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At the Trottle
A tribute to the engineers who drive the engines of America's railways. Comments welcome from those who sat behind the trottle.
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Photo ID: 435945

Drip....drip....drip. With his pocket watch and a small flashlight, Sierra #3 Engineer Dave Tadlock adjusts the oil feed rate on his locomotive's Detroit Lubricator. Although steam locomo... (more)

Railroad: Sierra Railway
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-0
Location: Jamestown, California, USA
Locomotive #: SRYC 3
Train ID: Railtown Excursion
Photo Date: September 01, 2012


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By: Kevin Madore

Added: May 13, 2013

Views: 4,656
Comments: 2

Favorited: 8
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Photo ID: 435933

The cab of the NS Veteran's unit is impressively clean.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: SD60E
Location: District of Columbia, USA
Locomotive #: NS 6920
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 11, 2013


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By: Matt Donnelly

Added: May 13, 2013

Views: 16,221
Comments: 2

Favorited: 43
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Photo ID: 434111

On a late night Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, conductor Chris stands in-between two Horizon Amfleet cars and relays information to the engineer regarding the next stop, Old Town. As he stands in the h... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: EMD F59PHI
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK #456
Train ID: Amtrak 1790
Photo Date: April 27, 2013


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By: Christopher A. Paetow

Added: Apr 28, 2013

Views: 2,770
Comments: 0

Favorited: 14
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Photo ID: 433511

Visitors of the Museum of Science and Industry can view the Pioneer Zephyr inside and out. Here is a view of the cab.

Railroad: Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Locomotive: Budd Pioneer Zephyr
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: CBQ 9900
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 20, 2013


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By: Kevin Kolar

Added: Apr 23, 2013

Views: 5,950
Comments: 2

Favorited: 28
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Photo ID: 432683

Veteran Montana Rail Link Engineer Charlie Kehrwald is at the controls of GP35 No. 405, as we grind up the 2.2 percent grade of the Harrison Branch at 8.6 mph a few miles south of Sappington, Mont... (more)

Railroad: Montana Rail Link
Locomotive: EMD GP35
Location: Sappington, Montana, USA
Locomotive #: MRL 405
Train ID: R-MRL8441-7
Photo Date: May 07, 2012


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By: Tom Danneman

Added: Apr 17, 2013

Views: 8,928
Comments: 5

Favorited: 47


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Photo ID: 432520

A view from the engineer's side of Milwaukee Road boxcab 10200. No. 10200 was the first of 42 electric locomotives delivered by General Electric to the Road beginning in 1915, the year it was buil... (more)

Railroad: Milwaukee Road
Locomotive: GE Boxcab Electric
Location: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: MILW 10200
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 11, 2013


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By: Dave Schauer

Added: Apr 16, 2013

Views: 4,997
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Favorited: 9
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Photo ID: 431591

As a present for my eighteenth birthday, I got to ride in the NCTM's FP7. Here is a shot of the engineer with his hand on the throttle passing under the pedestrian bridge.

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP7
Location: Spencer, North Carolina, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 6133
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 05, 2013


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By: Moss Miller

Added: Apr 08, 2013

Views: 3,417
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Favorited: 10
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Photo ID: 430900

The cab of Union Pacific rotary snowplow No. 900082 allows the crew to operate the motive power back in the train as well as the operations of the plow itself. The unique “marine windows” are ... (more)

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Rotary snowplow
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Locomotive #: UP 900082
Train ID: Unassigned
Photo Date: March 25, 2013


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By: Mike Danneman

Added: Apr 03, 2013

Views: 11,934
Comments: 4

Favorited: 43
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Photo ID: 429859

Vince "The Godfather" Cipolla awaits the signal to depart Fillmore for a short excursion trip with a strong sense of reminiscence.

Railroad: Fillmore & Western
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Fillmore, California, USA
Locomotive #: FMWX 14
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 23, 2013


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By: Joe Gartman

Added: Mar 26, 2013

Views: 2,606
Comments: 1

Favorited: 5
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Photo ID: 429019

Kermit the Switcher. This green switcher sits outside the restoration shops at Cass. The shops are home to the reconstruction of a Climax locomotive. This locomotive is used to switc... (more)

Railroad: Cass Scenic Railroad
Locomotive: GE 44-ton
Location: Cass, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: CSRR 77
Train ID: Unassigned
Photo Date: March 15, 2013


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By: Ryan Lewis

Added: Mar 19, 2013

Views: 4,338
Comments: 4

Favorited: 16


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Photo ID: 428643

Cab shot of MBTX 1133, a GP40MC. Taken with permission

Railroad: MBTA
Locomotive: GMD GP40MC
Location: Middleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTX 1133
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 27, 2012


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By: ExtreamRailfan

Added: Mar 16, 2013

Views: 5,321
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Favorited: 13
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Photo ID: 428058

Captured from an overhead walkway as it approached the platforms. That's my story and I'm sticking with it! Part of a Lerro Productions "Night at the Museum".

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: GG-1
Location: Strasburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 4935
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 18, 2013


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By: Mitch Goldman

Added: Mar 10, 2013

Views: 5,010
Comments: 3

Favorited: 24
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Photo ID: 427755

Conductor Mike May has a job briefing with his engineer during a night photo session in the Durango Yard.

Railroad: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Durango, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: D&SNG 481
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 30, 2010


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By: William Diehl

Added: Mar 08, 2013

Views: 2,892
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Favorited: 13
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Photo ID: 427290

Rio Grande conductor Neal Thorpe and Engineer Glade Collard pose for the camera working D&RGW's Elberta Turn on July 3, 1987.

Railroad: Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP30
Location: Genola, Utah, USA
Locomotive #: DRGW 3010
Train ID: DRGW 664
Photo Date: July 03, 1987


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By: James Belmont

Added: Mar 04, 2013

Views: 3,618
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Favorited: 22
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Photo ID: 425474

That's a wrap folks! After 40 years of service for the Union Pacific Railroad, engineer R.E. Helling stands by his last locomotive, just after climbing off the unit for the last time. Mr. Helling ... (more)

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD GP40M-2
Location: Salina, Kansas, USA
Locomotive #: UP 1482
Train ID: YSN48-30
Photo Date: January 30, 2013


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By: Luke Lohrmeyer

Added: Feb 18, 2013

Views: 4,282
Comments: 3

Favorited: 16
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