Going back to January 2017, we see Soo Tower's signal bridge in a time exposure as two westbounds knock down flashing approach signals; both FREDs can be seen flashing into the distance: And the next night, Amtrak 8 streaks under the signal bridge at MP 201.4 on the BNSF KO Sub as it leaves Minot:
It's Saturday, 04/01/1989 and it's the first run of the season, with N&W 611 nearing Chattanooga on a run from Birmingham. Note the length of the train and all without a diesel to be seen.
Post 600. Today, 60-year-old ex-NYS&W GP18 leads ESPN's KHO-3 West along NS's Harrisburg Line towards home rails in Sinking Spring, PA.
Whoa, that's cool! I never gave any thought as to what happened to the Susquehanna's geeps, but I now find that the ESPN has all three, 1800, 1802 and 1804. Odd numbers were awarded to NYS&W units without mu.
My buddy used to live in Little Ferry, before Mr. Rich took over the Suzie Q. Only two of the 3 were active with the little business left on the southern end of the line. Later they were rebuilt with 645 power assemblies.
I rode behind the 1804 (and 240) on a June 1982 fantrip from Little Ferry to Butler and back. We rode in former Auto-Train domes and with the slow speed, the A/C failed to function and it was HOT in them cars. Looks like the GP-18's one piece windshields are gone today.
There's a little je-ne-sais-quoi about first-generation Geeps (or other engines of that era) that makes them look so good with their clean lines and "I mean business" air. While great for visibility, they cost an arm and a leg to replace when broken. Likely while rebuilding the loco, they did a makeover on the cab. The smaller windows only cost an arm.
One piece windshields must have been a feature of the era, as GE's U25s had them too. [03/17/1978, Knoxville TN]
Thanks for reminding me of #2. The #1 thing completely escapes me too... All that must have fallen out of my brain by stuffing too much train stuff into it...
These high-mileage gondolas, most likely now serving as NS MoW tie carriers, are parked on the siding next to the Sebring Model Railroad Club. There are a couple bearing Conrail reporting marks and at least one from the Illinois Terminal Railroad. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
That's pretty neat. Growing up in IL, I bought a M-T IT gon at a local hobby shop in the early '80s. It remains one of my favorite cars. (Photo from Trovestar)
From seven years ago in Breckenridge, Colorado. My brother and I were about to snow shoe up to the old Colorado & Southern section house at the top of Boreas Pass to spend a few nights. Clearing snow at the pass back in 1882. Denver Public Library Special Collections.
That's fantastic. With that amount of snow, they must have been inching along, with the shoveling crews giving a hand too.
