Post "Current Shots" of Fallen Flag Freight HERE:

[UP SD40-2]

OK folks, this thread is dedicated to freight from Fallen Flags, thats right, ANY freight cars that you may see out there that are still in operation TODAY, LETS SEE IT!:thumb:

REMEMBER: Just because you see it today, doesn't mean it will be operating tomorrow, SO TAKE THOSE PICS!!!:winki::mrgreen:

**THE RULES:
1- the pictures MUST be taken by YOU

2- the freight cars CAN BE PATCHED, but MUST have the ORIGINAL ROAD lettering or logo STILL ON IT.

3- NO pictures allowed from the past, that means NO pictures from before the road became a "Fallen Flag".

4- NO pictures of freight cars that are in a museum, that defeats the whole purpose of this thread, it MUST still be in regular operation.

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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR FALLEN FLAGS

Atlantic Coast Line -ACL
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway - ATSF AT&SF Santa Fe
Bessemer & Lake Erie - BLE
Burlington Northern - BN
Boston & Maine - B&M
Baltimore & Ohio - B&O
Bangor & Arostook - BAR
Chicago Burlington & Quincy - CBQ
Clinchfield
Conrail
Kansas City Southern - KCS
Chicago & Northwestern - CNW
Chesapeake & Ohio - C&O
Clinchfield
Delaware & Hudson - D&H
Duluth Missabe & Iron Range - DMIR
Denver & Rio Grande Western - DRGW Rio Grande
Detroit Toledo & Ironton - DTI
Erie Lackawanna - EL
Erie Railroad - ERIE
Gulf Mobile & Ohio - GM&O
GN Great Northern - GN
Grand Trunk Railway - GT
Grand Trunk Western - GTW
Great Northern - GN
Illinois Central Gulf - ICG
Illinois Central - IC
Lehigh Valley
Louisville & Nashville - L&N
Maine Central - MEC
Milwaukee Road
Missouri-Kansas-Texas - MKT KATY
Missouri Pacific - MP
New Haven - NH
Northern Pacific - NP
Norfolk & Western - NW
New York Central - NYC
Penn Central - PC
Pennsylvania Railroad - PRR
Reading Railroad - RDG READING
Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomic - RFP
Rock Island - RI ROCK
Seaboard Air Line - SAL
Seaboard Coast Line - SCL
Soo Line - SOO
Southern - SOU
St Louis Southwestern - SSW Cotton Belt
Texas & Pacific - T&P
Wabash
Western Maryland - WM
Western Pacific - WP
Wisconsin Central - WC

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I know i DON'T have ALL the Fallen Flags listed, but this is just a condensed "quick reference guide" that has the most probable roads you will run into:winki: . If you can get shots of IN SERVICE FALLEN FLAG FREIGHT, that i don't have listed, GREAT!, POST IT!!:thumb:

I think it would be GREAT to see just what freight cars are still operating out there from Fallen Flags. this will also give you Rail Fans something else to get shots of, besides engines, thus making your rail fanning experience more enjoyable:winki: .

Now I'm done talking on here, its up to YOU FOLKS to get out there and get shots of ANY Fallen Flag freight cars in your area on HERE:thumb: .

**One last thing, if you ever found any Fallen Flag engines, DON'T post them on here, that would REALLY be an AWESOME find, and would constitute a thread all on its own

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**OK, one more last thing

, i WILL permit Fallen Flag passenger cars on here too:twisted: .

THATS MY FINAL ANSWERS ON THIS MATTER...PERIOD!

**A HUGE THANK YOU!, to Charlie(slekjr), Kurt(cnw1961), and ED(eightyeightfan1) for helping me out with the Fallen Flag list:winki: , THANKS GUYS!:thumb::mrgreen:

****FEEL FREE TO PRINT FOR A QUICK REFERENCE****

 

[brakie]

Great idea Deano! :thumb:

I see several cars from the fallen flags every week but,never thought to take their picture..That's about to change.

 

[UP SD40-2]

Larry:wav: , ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!!:thumb::thumb::thumb:

Those shots you posted are EXACTLY what i am talking about!:thumb::mrgreen:

You know, so many of us try and get the "perfect" engine shot while Rail fanning, then we drop our cameras:eeki: , NOW, we have gave our Rail fanning experiences more purpose:winki: , and besides that, we can make this thread a "record" of the neat Fallen Flag freight that is STILL OPERATING today:thumb: .

(BTW, THANK YOU Larry, for the complement:mrgreen: )

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Here are MY contributions to this thread:

The next three shots arnt greatops: , i was a ways from these when i took the shots, but you CAN see all three are Rio Grande's.

