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Zach Pumphery's Collection
 
5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: CSX Railroad
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:CRR 3023 (SD40)
Serial Number:37540Order No:5776
Frame Number:5776-4Built:10/1971
Notes:blt 10/71 as CRR 3023
Other locos with this serial:  SBD 8298(SD40) CRR 3023(SD40) CRR 8357(SD40) CSX 8357(SD40-2) CSX 8357(SD40-2)
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Southbound Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train
Title:  Southbound Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train
Description:  My grandpa signed out of school at 10:05 A.M. from Malden High School. The train was symboled SSLME 21, it went through Dupo, IL at 5:25, it passed Gorham at 8:11, Simbco at 9:02, Delta, MO at 11:38, arrived at North Dexter at 13:02, left at 13:38, got to Bernie at 13:52, arrived into Malden at 14:04, departed at 14:48, arrived into Memphis, TN at 20:42, was interchanged with the NS and arrived into Jacksonville, FL on November 23 on the CSX, and got to its Tampa, FL Winter Home Base on the 24th. The train was 5,623 tons, 5,301 feet, and had 58 loads and 0 empties. They rocketed south here at about 65 mph and blew the horn 4 times at me. The entire train is in view. The train was the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey 134th Edition Blue Unit Circus Train. See all the cars in order at: http://www.trainweb.org/semorails/circus.html .
Photo Date:  11/21/2005  Upload Date: 12/1/2005 7:25:00 PM
Location:  Dexter, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  CSX 8357(SD40-2) UP 4425(SD70M)
Views:  1761   Comments: 2
Heading South
Title:  Heading South
Description:  I zoomed in as the train rolled south at about 75 mph, we were outdoing him by about 5 mph. This is across the a picked cotton field north of the chicken houses.
Photo Date:  11/21/2005  Upload Date: 12/1/2005 7:25:05 PM
Location:  Bernie, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 4425(SD70M) CSX 8357(SD40-2)
Views:  618   Comments: 0
Southbound UP Special Passenger Train
Title:  Southbound UP Special Passenger Train
Description:  The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train is UP Train SSLME 21 and is highballing south of Bernie down the UP Jonesbor Sub.
Photo Date:  11/21/2005  Upload Date: 8/28/2009 7:11:34 PM
Location:  Bernie, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 4425(SD70M) CSX 8357(SD40-2)
Views:  485   Comments: 0
Southbound Ringling Brothers And Barnum & Bailey Circus Train Stopped
Title:  Southbound Ringling Brothers And Barnum & Bailey Circus Train Stopped
Description:  The Circus Train UP Train SSLME 21 stopped at the cemetery because the local was working out on the main. The train arrived into Malden at 14:04 and departed at 14:48, a 44 minute stop. I talked to the engineer and he gave me all the paperwork and train information off the locomotive which was nice.
Photo Date:  11/21/2005  Upload Date: 2/6/2007 8:09:08 PM
Location:  Malden, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 4425(SD70M) CSX 8357(SD40-2)
Views:  545   Comments: 0


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