There are three I think 2' gauge Garratts running on the Welsh Highland Railway, which links end to end with the Ffestiniog Railway. They are from South Africa. Magnificent locomotives and perfectly suited to the route through the Welsh mountains.
A few times each year, I visit these sites and get lost for quite some time. I especially enjoyed the line reconstruction reports.
I imagine more than a few midwest grain ops experience that same glow on a regular basis, fantastic Alan.
BN locomotives usually haul grain from Andersley, but today it was the turn of Santa Fe GP30 and B40-8. A few pictures during departure,
Alan,Very nice. I just noticed, it looks like you run sky boards down both sides of your layout. If so, how tall are they?A second observation, the motive power on the AW seems to be getting more modern. How soon will we be seeing wide cab locos? Really though, it looks very nice!
So shiny and clean. Both units must be fresh out of the AT&SF shop, on their first post-repaint trip.
Dale, the sky board at the front is removable and only used for photographs, it is about 18" high. The AW is still set in the 1970's, but occasionally I like to run the locomotives of my all time favourite railroad - the Santa Fe!
I think those locomotives come from a time when the railroads still worked to keep things clean looking, not compared to today.... Although things appear to be looking cleaner locomotive wise these days. i also like the use of the 2 back boards. They really work with your photos.
Today many operations just don't seem to care as much about public image. It's pinch, pinch, pinch those pennies. I wonder how many people see grimy rust buckets, both power and cars, come through their town, then wonder when they'll fall apart and have a wreck?
