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Title: |
WPRR 2311 and 2315 |
Description: |
Approaching the Steel Bridge to cross the Willamette River |
Photo Date: |
8/5/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 2:49:45 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
WPRR 2311(GP39-2) WPRR 2315(GP39-2) |
Views: |
497 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Trains and bikes sharing a bridge |
Description: |
This was the moment when I realized that me and Portland were gonna get along juuuuust fine. |
Photo Date: |
8/5/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 2:49:52 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
WPRR 2315(GP39-2) WPRR 2311(GP39-2) |
Views: |
432 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Rails across the river |
Description: |
UP 5332 and CP 8852 haul a load toward the Albina yard on Portlands east bank. |
Photo Date: |
8/7/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 3:11:13 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 5332(AC45CCTE) CP 8652(AC44CW) |
Views: |
371 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Espee caboose |
Description: |
Southern Pacific caboose 4729 is hanging out in Union Pacifics Albina yard north of downtown Portland. |
Photo Date: |
8/13/2016 Upload Date: 9/5/2016 2:33:18 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
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Views: |
325 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
WillPortlandP&WWesternE&Pacific! |
Description: |
The heritage of this former Santa Fe unit is as muddled as its paint job. What I know for sure is that I ran into it and its two fleetmates 4 times in my first month in Portland, without even trying! |
Photo Date: |
8/15/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 2:50:15 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
WPRR 2311(GP39-2) |
Views: |
387 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Portland and Western sunset |
Description: |
My third or fourth run-in with the P&Ws regular freight through town. Union Station in the background. |
Photo Date: |
8/23/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 3:35:10 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
WPRR 2314(GP39-2) WPRR 2312(GP39-2) WPRR 2315(GP39-2) WPRR 2311(GP39-2) |
Views: |
619 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Toward the Steel Bridge |
Description: |
Portland and Western tacked on a 4th locomotive for this load. Must have been quite a train! The Steel Bridge stands in the background, one of the oldest vertical lift bridges in the country, still operable and in regular use. |
Photo Date: |
8/23/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 3:37:55 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
WPRR 2311(GP39-2) WPRR 2315(GP39-2) WPRR 2312(GP39-2) WPRR 2314(GP39-2) |
Views: |
612 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
UP southbound |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
8/29/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 2:47:10 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 6217(AC44CW) UP 5505(AC45CCTE) UP 8989(SD70AH) |
Views: |
280 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak on the Steel Bridge |
Description: |
Northbound Amtrak about to arrive at Portland Union Station, after crossing the multimodal Steel Bridge. |
Photo Date: |
9/1/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 3:01:14 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 79(P42DC) |
Views: |
210 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Onto the Steel Bridge |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/2/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 3:42:00 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 8688(SD70ACe) |
Views: |
228 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 8688 |
Description: |
Portland - where you can catch a train at the Steel Bridge, bike ahead of it, and catchit again passing the Fremont Bridge. |
Photo Date: |
9/2/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 3:43:28 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 8688(SD70ACe) UP 7913(AC45CCTE) |
Views: |
355 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 466 and a BNSF visitor |
Description: |
An Amtrak Cascades scheme train sits at Portland's Union Station. The BNSF loco is one of several that I've seen hanging around Union Station lately. |
Photo Date: |
9/4/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 2:50:01 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 7444(ES44DC) AMTK 466(F59PHI) |
Views: |
254 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Out for the day |
Description: |
SP 4449 steams outside her permanent home after an afternoon of excursion runs for the American Freedom Train reunion. |
Photo Date: |
9/16/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 2:41:29 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Steam |
Locomotives: |
SP 4449(4-8-4) PRTD 100(SW1) NKP 324(RSD5) |
Views: |
1422 Comments: 4 |
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Title: |
OPR 802 |
Description: |
An unfinished restoration left this old gal sitting rusty and truckless. |
Photo Date: |
9/22/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 2:48:36 AM |
Location: |
