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Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee Saturday, May 13, 2006 | |
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About the time I finished my donuts and was wondering what to do, this guy went rolling past our hotel room. Noting the "swoosh" logo, I quickly decided the best thing would be to try to get ahead of him and grab a couple of pix; off I went. I got off hiway 27 at Thrasher Pike and, crossing the tracks, found him waiting in the trees. On the signal bridge above, a "High Green" was set for oncoming traffic. I settled back, waiting... Click on the picture to bring up a larger version of each view on this page. |
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I hadn't been there more than a couple of minutes when I heard train 161 announcing "Clear Cave Springs." A couple minutes more and I was able to grab this shot. BNSF 7717 |
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Not long after 161 went north, this 224 Intermodal followed him led by some more Burlington power. BNSF 7760 |
| Another shot as the 7760 crosses Thrasher Pike... |
| With two trains past, the 179 heads south and I finally get a good look at this EMD SD70ACe unit. It sounded stout! |
| A second shot... |
| It got quiet for a while so I returned to the hotel and picked up Anita. We drove through Dayton, where the Strawberry Festival was in full swing, and on up to Spring City where we had a BBQ lunch at the restaurant of Greg Marshall, son of a friend from Niceville. While there, I got a couple of pix of the local RR depot. I suspect this was built by the Cincinnati Southern, but it may be of more recent construction. |
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