North Collier, Petersburg, VA
July 5, 2008
(click on each image to see a larger version -- approx 1024X768)


DSC_00012008-07-05_10-11-16.jpg It was grey with occasional light rain falling when we pulled up to the "railfan" parking at North Collier yard. A Northbound manifest with an NS leader was waiting on track 1 but the first move we caught was a fast intermodal Northbound on track 2.

10:11am

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DSC_00042008-07-05_10-40-58.jpg Unfortunately, moves out of the yard or slow moves on track 1 block the view of the adjacent track. Despite this, I have never previously taken advantage of the Halifax Road overpass.

10:40am

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Westbound NS autoracks on the Petersburg Belt Line.

12:59pm

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1:16pm

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1:31pm

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Only at Collier would a bunch of guys hang around to wave and photograph a train of

Now just how does one spell "Pea-uuuuuu!"??

2:38pm
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4:53pm

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5:24pm

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5:36pm

With a steady rain falling again, I shot this last Eastbound of the evening from the protection of the Halifax Road overpass over the NS Belt Line.

6:17pm

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Mack Muir