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Manned Helpers
One artifact of the steam era that remains in use to this day; even modern AC traction locomotives need help on the biggest hills.
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Photo ID: 712200

A matched set of helpers with consecutive numbers (NS 6300 & NS 6301) await their next assignment in Rose Yard.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD40E
Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NS 6300
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 27, 2019


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By: Eric W. Benson

Added: Oct 07, 2019

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Photo ID: 710221

A pair of Grinstein-painted EMD SD70MAC manned helpers pushes on a westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight out of Rocky, Colorado, on Union Pacific’s former Rio Grande Moffat Tunnel route... (more)

Railroad: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: Rocky, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 18, 1997


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By: Mike Danneman

Added: Sep 18, 2019

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Photo ID: 702149

Beaumont helpers return east to Salvia to get into position for another westbound to shove up the hill.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD70M
Location: West Palm Springs, California, USA
Locomotive #: UP 5163
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 04, 2019


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By: Matthew Griffin

Added: Jul 04, 2019

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Photo ID: 699924

BNSF 9235 with a fuel tendor and 2 other light helpers returns to Crawford, NE, on May 20, 2005.

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD60M
Location: Crawford, Nebraska, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 9235
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 20, 2005


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By: Timothy Tonge

Added: Jun 12, 2019

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Photo ID: 699152

An Eastbound manifest grinds up the hill at Cresson with helpers on the rear. The train is seen passing the soon ti be removed intermediate signals at Milepost 252.6.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD40E
Location: Cresson, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NS 6319
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 25, 2019


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By: Doug Boudrow

Added: Jun 03, 2019

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Photo ID: 698976

A pair of manned helpers hold on for an eastbound freight, with a mid-train DPU, passes by as a crew member gives a roll by inspection at Sandpatch summit.

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Location: Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 12
Train ID: -
Photo Date: May 26, 2019


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By: Brian Brant

Added: Jun 02, 2019

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Photo ID: 697683

A pair of SD40E helpers shove hard on the rear of loaded corn train 40T to assist it over the grade in Cresson on the Pittsburgh Line.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD40E
Location: Cresson, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NS 6316
Train ID: NS 40T
Photo Date: May 05, 2019


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By: mtnclimberjoe

Added: May 20, 2019

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Photo ID: 696548

A set of Norfolk Southern SD40E helpers glide down the slope at Portage PA. These signals, along with all the other class PRR signals on the line, are quickly disappearing, as PTC installation cre... (more)

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD40E
Location: Portage, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NS 6314
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 06, 2019


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By: jacksong1218

Added: May 08, 2019

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Photo ID: 691124

Helpers of an eastbound Siskiyou Line train roar through Divide, Oregon.

Railroad: Southern Pacific Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD9
Location: Divide, Oregon, USA
Locomotive #: SP 4332
Train ID: MEEUM
Photo Date: September 09, 1989


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By: Wendel Moran

Added: Mar 18, 2019

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Photo ID: 600216

Rio Grande SD40T-2s No. 5354, 5347, 5401, 5345, and 5349 assist the MDVRO train down a 2% grade through Detour in Spanish Fork Canyon on July 22, 2000.

Railroad: Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD40T-2
Location: Detour, Utah, USA
Locomotive #: DRGW 5354
Train ID: MDVRO-21
Photo Date: July 22, 2000


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By: James Belmont

Added: Dec 22, 2016

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Photo ID: 599306

Rio Grande SD40T-2s No. 5345, 5410, 5349, 5373, 5400, 5392, and 5347 are mid-train helpers cut into a Savage to Trona coal train grinding westward through the Kyune Gooseneck on Aug. 19, 2000.

Railroad: Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD40T-2
Location: Nolan, Utah, USA
Locomotive #: DRGW 5345
Train ID: CSVTA-19
Photo Date: August 19, 2000


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By: James Belmont

Added: Dec 13, 2016

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Photo ID: 504680

A BN helper set idles at Skykomish on a rare sunny February day. This was a typical consist in 1975 with BN GP9 1794 (x-GN 721), F9B 803 (x-NP 7000C), and BN 1799 (x-GN 726). This power will soon ... (more)

Railroad: Burlington Northern Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP9
Location: Skykomish, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 1794
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 22, 1975


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By: Bill Edgar

Added: Nov 01, 2014

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Photo ID: 428964

Eastbound EL manifest HF-98 is about to get an assist across the Gulf Summit grade by a pair of F7A pushers based in Susquehanna, Pa. Both the lead locomotive and caboose are pre-merger Erie Railr... (more)

Railroad: Erie Lackawanna
Locomotive: EMD F7(A)
Location: Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: EL 7124
Train ID: HF-98
Photo Date: March, 1971


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By: Art House

Added: Mar 19, 2013

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Photo ID: 413031

Erie-Lackawana F-7A 7134 and a mate were standing by to push an eastbound symbol freight up to Gulf Summit. While this train waited for a clear signal the photographer Ken Patton walked the entir... (more)

Railroad: Erie Lackawanna
Locomotive: EMD F7(A)
Location: Lanesboro, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: EL 7134
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May, 1972


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By: Donald Haskel (Collection)

Added: Oct 25, 2012

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Photo ID: 406809

Pushing east up the Berkshires. One geep still has it's original 1950's maroon and gold paint, albeit the maroon has pretty much faded away leaving mostly dulux gold.

Railroad: Boston & Maine
Locomotive: EMD GP7
Location: Erving, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1978


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By: Don Oltmann

Added: Aug 21, 2012

Views: 4,668
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Favorited: 17
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