Here is one for BNSF7173 Jim, Here is your bridge, it is not easy catching them going slow enough to photograph . I tried.
No dash 9's here Every now and then there is a older lineup seen on the BNSF main this one East bound setting in the hole at Milledgeville IL
This is where you will find me every thursday night watching trains and modeling trains on the NWILRR model layout.
C&I need I say more Some of the things you see railfanning on the C&I I had a little time to kill waiting for a spical train and seen this view just coudn't pass it up.:shade:
I always said hang around the C&I long enough and you see some odd stuff. This train came through 5/31/07 I have not heard what they were hauling yet but it must have been important. A lone CSX on the point My sister-in-law got the photo (in Milledgeville, IL) I missed I got a couple photos I didn't know it was a special train till they were right there in front of me. It was a good thing they were moving slower then my camera.
This shot reminds me of the Minot, ND model RR club/RR museum. Right next to the BNSF highline. The BNSF crew change point is directly across the road, and the Amtrak deot is a few hundred yards west. The Soo Line/CP tracks are directly behind this building, as well. What a show when trains go by--the whole bldg shakes!:teeth: Very nice!
I cant tell you what it is, but undoubtedly a very special handling piece of equipment. The coach is probably just a rider coach for the technician(s) or attendants and the tools necessary for the handling of the equipment. It is not unusual to have one or more attendants to accompany special shipments. Since there are no longer cabooses on road freights, the attendants must ride in the cab. If there are more than one attendants, or special equipment, the cab would be too crowded for safety reason. It may be that the company who manufactured that piece of equipment may own or lease that coach. Wish I could knew more, but this is just my guess. You can also bet that the shipper paid premium prices for that move. CT
Hey look there seen this engine in consist along the old C&I. It was running this spring early (the snow tells you it wasn't June) and then I seen it again Monday working in consist with a couple other units this one was smoking like a old work horse (sorry no photos this time)
3163 is a GP50 With ATSF, it's gotta be either a 50 or a 60...or a 40X, but the 3100s are all 50s (some derated, but not 3163).
View from the front. Look close at the window and head lights they have come up with a way to cover the glass if it might be parked in a bad location. All the glass had either a button to hang a cover on or like the head light a cover on a hinge flip closed to cover the glass.
Mr. Train, This same "Critter" train set was parked out behind where I work in Kennesaw GA a couple of years ago. Looks like it gets around.
More details Note the black knobs I talked about up above in the other post here you can see the post and clips.
