The BNSF leased alot of junk power after the merger. The railroad needed alot of power to help thru the struggles they had moving freight. Some of the leasers were these ex-ATSF C30-7s that came f... (more)
CPs 8WWA ballast train rumbles over the wooden Crawfish River bridge on a cold and windy spring afternoon. Todays train sports a trio of six-axle EMDs.
With 50-60 loads of ballast fresh from the pit in Waterloo, CPs 8WWA ballast train crawls over the Crawfish River with two rebuilt SD40s and a SD30C for power. The matching red pops alongside the ... (more)