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Chatting It Up |
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Bill Houston (left), Conductor for the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, and ALrails.com member Cary Atkinson chat it up on the 10:30 run of the Flagg Coal 75 on the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museums Calera & Shelby line. |
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4/2/2009 Upload Date: 5/3/2009 1:53:07 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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Lovey Dovey on The Flagg Coal 75 Excursion |
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ALrails.com Birmingham area member Cary Atkinson and his lovely wife, 'Chell, pose for a photo as the Flagg Coal 75 pulls a train full of steam nuts through the Shelby County, AL woods. |
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4/2/2009 Upload Date: 5/3/2009 1:53:49 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
Heading Back To The Station |
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The Flagg Coal 75 gets back underway back towards the station on the 12:00 run on the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museums Calera & Shelby line. The HofD Museum hosted the Flagg Coal 75 the weekend of May 2-3 and May 9-10, 2009. |
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4/2/2009 Upload Date: 5/3/2009 1:54:47 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
The Flagg Coal 75 Pours It On |
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The May 2, 2009, 12:00 excursion run of the Flagg Coal 75 pulls hard from a dead stop for it's 3 mile run back to the station at Calera, AL |
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4/2/2009 Upload Date: 5/3/2009 9:04:23 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
Tip Toe, Through The Tulips.....Ummm.......Ok...Weeds |
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The Flagg Coal 75 is seen heading back to the station at Calera, AL on The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museums Calera & Shelby Railroad line in Shelby County. This is a museum re-built line that formerly was the southern-most leg of the L&N's Alabama Mineral Belt. |
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4/2/2009 Upload Date: 5/3/2009 9:07:16 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
I Hope This Track Holds Together |
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A quick look confirms everything is going fine with the Flagg Coal 75 as it starts its run-by run for us photographers. |
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4/2/2009 Upload Date: 5/3/2009 9:35:24 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
Tootin' The Whistle |
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The Flagg Coal 75 signals it's start of the back-up move for the run-by on the 10:30 run at The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum. |
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4/2/2009 Upload Date: 5/3/2009 9:39:31 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
The Flagg Coal 75 Makes A Photo Run-By |
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The Flagg Coal 75 rounds the curve for the photo run-by of the 10:30 run on May 2, 2009 on The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum Calera & Shelby's line. |
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4/2/2009 Upload Date: 5/3/2009 9:46:38 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
Y'all Have a Nice Ride? |
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ALrails.com Auburn/Opelika area member Greg Hool and his son, Elliott, ham it up as we return from the 10:30 run of the Flagg Coal 75 excursion at The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, AL. |
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4/2/2009 Upload Date: 5/3/2009 9:13:30 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
You Like My Camera? |
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ALrails.com Sylacauga, AL member Greg Owings chats with ALrails.com member Conductor Bill Houston. Bill was our Conductor of our 10:30 run of the Flagg Coal 75 excursion on The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museums Calera & Shelby Railroad line on May 2, 2009. |
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4/2/2009 Upload Date: 5/3/2009 9:17:25 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
Man, This Is FUN |
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Yours truely, me, Dale Burns and my lovely red headed wife Teresa (TC) and my beauty queen daughter Kris enjoy the 10:30 run of the Flagg Coal 75 excursion run out of the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, AL. |
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4/2/2009 Upload Date: 5/3/2009 9:25:26 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
Who You Talkin' To Warren? |
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Prattville, Alabama's own and long time ALrails.com member Warren Whitby rests on the rail of the open-air passenger car being pulled by the Flagg Coal 75. This was the 10:30 run of the excursion hosted by The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, AL. |
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4/2/2009 Upload Date: 5/3/2009 9:22:26 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
Preparing To Blow |
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The Flagg Coal 75 is prepared to release excess steam out of its boiler before returning to the station at Calera, AL. |
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4/8/2009 Upload Date: 5/11/2009 12:26:06 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
Even More ALrails.com Members! |
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Alrails.com members and Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum volunteers Alan Dismukes (left) and Jeremy Cole (right) rest in-between runs of the Flagg Coal 75 excursions at The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, AL. |
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4/9/2009 Upload Date: 5/11/2009 10:52:39 AM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
More ALrails.com Members |
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ALrails.com members, from left to right of course, Ken Smith, Donnie (step-son of John Peterson, John Peterson, Donnie Strickland, and my pup Coalby pose before a trip on the Flagg Coal 75 at Calera, AL. |
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4/9/2009 Upload Date: 5/11/2009 10:50:09 AM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
Sure Is Humid Out Here |
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Flagg Coal 75's headlamp reflects excess steam being released from the boiler before returning to the station at Calera, AL. |
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4/9/2009 Upload Date: 5/11/2009 10:59:10 AM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
Preparing To Get Underway |
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Passengers are loaded, the water is full, coal has been shoveled, steam is up, and the Flagg Coal 75 is prepared to get underway for another run at The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, AL. |
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4/9/2009 Upload Date: 5/11/2009 11:01:33 AM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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Blowing Off Steam |
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The Flagg Coal 75 releases excess steam before returning to the station at Calera, AL. |
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4/9/2009 Upload Date: 5/11/2009 11:04:03 AM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
Flagg Coal 75 |
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4/9/2009 Upload Date: 5/11/2009 11:05:53 AM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
This Is My Caboose And Don't You Forget It |
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Brakeman Jeremy Coal (over-alls on) watches out the back of the caboose that he owns and lovingly restored on one of the Flagg Coal 75 excursions. The Southern Bay Window Caboose X201 came out of Selma, AL and is now kept at The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum for runs like this. |
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4/9/2009 Upload Date: 5/11/2009 11:09:02 AM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
A Rough Ride |
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The Flagg Coal 75 drifts downhill around a S-curve on jointed rail that in this view, looks like it'd beat you to death. In reality, it really isn't bad at all, the extreme zoom exagerates the tracks non-conformaty. |
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4/9/2009 Upload Date: 5/11/2009 12:20:14 PM |
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Calera, AL |
| Author: |
Dale Burns |
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Shelby & Southern 4-4-0 |
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The former Birmingham Zoo's park train, a real live steamer, was aquired by the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum and lovingly restored to beautiful condition. Named The Shelby & Southern Railroad 3, this neat little 4-4-0 sounds great as it pulls park visitors through the Shelby County woods. |
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4/9/2009 Upload Date: 5/11/2009 12:15:16 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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| Title: |
Slipping The Wheels |
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Flagg Coal 75 has just blown down it's boiler, and as it starts to move to head back to the station, a major wheel slip sends a heavy plume of smoke skyward! |
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4/9/2009 Upload Date: 5/11/2009 12:12:50 PM |
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Calera, AL |
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Dale Burns |
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