Thank you both. The story of Cotton Belt's FT diesels should have been simple to tell. All you would have to do is document the history of the...
My Cotton Belt FT article was published in the Summer 2016 edition of SP Trainline.
Yes the Blue Streak Merchandise was a hot train for its day. You have to read Fred Frailey's Blue Streak Merchandise book to get a true feel for...
I confirmed with Gary Powell this morning. It looks like next year before the #2305 will be operational at ASTA. The #2305 was the last of six...
Restoration is underway at the Austin Steam Train Association facility at Cedar Park, TEXAS. I'll check and see when it might be operational, but...
Great Northern #400 was the first production line SD45, not the first SD45. There were three EMD demonstrators, #4351-4353, built before Hustle...
I wrote an article on Cotton Belt FTs several years ago and sent it to John Signor. Recent research has found additional information about the FT...
The latest research on the Cotton Belt FTs reveals that the two boosters from the Renault wreck were not rebuilt stock. There is a photo at the...
Dr. Jason Davis has announced the details of our 10th Cotton Belt Symposium in Commerce, Texas. The event is set for October 2nd and 3rd, see you...
This is F7AM #923. Note the position of the lead journal under the nose, just like an F7. And the frame overhang at the back of the unit. The...
Cropped tighter, note how the dynamics are stacked over the center of the unit. The long air intake is where the 16-567A is located. [ATTACH]
The center B unit is the stretched one. Most of the good profile photos of these unique Cotton Belt units are copyrighted. [ATTACH]
Wednesday another stretched FT unit was discovered in consist at the Pine Bluff fuel rack. It was found in a Cotton Belt Public Relations photo...
The latest research into Cotton Belt's FT locomotives has revealed another A unit was rebuilt on an F7 frame. So not one unique unit like the 921,...
There are four EMD serial number skips that coincide with Cotton Belt diesel orders from 1949-1950. I believe these skips are a direct result of...
Additional research with "new" Aurich photos posted on Facebook reveal that the likely consist of the FT diesel was 921-922-924-923/A-B-B-A. And...
Dr. Jason Davis has just announced the program for the 9th Annual Cotton Belt Symposium. The keynote speaker this year is Joe Strapac....
The latest detail on the Cotton Belt FT saga is that unit 921 or possibly 920A its former identity was wrecked and then rebuilt by EMD in late...
The Symposium will be conducted at the Sam Rayburn Student Center Room #213 at Texas A&M University in Commerce. See...
The Cotton Belt's L1 northerns had these Gin Saw herald medallions mounted on their cylinders. A friend of mine in the Dallas area has one of...
