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NS Train 285 at Ferguson, MO
Title:  NS Train 285 at Ferguson, MO
Description:  Eastbound Norfolk Southern freight train #285 moves off of the siding and onto the St. Louis District main line in Ferguson, MO. This was after NS Train #112 had passed through on the main westbound, as shown in the previous photo. The train is being led by NS 9177 and 9499 (both C40-9Ws). Behind 9499 is C40-8W NS 8431.
Photo Date:  7/18/2014  Upload Date: 7/19/2014 12:15:22 AM
Location:  Ferguson, MO
Author:  James Hess
Categories:  Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9177(C40-9W) NS 9499(C40-9W)
Views:  237   Comments: 1
NS Train 112 Crossing Florissant Road
Title:  NS Train 112 Crossing Florissant Road
Description:  Norfolk Southerns mixed freight train #112 is seen here crossing the bridge over North Florissant Road before passing the Whistle Stop Café in Ferguson, MO. Hauling the train are NS 9287 (a C40-9W) and 7502 (a GE-built ES40DC). Behind the two were three other locomotives whose numbers I was unable to catch.
Photo Date:  7/18/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2014 11:47:24 PM
Location:  Ferguson, MO
Author:  James Hess
Categories:  Bridge,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9287(C40-9W) NS 7502(ES40DC)
Views:  197   Comments: 1
D66 Crossing Elizabeth Ave.
Title:  D66 Crossing Elizabeth Ave.
Description:  About 25 minutes after Train 224 rolled though, D66 was ordered to proceed eastbound from Berkeley toward Luther. As soon as the engineer told the dispatcher "Clear at Ferguson" (meaning he was passing the signals near Whistle Stop Cafe), I raced over to Ferguson and Godfrey to get a shot of NS 9290 (a C40-9W) and NS 5345 (a GP38-2) hauling the train across Elizabeth.
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 4/1/2015 9:53:32 AM
Location:  Ferguson, MO
Author:  James Hess
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9290(C40-9W) NS 5345(GP38-2)
Views:  194   Comments: 0
Train 224 Passes over Fergusons CityWalk Fountain
Title:  Train 224 Passes over Fergusons CityWalk Fountain
Description:  On March 31, I drove myself to work instead my usual bus trip, so that I could catch any good action on the NS line in Ferguson. After an hours wait, Train 224 announced a rare morning run exiting Luther Yard over Broadway. When the engineer announced he had passed the signals at McLaran Rd. in Jennings, I walked down from Whistle Stop to the CityWalk Fountain below to get a shot of NS 2580 (an EMD SD70) and NS 9295 (a C40-9W) passing over it with the train.
Photo Date:  3/31/2015  Upload Date: 4/1/2015 10:04:05 AM
Location:  Ferguson, MO
Author:  James Hess
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 2580(SD70) NS 9295(C40-9W)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
NS Train 285 passes the Depot, headed for Ferguson Junction
Title:  NS Train 285 passes the Depot, headed for Ferguson Junction
Description:  NS Train (285 I believe?) passes the Ferguson depot (Whistle Stop) just before rounding the curve toward the former Ferguson Junction and dipping through the Maline Creek Valley on its way to Luther Yard.
Photo Date:  2/19/2014  Upload Date: 2/20/2014 7:23:01 PM
Location:  Ferguson, MO
Author:  James Hess
Categories:  Station,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9914(C40-9W) NS 9457(C40-9W)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
NS 9914 and 9457 with Train 285 at Ferguson, MO
Title:  NS 9914 and 9457 with Train 285 at Ferguson, MO
Description:  Two C40-9Ws, NS 9914 and 9457 head eastbound through Ferguson, MO along Redmond Ave. They are taking NS Train 285 to Luther Yard in North St. Louis.
