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Post by SSW9389 on Sept 29, 2009 4:12:06 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw two Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Sunday September 29, 1974 Commerce, Texas
18 (SSW 7600) GP40 U33C 62 1010 am 343 (SSW 9284) SD45T-2 2 U33C 91 915 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Sept 30, 2009 4:47:41 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw six Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Monday September 30, 1974 Commerce, Texas
18 (SSW 9292) SD45T-2 U33C 62 755 am 17 (SP 8717) U33C U25B 85 840 am 344 (SP 9318) SD45T-2 SD45 13 1150 am GVDS (SP 3741) GP9 8 1230 pm GVDN (SP 3741) GP9 14 555 pm 343 (SSW 8602) U33C GP20 U33C 71 855 pm
There is another month of Terry's spots from Commerce before he changes jobs to work Carrolton, TEXAS.
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 1, 2009 5:17:06 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw two Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Tuesday October 1, 1974 Commerce, Texas
GVDN (SP 3741) GP9 4 455 pm 343 (SSW 8755) U33C U30C 85 1030 pm
This will be the start of the last full month of Terry's spots from Commerce before he changed jobs to work in Carollton, TEXAS.
Ed
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 2, 2009 6:05:00 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw seven Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today. Heavy southbound Dodger train on this day. All U Boats on the through trains on this day!
Wednesday October 2, 1974 Commerce, Texas
317 (SP 8715) 2 U33C 19 615 am 318 (SP7911) U30C U33C 71 755 am 344 (SP8744) 2 U33C 19 205 pm GVDS (SP3741) GP9 21 350 pm 343 (SP 8739) 3 U33C 71 755 pm GVDN (SP 3741) GP9 9 930 pm WTN (SP 3741) GP9 13 1020 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 3, 2009 5:04:56 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw five Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today. Heavy northbound Dodger train on this day. Another switcher heading to Dallas on #343.
Thursday October 3, 1974 Commerce, Texas
17 (SP 8715) 2 U33C 28 645 am GVDS (SP 3741) GP9 11 130 pm GVDN (SP 3741) GP9 21 705 pm 343 (SP 9125) SD45 SW1500 SD45T-2 835 pm WTN (SP 3741) GP9 12 1155 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 4, 2009 4:50:44 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw five Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Friday October 4, 1974 Commerce, Texas
17 (SP 8649) U33C SD45 53 220 am 344 (SP 8813) SD45 U33C GP20 33 1145 am GVDN (SP 3741) GP9 9 400 pm 343 (SP 8887) SD45 GP35 SD45 82 1035 pm WTN (SP 3741) GP9 4 1045 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 5, 2009 5:29:04 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw seven Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today. Heavy #318 on this day. Terry also saw a KCS train in Farmersville, Texas. Terry's mother lived in Grapevine, Texas.
Saturday October 5, 1974
Commerce, Texas
318 (SP 8903) SD45 GP35 SD45 104 710 am
Grapevine, Texas
17 (SP 8715) 2 U33C 63 1115 am
Commerce, Texas GVDS (SP 3741) GP9 13 310 pm GVDN (SP 3741) GP9 18 710 pm 343 (SP 8785) U33C SD45T-2 U33C 78 835 pm WTN (SP 3741) GP9 11 845 pm WTS (SP 3741) GP9 3 1140 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 6, 2009 5:25:24 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw three Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today. Heavy #343 train on this day.
Sunday October 6, 1974 Commerce, Texas
17 (SP 7906) U3OC U25B GP9 67 720 am 18 (SP 8784) 2 U33C 91 1035 am 343 (SP 9252) SD45T-2 2 SD45 103 715 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 7, 2009 4:41:44 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw three Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Monday October 7, 1974 Commerce, Texas
317 (SP 8776) U33C SD45 16 340 am 17 (SP 8715) 2 U33C 68 610 am GVDS(SP 3741) GP9 13 145 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 8, 2009 5:55:05 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw two Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today. From the pattern we have seen previously Terry had Tuesday off and went to visit his mother in Grapevine, TEXAS.
Tuesday October 8, 1974 Grapevine, Texas
17 (SP 3684) 2 GP9 SD45 GP40 B&O 24 1020 am
Commerce, Texas
343 (SP 9336) SD45T-2 2 U33C 79 750 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 9, 2009 6:17:16 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw five Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today. It sure looks like the through trains have less cars for some of the last spots, a true indicator of the poor economic times ahead. Another Espee GP9 moved in to Commerce and took over duties on the locals. Goodbye SP 3741, hello SP 3667. The northbound Dodger brought 24 cars back to Commerce on this day.
Wednesday October 9, 1974 Commerce, Texas
344 (SSW 8980) SD45 2 U33C 19 1250 pm GVDS (SP 3667) GP9 4 235 pm GVDN (SP 3667) GP9 24 635 pm 343 (SSW 9298) SD45T-2 GP9 SD45T-2 34 640 pm WTN (SP 3667) GP9 7 1015 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 10, 2009 4:30:48 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw nine Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today. Very heavy #18 on this day running through Commerce.
Thursday October 10, 1974 Commerce, Texas
318 (SP 9339) SD45T-2 GP9 SD45T-2 66 1255 pm 317 (SP 8788) 2 U33C 29 330 am 17 (SP 8678) 2 U33C SD45 65 505 am 18 (SP 7908) U30C U33C 120 800 am 344 (SP 8793) 2 U33C 19 1030 am GVDS (SP 3667) GP9 5 225 pm GVDN (SP 3667) GP9 16 700 pm 343 (SP 8779) 2 U33C SD45 64 805 pm WTN (SP 3667) GP9 8 1040 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 11, 2009 5:17:22 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw eight Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Friday October 11, 1974 Commerce, Texas
318 (SP 9150) SD45 2 U33C 76 250 am 317 (SSW 9264) 2 SD45T-2 44 505 am 17 (SP 8788) 2 U33C 53 640 am 344 (SP 9231) 2 SD45T-2 24 110 pm GVDS (SP 3667) GP9 5 145 pm GVDN (SP 3667) GP9 15 625 pm 343 (SP 9205) SD45T-2 U30C U25B 60 805 pm WTN (SP 3667) GP9 8 900 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 12, 2009 4:42:38 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw four Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Saturday October 12, 1974 Commerce, Texas
GVDS (SP 3667) GP9 17 240 pm GVDN (SP 3667) GP9 16 520 pm 343 (SP 3723) GP9 U33C SD45 86 900 pm WTN (SP 3667) GP9 10 910 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Oct 13, 2009 2:34:02 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw four Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Sunday October 13, 1974 Commerce, Texas
18 (SP 8695) U33C SD45 64 305 am 17 (SP 3623) GP9 GP40 B&O SD45 50 350 am 318 ((SP 9130) SD45 U33C GP9 88 610 am 343 (SP 6726) U25B SD45T-2 GP30 63 810 pm
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