
All empties are collected, and out we go!!!! |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:14:04 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
173 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Turning on the overhead signals.... |
| Description: |
This is a manual operation at this location, so the conductor gets things activated. They will block the road for a bit after they attach to the other cars. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:15:39 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
187 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coming across 141..... |
| Description: |
Signals are active, as they cross the road to reset the switch, to back up to the rest of the train. Unhappy drivers wait! |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:16:24 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
156 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Backing up the other hill...... |
| Description: |
They have backed up the other hill, just off the main. They will wait for an east bound manifest, making it's way to Luther Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:21:41 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
192 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Passing the local..... |
| Description: |
The manifest is about to pass the waiting local. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:23:41 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Bridge,Signal,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 7524(ES44DC) NS 4083(AC44C6M) NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
242 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
On the move...... |
| Description: |
The manifest is past, and they are on the move to the next spot, to switch out the 3 flat cars on this train. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:24:55 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
331 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
On the move thru St Peters..... |
| Description: |
They have finished swapping out the 3 empty flats, for 3 full ones. They will do some more switching about a mile west of here. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/2021 Upload Date: 3/14/2021 6:25:41 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Peters, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
184 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Working with some cars... |
| Description: |
This NS unit has come out of Federal yard, and is about to do some switching in the Hartford area. |
| Photo Date: |
1/27/2022 Upload Date: 1/29/2022 3:12:26 PM |
| Location: |
Hartford, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5229(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
103 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
NS local also appered...... |
| Description: |
The NS local appeared, did a bit of switching, and is now ready to go. |
| Photo Date: |
6/28/2019 Upload Date: 7/4/2019 2:17:42 PM |
| Location: |
Mexico, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5231(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
260 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
NS trains on the move now..... |
| Description: |
This was also a nice find on this east bound NS train... |
| Photo Date: |
6/18/2022 Upload Date: 6/26/2022 4:22:29 PM |
| Location: |
Tolono, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5233(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
120 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Working the steel mill..... |
| Description: |
NS duo works a load of empty gons into place to get loaded. |
| Photo Date: |
11/12/2020 Upload Date: 11/29/2020 2:18:07 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, IL |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5281(GP38-2) NS 5262(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
136 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 5332 |
| Description: |
A very clean geep does some switching at the lumber yard in Earth City, MO. |
| Photo Date: |
11/21/2011 Upload Date: 11/27/2011 9:57:10 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5332(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
258 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 5332 |
| Description: |
A different angle on the switching. The empty centerbeam is out of the way. |
| Photo Date: |
11/21/2011 Upload Date: 11/27/2011 10:01:29 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5332(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
224 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 5340 |
| Description: |
The local works thru the snow & wind in The Earth City Mo area. |
| Photo Date: |
1/11/2011 Upload Date: 1/15/2011 10:18:11 PM |
| Location: |
Earth City, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 5340(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
454 Comments: 3 |
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