Milwaukie, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
OPR 802(SW8) |
Views: |
467 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
She Slumbers |
Description: |
SP 4449 rests in her home at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center. |
Photo Date: |
9/22/2016 Upload Date: 9/24/2016 2:39:18 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Night,Steam |
Locomotives: |
SP 4449(4-8-4) |
Views: |
348 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
SP 4449 |
Description: |
Holiday Express on a misty, foggy Portland Saturday. |
Photo Date: |
12/10/2016 Upload Date: 1/22/2017 1:21:57 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
SP 4449(4-8-4) |
Views: |
227 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
SP 4449 |
Description: |
Holiday Express on a misty, foggy Portland Saturday. |
Photo Date: |
12/10/2016 Upload Date: 1/22/2017 1:25:25 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
SP 4449(4-8-4) |
Views: |
266 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
SP 4449 |
Description: |
Holiday Express on a misty, foggy Portland Saturday. |
Photo Date: |
12/10/2016 Upload Date: 1/22/2017 1:30:43 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Winter,Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
SP 4449(4-8-4) |
Views: |
220 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BNSF 7629 |
Description: |
After a foot of snow paralyzed Portland, Amtrak seems to have needed some leased help to keep trains moving. |
Photo Date: |
1/12/2017 Upload Date: 2/16/2017 12:48:34 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Night |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 7629(ES44DC) |
Views: |
164 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 158 |
Description: |
Amtrak #158 crossed the Steel Bridge, ran south on the wye, then backed north to turn around. Now she's heading back onto the Steel Bridge to pick up a northbound train at Union Station. |
Photo Date: |
2/11/2017 Upload Date: 2/16/2017 12:44:00 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
AMTK 158(P42DC) |
Views: |
199 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Trio of elephants |
Description: |
At Union Station, from the Broadway Bridge. |
Photo Date: |
2/11/2017 Upload Date: 2/16/2017 12:37:37 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 158(P42DC) AMTK 117(P42DC) AMTK 167(P42DC) |
Views: |
211 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
AMTK 167 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
2/11/2017 Upload Date: 2/16/2017 12:40:56 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 167(P42DC) AMTK 158(P42DC) |
Views: |
178 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK 117 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
2/11/2017 Upload Date: 2/16/2017 12:39:31 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 117(P42DC) AMTK 167(P42DC) |
Views: |
204 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 5546 |
Description: |
Trio heading south with a solid consist of hopper cars. Lots of Soo Line and Canadian National in the mix. |
Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/18/2017 10:44:54 PM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 5546(AC45CCTE) CP 8852(ES44AC) UP 5554(AC44CWCTE) |
Views: |
391 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Espee family reunion |
Description: |
A patched SP unit sits near an unrepainted SP caboose in UPs Albina yard. |
Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/18/2017 10:43:48 PM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 6318(AC44CW) |
Views: |
326 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Patched Espee unit |
Description: |
Second time I've caught UP 1124 sitting in the Albina yard. |
Photo Date: |
2/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/18/2017 10:46:27 PM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
UP 1124(GP60) HLCX 1851(GP38-2) |
Views: |
625 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Under the Fremont Bridge |
Description: |
UP 5025 heads up a mixed freight rolling northward out of downtown Portland. |
Photo Date: |
3/12/2017 Upload Date: 3/13/2017 12:43:15 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 5025(SD70M) UP 8734(SD70ACe) |
Views: |
268 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Mountains and Motive Power |
Description: |
Mount Hood showed its face over Portland today for the first time in months. BNSF Portland Intermodal Facility. |
Photo Date: |
3/12/2017 Upload Date: 3/13/2017 12:58:03 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 6979(ES44C4) UP 5389(AC45CCTE) UP 4605(SD70M) UP 4989(SD70M) UP 9033(SD70AH) |
Views: |
563 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Shrink wrapped passenger cars |
Description: |
What the heck? Seen rolling into Portland from the south, April 2, on the tail end of a Union Pacific mixed freight. |
Photo Date: |
4/2/2017 Upload Date: 6/19/2017 2:14:35 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Passenger |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
910 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Train and Bridge |
Description: |
Amtrak heading north past the Fremont Bridge. |
Photo Date: |
4/15/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 12:14:28 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 465(F59PHI) |
Views: |
