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Amtrak Train 20 leaving Tuscaloosa on December 4th with great horn work from a great crew

Amtrak Train 20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLjwdjn5hUI

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Amtrak Trains 19 and 20 meet at Coaling, AL with 19 holding the main and Train 20 taking the siding. Train 19 immediatley takes off after Train 20 is in the clear and once the dispatcher lines the switch Train 20 backs out and takes off. From the time Train 20 appeared and dissapeared took less than 10 minutes!

Outstanding work by both crews!

http://youtu.be/mNXYlMeZSLE

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Riding the Lake Shore Limited from Elkhart to Chicago in 1998. The Broadway Limited is also seen detouring through Elkhart that day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6NQXuTywy4

Riding the Southwest Chief from Kansas City to Chicago in 2005.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAzliPS-YgA

Track gangs are laying down tie plates from north to south so the action around Tuscaloosa is sparse to say the least. I did manage to get NS 225 before they got started and then of course the Amtrak runs which were running under track warrants between Crabtree amd Tuscaloosa. This of course caused a delay for both trains but provided great audio for my video's as I had just charged up the batteries in my hand held. Be sure to check out 19's reverse move with great radio.

NS 225 with Three UP's and hard braking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjpdtQ8yR68

Train 20 and 19 meeting with great horn work by Train 19..thanks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWj2cFJHKAA

Train 19 backing out of Bryant then proceeding South
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1y62XLhiE4

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Video of the Downeaster's Toys For Tots train arriving in Portland:

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Photo-a ... -toys.html

AGS South action at Tuscaloosa using my new JVC Everio camera. The editing sucks but I'm sure I will get better as I get use to the software. The camrea is great and I really like it.

First up is NS 225
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH7RlqQ_AgI

then Train 19 running on time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRebWHkzIDo

now Train 20 at MP 195
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgy7aogAytE

NS A37 or A97 headed to Mercedes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZVeVj8xSTs

NS 345 with Union Pacific Dash 8 old cab trailing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZVeVj8xSTs

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Unknown NS train I captured using the auto shoot feature of my new Everio camera while I was at the gym and Amtrak Train 19 and 20 at Grimmes Crossing road in Coaling, Alabama. Train 20 has a sleeper on the rear!


Amtrak 19 and then 20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RDdOApoDxA

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Not a good day for chasing. Started raining heavy around noon. Did manage to get Both Cresents and NS 198 before calling it quits


http://youtu.be/nMvrerhDmqI

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Cresents meeting at Brant siding with great radio audio

http://youtu.be/GhhZwj-An7E

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Northeast Corridor @ Secaucus JCT , Trenton & Newark Penn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm63CDQKpJg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92XrY_QJg_Q

Amtrak & NJT @ Secaucus JCT - Mid December Trains

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z772Dsr2n8A

Attention Secaucus JCT Upper Level Passengers - November & Early December trains

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27D4-tGbmAE

Amtrak's Southwest Chief, Chicago IL to La Junta CO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NTYPYKr ... ature=plcp


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Caught the eastbound SW Chief near Maxwell, NM with a very friendly Amtrak engineer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvWkYGKbMPw

Caught the eastbound SW Chief near Maxwell, NM with a very friendly Amtrak engineer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvWkYGKbMPw

High Speed action @ Secaucus - Day & Night w/ Acela Express Meet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXndzJK3hbE

Went out to Coaling today in hopes of catching a meet between Amtrak Train 19 and 20. NS 22Q was in the hole so I figured 19 would pull in behind then back out after Train 20 passed. I figured right but wasn't going to drive back there and get my truck muddy. Instead I took advantage of the slow orders and shot both trains in various locations. Exceptional horn work by both crews but Train 19's crew just showed out as they came up to MP 195. Great work by all!

be sure to watch the last video...it's funny if I do say so myself

Train 20
http://youtu.be/nGVrsZ-Stzg

Train 19
http://youtu.be/MOt_qSSifSM

New Horn on TFM 1622
http://youtu.be/T0fWpypKg3k

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