Some Recent x635 Photos

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I haven't had much time or energy to share a lot of the photos I've taken recently on here, but since the time change has me an hour ahead, here are some select photos I've taken over the past month or two. I may add some more tommorow. I'm too lazy to add captions, so if you have a question about the photo, just post on this thread and ask, and I'll do my best to answer.

All photos taken by me.

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Love the slug without its mother ship. Rarely seen railroad apparatus outside of closed, working yards.

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Love the slug without its mother ship. Rarely seen railroad apparatus outside of closed, working yards.

I was going to ask what that was. I've never seen anything like it. Is it just used for additonal power?

It's part of the Georgetown Railroad, which is a short line that serves and is owned by Texas Crushed Stone.

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No more Texas DPS cars with Freedoms.... Fleet switching to Libertys, what a shame...

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I was going to ask what that was. I've never seen anything like it. Is it just used for additonal power?

It's part of the Georgetown Railroad, which is a short line that serves and is owned by Texas Crushed Stone.

Bingo Bango... Sorta, lol. It provides better traction by balancing power between the locomotive and the slug. A "Mate" on the other hand has a power plant to produce power.

http://en.wikipedia....Slug_(railroad)

Edited March 13, 2012 by lafd55

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I was going to ask what that was. I've never seen anything like it. Is it just used for additonal power?

It's part of the Georgetown Railroad, which is a short line that serves and is owned by Texas Crushed Stone.

Slugs and snails are terms used in railroading for auxiliary power. A slug has traction motors but no prime mover (engine) thus the lack of diesel tanks in the belly of that unit. It essentially uses excess electricity produced by the traditional diesel electric locomotive that it is coupled with and powers additional axels without the need for more combustion. A snail is a rarer piece that has a prime mover but no traction motors and is intended to provide more electricity to the other locomotives.

All this not to be confused with a "B" unit which is a fully functional locomotive built without a cab to run in consist behind another or multiple locomotives.

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Slugs and snails are terms used in railroading for auxiliary power. A slug has traction motors but no prime mover (engine) thus the lack of diesel tanks in the belly of that unit. It essentially uses excess electricity produced by the traditional diesel electric locomotive that it is coupled with and powers additional axels without the need for more combustion. A snail is a rarer piece that has a prime mover but no traction motors and is intended to provide more electricity to the other locomotives.

All this not to be confused with a "B" unit which is a fully functional locomotive built without a cab to run in consist behind another or multiple locomotives.

The Providence and Worchester (Which used to make regular runs through NY on the New Haven Line) used a Slug quite often. It adds tractive effort, as was said before. A rare sight, nice find.

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The Citizen's Patrol car, is that like a block watch type or CERT of service?

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The Demolition truck, is that a sled dog carrier body?

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The Citizen's Patrol car, is that like a block watch type or CERT of service?

It's a Citizens On Patrol car. They don't respond to anything, and do not intervene, just drive around and look for stuff and help at large events. Mostly retired cops and other retirees wanting to help. Basically a proactive roving neighborhood watch..

The Demolition truck, is that a sled dog carrier body?

I have no idea, never seen anything like it. I thought x129k would get a kick out of it, but I guess not.

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The Demolition truck, is that a sled dog carrier body?

Looks to me like a hunt truck, seats up top for spotting game and dog boxes below.

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x129k likes it alot..LOL

LOOKS like a truck used to drive around on a high fenced ranch...the "hunters" sit on the bench seat and shoot from there..they usually have a horn system like the back step did back in the day...the driver stopped when he was signaled so the shooter can shoot..many of the ranches in Texas are fenced in and they have imported exotic animals such as audads and some african game that thrive in the southern texas land.

It is, in my opinion, not very sporting.

And yes - they appear to be built in dog kennels.

I do however get semi-chub from any fullsize IFS on 35's.

Edited March 19, 2012 by x129K

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The Providence and Worchester (Which used to make regular runs through NY on the New Haven Line) used a Slug quite often. It adds tractive effort, as was said before. A rare sight, nice find.

still runs on Thursday nights ! While locking up Hq at 2300 it was passing Port Chester westbound, loaded down with coal for Con Ed !

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Kenworth-Manitex Extreme Duty

Williamson County Department Of Emergency Communications Field Response Unit

New Freightliner SD108 series:

Western Star W700:

Post-Tim Tebow's "Easter On The Hill"

And another night in Austin PD's Officers in the "George" sector, at the ARCH Homeless Shelter:

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The Providence and Worchester (Which used to make regular runs through NY on the New Haven Line) used a Slug quite often. It adds tractive effort, as was said before. A rare sight, nice find.

I pass by their yard often on my way to work. It's not a slug, but an actual cabless locomotive. I've only seen one, but it appears that they had more than 1 unit in the past: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=391542&nseq=5

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New Freightliner SD108 is sharp, almost looks like a MACK.

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The P&R unit referenced is called a B unit. Many popular freight and passenger locomotives were produced in B units and were lashed up behind there traditional A unit twins for additional power. They are identical in every way minus the cab. None are known to be in production any more. The GRR unit Seth posted is a slug however. No fuel tanks under frame, no exhaust, no cooling fans all equal no engine for motive power.

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The slug belongs to Georgetown Railroad, which is a subsidary of Texas Crushed Stone. They are a short line railroad, and use it to basically shuttle hopper cars with crushed limestone. Their yard is gigantic, and they have a whole bunch of subsidarys based off the railroad portion of the business. .

http://en.wikipedia....getown_Railroad

However, I've seen BNSF and Union Pacific picking up the cars directly.

New Freightliner SD108 is sharp, almost looks like a MACK.

It does. Freightliner is really digging their claws into the heavy duty occupational market. It must be lucrative, because a lot of companies are also adding to their product line, such as CAT.

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Kenworth-Manitex Extreme Duty

This Kenworth is pretty bad-a$$.

Seth, Quality Towing here in Vails Gate has a similar rig with a rotating boom for heavy recoveries. I will see if i can get a shot of it in the next few days. I have seen it in action and the thing is pretty darn impressive.

Quality has quite the fleet and they take much pride in their equipment, keeping it clean and usually on display in front of their shop on Route 32.