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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 6, 2009 15:45:36 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw five Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Wednesday January 30, 1974 Commerce, Texas
2/343 (SP 8744) U33C U25B 60 1250 am WTS (SP 6631) GP35 13 210 am 17 (SP 8676) 2 U33C 51 235 am 318 (SSW 6501) GP35 GP9 U33C 118 710 am 18 (SSW 8637) 2 U33C 93 715 am
Terry left Commerce to likely go home to Grapevine. There is an entry for Amtrak #15, the Texas Chief at Fort Worth at 235 pm.
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 6, 2009 15:46:40 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw two Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Thursday January 31, 1974
After Terry left Grapevine to return to Commerce he saw a KCS train at Farmersville, Texas at 8 am.
Commerce, Texas
GVDN(SP 6631) GP35 4 720 pm 343 (SP 9215) SD45T-2 SD45 115 1010 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 6, 2009 15:47:22 GMT -5
This is what I saw 36 years ago in Commerce, Texas.
February 1, 1973 THURSDAY 4071 SP GP20 17 6676 SP GP35 17 6539 SP GP35 17 9259 SP SD45T-2 343 8938 SP SD45 343 4031 SSW GP20 343
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 6, 2009 15:47:57 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw seven Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.Very heavy 343 on this day.
Friday February 1, 1974 Commerce, Texas
WTS (SP 6631) GP35 7 1240 am 18 (SSW 6680) GP35 GP9 U25B 80 350 am 17 (SP 8621) 2 U33C 74 510 am 318 (SSW 8973) SD45 SD45T-2 68 720 am GVDS (SP 6631) GP35 4 140 pm GVDN (SP 6631) GP35 11 520 pm 343 (SP 8763) U33C 2 GP35 113 830 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 6, 2009 15:49:55 GMT -5
This is what I saw 36 years ago in Commerce, Texas.
February 2, 1973 FRIDAY 3529 SP GP9 SSS 3536 C&O GP35 318 3528 C&O GP35 318 5004 SSW GP39 318 1430 C-40-4 318 3330 SP GP9E READY TRACK 33 SSW C40-9
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 6, 2009 15:50:44 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw five Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Saturday February 2, 1974 Commerce, Texas
WTS (SP 6631) GP35 5 1245 am 318 (SP 6577) 2 GP35 U33C 60 520 am 17 (SP 8676) 2 U33C U25B 78 557 am 18 (SP 8663) 2 U33C 81 1115 am GVDS (SP 6631) GP35 12 255 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 6, 2009 15:53:45 GMT -5
This is what I saw 36 years ago in Commerce, Texas. It was a bright clear day so I decided to go over to Mount Pleasant.
February 3, 1973 SATURDAY 8407 SP SD40 18 8695 SP U33C 18 8955 SP SD45 18 1755 SP C-40-7 18 6539 SP GP35 318 6676 SP GP35 318 4071 SP GP20 318 3529 SP GP9 SSS
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 6, 2009 15:56:22 GMT -5
This is what I saw at Mount Pleasant, Texas 36 years ago. I missed the unit numbers on the first southbound train through town, may have been 8860 because I have a faded slide with that unit leading through Mt. Pleasant. February 3, 1973 Saturday 2513 SSW SW1500 MT. PLEASANT SWITCHER 24 SSW C40-8 " 8762 SP U33C SOUTHBOUND MERCHANDISE 9157 SSW SD45T-2 " WITH LOTS OF AUTO PARTS CARS 9146 SP SD45 " """" SP/SSW SD45 BY AT 1130! 72 SSW C-50-2 8835 SP SD45 NORTHBOUND MIXED FREIGHT 6670 SP GP35 " 6511 SSW GP35 " 8974 SSW SD45 " 1753 SP C-40-7 3553 SP GP9 WORK TRAIN 1851 SP C-50-3 " 8827 SP SD45 SOUTHBOUND MERCHANDISE 8938 SP SD45 " ? SP/SSW SD45 " 8??? SP U33C " BY AT 1530! 1910 SP C-50-4 " 6561 SP GP35 NORTHBOUND MIXED FREIGHT 6636 SP GP35 " 1731 SP C-40-6 BY AT 1540! 6605 SP GP35 17 6524 SP GP35 17 6627 SP GP35 17 I went back to Commerce as the light faded.
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 6, 2009 15:57:24 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw five Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Sunday February 3, 1974 Commerce, Texas
343 (SP 9208) 2 SD45T-2 85 1245 am 18 (SP 8676) 2 U33C 61 240 am 17 (SP 8896) SD45 2 U33C 39 310 am WTS (SP 6631) GP35 8 355 am 343 (SP 8812) 2 SD45 78 840 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 6, 2009 15:58:19 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw five Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Monday February 4, 1974 Commerce, Texas
18 (SP 8896) SD45 U33C 44 225 am 17 (SP 9092) SD45 U33C 61 240 am 318 (SP 9130) 2 SD45 50 420 am 343 (SP 6567) GP35 2 SD45T-2 69 630 pm GVDN(SP 6631) GP35 20 740 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 6, 2009 15:58:49 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw four Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago yesterday.
Tuesday February 5, 1974 Commerce, Texas
17 (SP 8699) 2 U33C 47 115 am WTS(SP 6631) GP35 12 255 pm 318 (SP 9215) 2 SD45T-2 GP35 51 340 am 18 (SP 7919) U30C SD45 U25B 82 840 am
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 6, 2009 15:59:26 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw three Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today. Terry started his day off in Fort Worth with a couple trains a BN and a Santa Fe. He saw a KCS train at Campbell.
Wednesday February 6, 1974 Commerce, Texas
GVDN (SP 6631) GP35 39 650 pm 343 (SP 6750)U25B SD45T-2 GP35 124 845 pm WTN (SP 6631) GP35 6 1020 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 7, 2009 6:26:53 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw four Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Thursday February 7, 1974 Commerce, Texas
GVDS(SP 6631) GP35 4 230 pm GVDN(SP 6631) GP35 9 650 pm 343 (SP 8658) U33C GP35 SD45 90 845 pm WTN(SP 6631) GP35 2 1000 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 8, 2009 3:57:44 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw five Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Friday February 8, 1974 Commerce, Texas
WTS (SP 6631) GP35 2 1220 am GVDS(SP 6631) GP35 2 120 am GVDN(SP 6631) GP35 19 535 pm 343 (SP 8623) U33C SD45T-2 GP35 89 1005 pm WTN(SP 6631) GP35 6 1015 pm
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Post by SSW9389 on Feb 9, 2009 5:19:27 GMT -5
Terry Kirkland saw five Cotton Belt trains 35 years ago today.
Saturday February 9, 1974 Commerce, Texas
18 (SP 8656) U33C SW1500 U25B 113 855am GVDS(SP 6546) GP35 7 230 pm GVDN(SP 6546) GP35 11 545 pm 343 (SP 8658) U33C GP35 SD45 64 840 pm WTN(SP 6546) GP35 15 1045 pm
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