With grain getting busy the leasers are out in force in this great little riverport town. This unit is a Conrail alumnus rebuilt to -2.
The Lafayette turn cut of his train and now the Danville crew is tying on to the Lafayette turn's cut and will shove the combined cut past the crossing and call it a day.....such a neat little ope... (more)
Two trains about 3 minutes apart.....KBS' Lafayette turn is about 1/4th of a mile from the end of his day....
Shortline heaven....the Toledo Peoria and Western crosses KBS' main to Lafayette at Sheldon....
The cliche small town....grain elevators....dirt roads....and jointed rail.....
At one time the KBS was an all Alco railroad but nowadays they rely one rebuilt CNW GP40s.....a train from Lafayette has just finished making his setout at Oxford, IN as he continues towards Iriqo... (more)