‘Tis the day after Christmas, 1965, as GTEL Big Bow 9 makes its noisy way past Tower A at Cheyenne’s west end with an extra for Laramie. The C&S overpass offes a fine view of the action, and, ... (more)
With the lead units in notch eight and the Lacon pusher (an ES44AC) coupled up to the rear, a southbound grain train begins its assault on the 1.1% grade up through Holmes Gap.
A member of MKT's last batch of new GP38-2s - delivered in 1976 - leads the St Louis train out of Parsons. Just a little way ahead the train will peel off to the northeast, leaving the KC main be... (more)