On L&N's line across the flatness of the Gulf Coast, tonnage ratings for locos were high, and long trains behind one or two mid-size B-Bs seemed fairly common.
With a manned GP30u fore and aft, the A-OK crew left Howe with 19 gons loaded with old crossties bound for Nevada Railroad Materials (NRM). At Wister, lead unit 2442 was cut-off and run into a si... (more)