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| Title: |
Packing Shed Spur |
| Description: |
A spur that once served the many packing sheds of the Rio Grande Valley. Most perishable traffic switched to trucks in the 1980s. |
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6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:02:50 PM |
| Location: |
Alamo, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Track |
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283 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Alamo TX |
| Description: |
Business 83 was being widened through Alamo. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:03:45 PM |
| Location: |
Alamo, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) |
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380 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Light Engines |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:03:50 PM |
| Location: |
Alamo, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
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616 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Light Engines |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:03:54 PM |
| Location: |
Alamo, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
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675 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Light Engines |
| Description: |
A most unusual movement on the RVSC. Heading east without any cars. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:03:59 PM |
| Location: |
Alamo, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
676 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Alamo TX |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:13 PM |
| Location: |
Alamo, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
600 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Alamo TX |
| Description: |
Crest Fruit Co was once a major shipper of citrus. The x-ing in the distance was the site of a horrible train-truck collision in which 34 farm workers lost their lives in 1940. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:17 PM |
| Location: |
Alamo, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
760 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Alamo TX |
| Description: |
RVSC |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:23 PM |
| Location: |
Alamo, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Track |
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269 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
McAllen TX |
| Description: |
Connecting track that allows RVSC to access former SP from the former MP line |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:27 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Track |
| Locomotives: |
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285 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Light Engines |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:30 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
585 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Light Engines |
| Description: |
The property was eventually sold to a church; which is occupying the lot as of 2016. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:33 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
650 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Light Engines |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:37 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
617 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
McAllen TX |
| Description: |
Looks a little funny splitting the buildings |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:43 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1744(GP7u) |
| Views: |
593 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Power |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:46 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1744(GP7u) |
| Views: |
629 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
RVSC flagging the xing |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:50 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1744(GP7u) |
| Views: |
600 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RVSC flagging the xing |
| Description: |
A very friendly worker |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:53 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
621 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Light Engines |
| Description: |
Coming off the SP-MP connector track |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:03 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1744(GP7u) |
| Views: |
584 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Light Engines |
| Description: |
Coming off the SP-MP connector track |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:06 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
601 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Light Engines |
| Description: |
This switch was used so frequently that it became one of the first ones to be upgraded. It now has an easy to throw mechanism with modern target. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:09 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
613 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Light Engines |
| Description: |
All set to head east |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:12 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
579 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
McColl Siding |
| Description: |
Within the city limit of McAllen; there once were packing sheds for citrus. Later more modern cold storage warehouses moved north to be closer to Hwy 281 for trucks. The last active shipper was loading scrap paper to recycling plants in Mexico. UP was not very thrilled with routing it to San Antonio back through Laredo. So UP added additional tariffs to kill it. Here RVSC passes the remains of the packing house. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:16 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
572 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
McColl siding |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:25 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
597 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pharr TX |
| Description: |
RVSC light engines are passing the onion shed of Elmore & Stahl. This packing shed received major damage from a fire in 2016. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:29 PM |
| Location: |
Pharr, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
594 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Light Engines |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:33 PM |
| Location: |
Pharr, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
598 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Light Engines |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:44 PM |
| Location: |
Pharr, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
586 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pharr TX |
| Description: |
Fuel depot once received tankers from railroad. This is the only railroad telegraph pole left standing between Harlingen and McAllen. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:49 PM |
| Location: |
Pharr, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
569 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pharr TX |
| Description: |
RVSC; looking west |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:06:05 PM |
| Location: |
Pharr, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Track |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
287 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pharr TX |
| Description: |
Fuel depot once received tankers from railroad. This is the only railroad telegraph pole left standing between Harlingen and McAllen. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:06:08 PM |
| Location: |
Pharr, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Track |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
370 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pharr TX |
| Description: |
Fuel depot once received tankers from railroad. This is the only railroad telegraph pole left standing between Harlingen and McAllen. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:06:13 PM |
| Location: |
Pharr, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
286 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Pharr Flyer |
| Description: |
When traffic was heavy, RVSC would operate a clean up train that would run ahead of the hauler. The flyer would pull empty cars from spurs. Then when the hauler arrived , the spur was already clear to drop off the loaded cars. |
| Photo Date: |
6/25/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:00 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
598 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Pharr Flyer |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/25/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:04 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
580 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
McAllen TX |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/25/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:06 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1233(SW1200) |
| Views: |
553 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
McAllen TX |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/25/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:09 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) |
| Views: |
311 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RVSC Pharr Flyer |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/25/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:11 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
564 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
McAllen TX |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/25/2003 Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:14 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) |
| Views: |
318 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC and the Fire |
| Description: |
A fire breaks out one block south of the RVSC McAllen yard. A bunch of old tires are ablaze. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:28 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
240 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC and the Fire |
| Description: |
The crew has bailed to watch the fire. Cars are parked all over Business 83. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:33 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) |
| Views: |
337 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC and the Fire |
| Description: |
The engineer is watching the fire. Cars are parked all over Business 83. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:37 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) |
| Views: |
314 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC and the Fire |
| Description: |
The engineer is watching the fire. Cars are parked all over Business 83. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:42 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) |
| Views: |
341 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC and the Fire |
| Description: |
This EMD can only dream about becoming an ALCO. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:46 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) |
| Views: |
361 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
RVSC and the Fire |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:50 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
592 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC and the Fire |
| Description: |
McAllen FD is beginning to put out the fire. The color of the smoke is changing. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:53 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) |
| Views: |
612 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RVSC and the Fire |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:57 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1749(GP7) |
| Views: |
725 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RVSC and the Fire |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:19:03 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1749(GP7) |
| Views: |
686 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC and the Fire |
| Description: |
A fire breaks out one block south of the RVSC McAllen yard. A bunch of old tires are ablaze. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:19:08 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
285 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RVSC and the Fire |
| Description: |
It continues to grow and both the RVSC Pharr Flyer and the McAllen FD will be arriving soon. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:19:12 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
229 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
RVSC and the Fire |
| Description: |
The RVSC Pharr Flyer has arrived with its empties. A string of boxcars was blocking the view. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:19:16 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
233 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NOKL 732980 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/26/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 3:55:40 PM |
| Location: |
McAllen, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
234 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CPAA 42450 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/27/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 1:49:31 PM |
| Location: |
Pharr, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
295 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRLE 512127 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/27/2003 Upload Date: 3/13/2016 1:49:38 PM |
| Location: |
Pharr, TX |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
236 Comments: 0 |
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