234 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Seahawks control cab |
Description: |
Rolling past the Fremont |
Photo Date: |
4/15/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 12:15:13 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 90250(NPCU) |
Views: |
200 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Van Halen locomotive |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
4/15/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 12:16:29 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 5150(SD70M) |
Views: |
178 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Switching and Shuffling |
Description: |
Guilds Lake Yard |
Photo Date: |
4/15/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 12:18:05 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 1201(GP39-2) UP 1935(GP60) |
Views: |
373 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 5920 and 4882 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
4/15/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 12:18:42 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 5920(AC44CWCTE) UP 4882(SD70M) |
Views: |
146 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Switching in the cut |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
4/15/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 12:19:52 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
PNWR 3051(SD40-3) |
Views: |
239 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Crossing the river |
Description: |
Just off the big vertical lift bridge, heading east. In the background, the St. Johns Bridge. |
Photo Date: |
4/15/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 12:20:28 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 5920(AC44CWCTE) UP 4882(SD70M) |
Views: |
154 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Waiting by the highway |
Description: |
UP 7920 & co. wait alongside I-84 for clearance to head through the wye junction and southward. |
Photo Date: |
4/15/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 12:21:17 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 7920(AC45CCTE) UP 5208(SD70M) UP 4298(SD70M) |
Views: |
303 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 7920 |
Description: |
UP 7920 heads a container train rolling south through Portland's Southeast side. |
Photo Date: |
4/15/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 12:21:54 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 7920(AC45CCTE) |
Views: |
232 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Distributed power |
Description: |
UP 5310 is pushinga the end a long stacked container train, southbound. |
Photo Date: |
4/15/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 12:22:30 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 5310(AC45CCTE) |
Views: |
152 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 5310 |
Description: |
Pushing on a southbound container train. In the background, rolling stock belonging to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center. |
Photo Date: |
4/15/2017 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 12:23:03 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 5310(AC45CCTE) |
Views: |
171 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Light, angle, everything! |
Description: |
Nothing special to see, but with the sun falling so perfectly on Amtrak #467, I couldn't resist. |
Photo Date: |
6/24/2017 Upload Date: 6/25/2017 2:49:08 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 467(F59PHI) |
Views: |
570 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Matched set |
Description: |
I've been seeing this beautifully symetrical set, with its interestingly faded SF heritage schemes, running back and forth through Portland for a couple of weeks now. This is the first time I've managed to catch it with my camera though. |
Photo Date: |
6/24/2017 Upload Date: 6/25/2017 2:48:31 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
PNWR 2314(GP39-2) PNWR 2312(GP39-2) PNWR 2306(GP39-2) PNWR 2307(GP39-2) |
Views: |
350 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Can't resist that exhaust heat shimmer |
Description: |
A quartest of PNWR GP39s heads into Portland while railfans of all stripes wait for SP 4449 to return from its wye turnaround at the north end of the city. |
Photo Date: |
6/24/2017 Upload Date: 6/25/2017 2:46:19 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
PNWR 2306(GP39-2) PNWR 2307(GP39-2) PNWR 2312(GP39-2) PNWR 2314(GP39-2) |
Views: |
264 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Early morning steam |
Description: |
It's 5:30a, and SP 4449 is ready to roll 200 miles to Bend, Oregon. Delays of some sort would push departure back from 8am to after 10am. |
Photo Date: |
6/24/2017 Upload Date: 6/25/2017 2:50:48 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
SP 4449(4-8-4) AMTK 139(P42DC) |
Views: |
264 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Lone Locomotive |
Description: |
A Portland & Western engine, number unknown, rolls long hood first across the BN 5.1 bridge in North Portland. |
Photo Date: |
6/24/2017 Upload Date: 6/25/2017 2:50:33 AM |
Location: |
Portland, OR |
Author: |
Robert Powers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
143 Comments: 1 |
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