Engineer's side of cab.
ex/SCL Family Lines #8053
Seaboard System#8300 is ex/Gainesville Midland#10,a Seaboard Air Line subsidiary.They purchased only one SD40 without dynamic brakes.
Clean Chessie SD waits for the call to work. The long nose was the front on these,hence the Chessie "C" on it- only the front of a Chessie unit recieved the C.
Wheeling 300 and 301 make a colorful set of power as they glide into Willard with CSX interchange freight.
A collection of power sits outside the Willard roundhouse.
Pocket rocket Q296 takes off from Willard. It doesn't take long to get back to track speed when you're only pulling six cars!
Q353 brings 160 cars into Willard yard as a light drizzle dampens the scene.
A perfect sun-angle for a glint shot. The second unit is an unpatched CNW C40-8. Canon EOS Digital Rebel 75-300mm USM lens
Eastbound CSX leaves Willard in early morning light
One of the few UP SD70M's with the next-generation cab enters the west end of Willard Yard.
The 2nd-last Q136 gets a fuel & relay at Willard. We caught 136 two mornings in a row!