A classy SD40-2, which I last saw wearing YN1 a decade ago, leads over 8600 foot of train and 146 cars tonight into West Point as they pass the signal at the north end of the siding here. The Q647 train is newcomer onto this line, and if it stays, will be one of 6 daily freight trains that move between LaGrange and Montgomery on the West Point Route.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.