 

[steamhead]

This is a GREAT idea.....I would just add...If the "fallen flag" is somewhat obscure (little known outside of a certain geographic area), a little "blurb" regarding the line would be nice to "enrich" our meager (mine really..) knowledge of railroadiana....Seeing Larry's SOO Lines brought this to mind....
Also, date & place of picture...
I think I'll have to carry my camera with me, just in case....

 

[UP SD40-2]

This is a GREAT idea.....I would just add...If the "fallen flag" is somewhat obscure (little known outside of a certain geographic area), a little "blurb" regarding the line would be nice to "enrich" our meager (mine really..) knowledge of railroadiana....Seeing Larry's SOO Lines brought this to mind....
Also, date & place of picture...
I think I'll have to carry my camera with me, just in case....

Gus, THANKS!:mrgreen:
The added info you mentioned IS a good idea:thumb: , HOWEVER, i am NOT going to make it a requirement, heres the thing, i want to keep this 100% simple, the four rules i stated in the first post of this thread will make it hard enough. It took me almost a year to come up with the four freight cars i posted, so it just goes to show you this isn't an everyday occurrence, but DON'T get discouraged, believe me, when you DO come across a Fallen Flag freight, NOW, it will slap make your day:winki: .

ANYONE that DOES want to post added info, like Gus mentioned, or even more then that, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO!:thumb: , but again, its NOT a requirement. if ANYONE has ANY questions about the pics feel free to ask about them, i am sure the "poster" would love to tell about it:winki: .

 

[riverotter]

Wow - what a great idea! This is a thread that could go on and on and on and on...

I'll have to start packing my camera every time I go out the driveway -- I live east of Kansas City and I see sooooo much 'fallen flags' rolling stock. I've always thought, "cool, look at the (insert Midwestern road name of your choice) (insert freight car type of your choice) - amazing it's still being used!" Now I'll have to remember to point and shoot, then post!

 

[jbaakko]

Don't mind me, while I flood the topic...

 

[jbaakko]

6 more, I think a dozen is good for now, I'll wait for some replies before I post more.

 

[Sarge_7]

OK, not quite a freight car, but still a rare find.

 

[UP SD40-2]

Josh, GREAT FINDS!:thumb: , hey, no need to wait if you have more, post 'em if ya got 'em:winki::mrgreen: .

Jim, your pic IS a good find:thumb: , we'll let that slide:winki::mrgreen: .

 

[rrol61]

What a trip down memory lane. Keep this thread going. rrol61

 

[UP SD40-2]

What a trip down memory lane. Keep this thread going. rrol61

My Dad next to NEVER writes(hes a lurker), but even he supports this thread:thumb::mrgreen: .

Charlie:wav: , GREAT SHOTS!:thumb: , i was really hoping YOU would get in on this too:winki::mrgreen: .

 

[eightyeightfan1]

A pair of gons
Boston and Maine gondola.
Taken a couple of weeks ago.

And the yellow one...This'll put a smile on Ralphs face.

 

[eightyeightfan1]

Here's some help Deano.

BA Boston and Albany
BM Boston and Maine
NH New Haven
MEC Maine East Coast
RUT Rutland
PRR Pennsylvainia Railroad
HOUS Housatonic Railroad


By the way....A few years ago, I did catch a Conrail unit hopper train with hoppers lettered for NYC, PRR, NH and PC, with just a couple for CR.

Did have a camcorder with me(Shoulder buster...Remember those?), couldn't wait til I got home to view the tape....Unfortunatly....I FORGOT TO LOAD A TAPE!...............WAAAAAAAAAAAA.............

 

[UP SD40-2]

GOOD SHOTS ED!:thumb: , and THANK YOU for the help on the list:thumb:

I ALSO need to say THANKS to two VERY GOOD friends of mine, Charlie(slekjr), and Kurt(CNW1961), BOTH of them seen the distress in my last post, and they sent two different lists of fallen flags, THANKS GUYS!!!:thumb:

Slight problem...BOTH the lists they sent are 50 miles long:eeki: , i NEVER knew so many roads have went down:cry: , sad really. ANYWAYS, i am going to go through the lists, combine them, and then condense them down to what i think would be the most likely roads we will see. i gotta keep this as simple as possible, to make it fun for everyone participating:winki: .

 

[Sarge_7]

Ok Deano, ya went and made me do it. I went back to the rock crushing plant and got pics of a string of SP hoppers:mrgreen: I am pretty sure I saw 2 lettered for WP further down the string, but as it was clearly marked private property, and I had just saw the security patrol, I figured it would be better if I settled for the long distance shots

 

[jbaakko]

No need to wait? Oh you'll be sorry.

 

[jbaakko]

6 more, ~50 to go...

 

[jbaakko]

Last 6 for today.

 

[Chessie6459]

Great Photo's so far everyone. Keep them coming.