Photo Date:  2/19/2014  Upload Date: 2/20/2014 7:31:25 PM
Location:  Ferguson, MO
Author:  James Hess
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9914(C40-9W) NS 9457(C40-9W)
Views:  270   Comments: 1
NS Train 285 along Redmond Ave in Ferguson, MO
Title:  NS Train 285 along Redmond Ave in Ferguson, MO
Description:  Norfolk Southern C40-9Ws 9914 and 9457 haul NS Train 285, a long manifest of boxcars, flatcars, and autoracks, along Redmond Ave in Ferguson, MO.
Photo Date:  2/19/2014  Upload Date: 2/20/2014 7:32:30 PM
Location:  Ferguson, MO
Author:  James Hess
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9914(C40-9W) NS 9457(C40-9W)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
NS Train 285 in the Maline Creek Valley - Ferguson, MO
Title:  NS Train 285 in the Maline Creek Valley - Ferguson, MO
Description:  NS 9914 and 9457 have just led Train 285 past Redmond Ave in Ferguson and are now going through the Maline Creek Valley before crossing over West Florissant Ave on Fergusons boundary with Jennings.
Photo Date:  2/19/2014  Upload Date: 2/20/2014 7:35:20 PM
Location:  Ferguson, MO
Author:  James Hess
Categories:  Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9914(C40-9W) NS 9457(C40-9W)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
Norfolk Southern Train 21T crosses Florissant Rd.
Title:  Norfolk Southern Train 21T crosses Florissant Rd.
Description:  On some days, I stop at the Ferguson Municipal Library in Ferguson, MO on my way home from college classes. Then, after checking out what I need, I stop off at the Ferguson Station (Whistle Stop Café as it is referred to now) for a couple of hours to see if any NS trains go by.
Photo Date:  10/8/2014  Upload Date: 10/9/2014 9:23:40 AM
Location:  Ferguson, MO
Author:  James Hess
Categories:  Bridge,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9374(C44-9W) UP 7895(AC45CCTE) NS 9502(C40-9W)
Views:  299   Comments: 1
NS Train 218 passes Ferguson Station
Title:  NS Train 218 passes Ferguson Station
Description:  At 10:40 AM, on the same morning I caught 6938 hauling D67, Train 218 whooshed westbound past the old station with a double stack manifest. This train was led by NS 9663 (a C40-9W) and 8770 (a C40-9). This train came through right before I had to leave for work. Sometimes a good wait for train does pay off, AND in the time you want it.
Photo Date:  1/15/2015  Upload Date: 1/15/2015 10:10:10 PM
Location:  Ferguson, MO
Author:  James Hess
Categories:  Station,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9663(C40-9W) NS 8770(C40-9)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
Train 224 Crosses Maline Creek in Ferguson
Title:  Train 224 Crosses Maline Creek in Ferguson
Description:  On a cloudy Saturday in March, NS train train leads a westbound train 224 across Maline Creek near Forestwood Sports Park in Ferguson, MO. Just 5 minutes earlier, the NS Dispatcher at Luther had given the train permission to exit the outbound entry over Broadway in St. Louis. Leading this autorack/intermodal consist are GE-built C40-9W NS 9813, and NS 8820, a GE-built C40-9.
Photo Date:  3/29/2015  Upload Date: 4/1/2015 9:50:47 AM
Location:  Ferguson, MO
Author:  James Hess
Categories:  Bridge,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9813(C40-9W) NS 8820(C40-9)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
NS Train 285 rounding the Ferguson Curve toward the old Junction
Title:  NS Train 285 rounding the Ferguson Curve toward the old Junction
Description:  NS Train 285 rounds the curve along Redmond Ave. at Ferguson, MO on its way to Luther Yard in North St. Louis. She is led by C40-9Ws NS 9914 and 9574. This line is Norfolk Southerns St. Louis District, formerly the Wabash Railroads Moberly Division.
Photo Date:  2/19/2014  Upload Date: 2/20/2014 7:29:20 PM
Location:  Ferguson, MO
Author:  James Hess
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9914(C40-9W)
Views:  152   Comments: 0


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