The Big Year: Foamer Edition

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I was watching the big year and for those who haven't seen it, it is about birders who set out to see who can see the most birds in one year. This got me thinking... us foamers go nuts over rare power or RARE MILEAGE!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: Why doesn't Trains magazine sponsor a contest to see who is most likely to never get laid and be forever alone by who can see the greatest variety of power operating on the greatest variety of railroads in one year. Watching the movie it became clear that foamers and birders are alike except for what we chase. So do you have what it takes???

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I saw a mqt twain and a FEC twain and a CSX twain and a cn twain do I win?
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CAT345C wrote:I saw a mqt twain and a FEC twain and a CSX twain and a cn twain do I win?
You are in the LEAD!!! LMAO!!!
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rsinoms wrote:
CAT345C wrote:I saw a mqt twain and a FEC twain and a CSX twain and a cn twain do I win?
You are in the LEAD!!! LMAO!!!
I have MS, GRE, MQT, CSXT, AMTK, NS, CP, along with locks from BCOL, CNN, BNSF & UP. Am I winning?
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I see no photos there for it did not happen you lose.
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YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:I see no photos there for it did not happen you lose.
Just check my YouTube channel. I've posted it all here too :lol:
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MQT3001 wrote:
YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:I see no photos there for it did not happen you lose.
Just check my YouTube channel. I've posted it all here too :lol:
All 5 million episodes??? What about the one I mooned the MQT santa Train???
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rsinoms wrote: All 5 million episodes??? What about the one I mooned the MQT santa Train???
All 212 :)

Uhh...that one was quietly disposed of.
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Okay, here we go. Everything from 6/17/2012 on.

13 NS heritage units (and all 20 at Spencer). They are throughout my Flickr stream, and I'm not gonna take the time to post them all here.

A BCOL C40-8M
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You can also see some CN Power in that shot, and NS.

A Warbonnet

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(With some more NS units)

TFM and KCS
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A whole lotta UP. I'm just give you guys an SD90 though.

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(With even more NS power)

CSX

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2 Espee AC44s

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EMD Demos

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(PRLX SD40T-2 in the background)

The beautiful EMDX 1201

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Various locomotives from various railroads on the Alabama and Tennesee River RR

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Southern 630

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A Conrail SD50

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Some CN Power at night

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Florida East Coast

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And the deadline in Waresboro, GA. In this pic alone I see GTW, DMIR, LTEX, CN, and SP

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BNSF

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The Loram Rail Grinder

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Some Amtrak

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Florida Central RR

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Huntsville-Madison County RR

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Georgia Northeastern RR

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Blue Ridge Scenic RR

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Nashville, Chattanooga, and St Louis RR

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GATX

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Great Smoky Mountains RR

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KLWX/Gulf and Ohio

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NCDOT

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Lancaster and Chester RR

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Carolina Piedmont RR

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Greenville and Western RR

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Pickens RR

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Johnson Rail Services
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Hartwell RR - 4 different paint schemes

454 - B&LE

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3044 and 136 - Rio Grande and RF&P

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And 4556 - CN&W

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And that is every railroad I've seen over the past year.

So we have NS, CSX, CN, BNSF, UP, KCS, TFM, BCOL, ATSF, SP, CR, PRLX, EMDX, ATN, GWR, FEC, GTW, DMIR, LTEX, LORAM, AMTK, FCEN, HMCR, GNRR, BRSR, GSMR, NC&SL, GATX, SOU, KLWX, NCDOT, LC, CPDR,
GNWR, PHKP, JRWX, and HRT. Thats 37 Railroads. (41 depending on how you count the Hartwell RR). And all of that was between 6/17/2012 and now. And all with pics, so it happened.

I WIN.
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rsinoms wrote:Why doesn't Trains magazine sponsor a contest to see who is most likely to never get laid and be forever alone

You are one of the coolest guys I have ever met! LMAO! Awesome.

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I think Legostudios34 wins based on his shortline count. Most of us can get the Class 1s pretty easily, but those southeast shortline aren't too easy to get to from way up here in Michigan...
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It's probably childish that I laughed when I saw the "big red Johnson"... :lol:
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MDH wrote:It's probably childish that I laughed when I saw the "big red Johnson"... :lol:

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i road dome car in chacago and saw lots of metra with the ass. editor of twainz magazine. i got gr8 shotz and kept them coming. do i win guyz?

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cbehr91 wrote:i road dome car in chacago and saw lots of metra with the ass. editor of twainz magazine. i got gr8 shotz and kept them coming. do i win guyz?

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Don't forget meeting Mark!
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Well I did hear something yesterday about licking acorns to get photos into Trains. I had no idea this was a contest they were having.

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After seeing all those photos, I am so thankful I quit using dialup last year :lol:
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Jochs wrote:After seeing all those photos, I am so thankful I quit using dialup last year :lol:
Screw all you, Jochs wins. He's moved up to the 21st century. :lol:

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cbehr91 wrote:
Jochs wrote:After seeing all those photos, I am so thankful I quit using dialup last year :lol:
Screw all you, Jochs wins. He's moved up to the 21st century. :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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