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By:Jim Tiroch
Dates:5/19/2007 - 5/19/2007
Album Info:Mike Roth and myself got a ersonal tour of the North Hump tower of the Alton and Southerns Gateway Yard. Permission was given to post these photos.
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Looking west from the 6th floor
Title:  Looking west from the 6th floor
Description:  Looking from the top floor of the North Hump tower towards Downtown St. Louis
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 5/21/2007 10:11:02 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  UP 3105(SD40-2) UP 9899(SD40-2)
Views:  1072   Comments: 2
Hump Operators
Title:  Hump Operators
Description:  It takes two peole to control the hump. Outside behind the autoracks is the KCS yard. One of the guys was kind enough to give us an ariel photo of the yard from the sky.
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 5/21/2007 10:11:04 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Views:  408   Comments: 0
Looking west from the Crest
Title:  Looking west from the Crest
Description:  Standing at the Humps crest looking west towards Downtown, St. Louis. You can see Alton and Southern #2001 in the background.
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 5/21/2007 10:11:06 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  UP 3105(SD40-2)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
Looking east
Title:  Looking east
Description:  Looking east from the crest, we see the next cut of cars coming up to the crest
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 5/21/2007 10:11:07 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Views:  91   Comments: 0
North Hump Tower
Title:  North Hump Tower
Description:  The grade down from the crest is quite steep, in order for the cars to gain speed.
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 5/21/2007 10:11:09 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Views:  115   Comments: 1
GCFX 3072
Title:  GCFX 3072
Description:  It is gbreat to see the Alstom unit again!
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 5/21/2007 10:11:11 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  GCFX 3072(SD40-2)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
Damaged covered hopper
Title:  Damaged covered hopper
Description:  See what happens when you couple too fast!
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 5/21/2007 10:11:12 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Views:  102   Comments: 0
GATX 69236
Title:  GATX 69236
Description:  GATX is not happy about this!
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 5/21/2007 10:11:13 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  99   Comments: 0


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