Upon arrival at Council Bluffs this was the first shot of the surroundings exposed on John's roll of film, the human side of railroading always a treat to see.
Built in July 1947 as Southern 2262 it would later be renumbered the 1053. In May 1990 I found it sitting in
Knoxville's yard waiting for an unknown future.
The afternoon Rip Van Winkle Flyer is passing through Halcottsville, New York next to Old River Road with former New York, Ontario and Western Railway #116 (EMD NW 2) leads on the Delaware & Ulste... (more)