GE C36-7 and U30C locomotives take a break in Salt Lake City on New Year's Eve, 1986.
"M&NJ Maybrook Local" A second day of detours on the NYS&W warranted another trip to Campbell Hall, however this day would play out differently as the train I was after was outla... (more)
The sun has just set as some rough looking Central Maine and Quebec power idles away a frigid weekend at Northern Maine Jct.
A pair of Rick Franklin Corporation B23-7's power an Albany and Eastern Railroad job at Portland & Western's Yard, as a job from the home road switches off to the right with a SD7R for power. Wor... (more)
The "Albany Hauler" approaches with RFRX 4202 and 4201 (Rick Franklin Corporation B23-7s) and a typical size train of logs, wood chips, lumber, and covered hoppers. The hills in the background are... (more)
Working Minnesota Commercial's Main Yard.
Reading train arriving Allentown
RFRX is the Rick Franklin Corporation of Albany, OR. The fellow on the ATV is probably the U-man, i.e., utility man.
"Kodachrome" (failed SPSF merger) painted 7497 still has its air baffles attached to the handrails on the rear of the unit.
It is not even officially winter and we have had several snow/ice storms staring in Nov 1. CMQR is the lead unit is this train hauling PanAm and NBS freight since PanAm and NBS do not exchange fr... (more)
"Resting in Campbell Hall"
Yard is once again gone quiet as traffic volume is pretty low since the Lac Mégantic disaster... Loco numbers are CMQ 2003 2004 and CEFX 2039
Muzzled, second order unit.
Back in the good old days when we doing business here and could wander around at will. The first order of these were best. They came along before the government ruined that great GE chug.
Santa Fe GE B23-7 6368 is only two months old.
