Snow is falling in Shelton today. The Shelton turn idles near the Olympic Panel plant waiting for the Bangor job to return with the garbage train.
Ever wonder what it looks like going 12 mph down poor rail in a GP15? Engineer John takes his train North out of Chippewa Falls all the way up to Rice Lake. After some switching, we headed back do... (more)
What is believed to be Job 76 works a cut of cars at 5-points. The WSOR/ICE lead is the iron in the foreground.
The Wisconsin Northern heads south towards Chippewa Falls at Bloomer on ex-C&NW tracks.
Shortly after sunset, Union Pacific's Rochelle West Local throttles up through tiny Ashton, IL before crossing over into the Global III intermodal terminal.
A local makes it's way down Delmoor Ave en route to the A.E. Staley Company. Had to put the seat all the way back and employ the flash for this in car perspective.
Yard power at Ansonia. The Control Point signal 189 rises on the right.
CSXT 1536 setting at the yard at Ansonia,OH
Two UP units making their way into the Global I yard are dwarfed by the gigantic former warehouses now renovated as condos.
I was hoping for some StL&A power, instead there came 2 LLPX leasing units....
Look after Uncle Pete got his mitts on this fine railroad this unit's "between scheme" has faded to something other than Armour Yellow.
Nice looking units.
This was really a side show conpared to the Warren & Saline River Whitcombs.
I really like these gutsy sounding stubby little units, kind of like an SD-45T-2 with a short guy syndrome.