We only shot Amtrak when we accidentally came upon a train so no information as to what train this was but I'd guess the "Broadway". That's an ex-RF&P unit in charge.
Not often you see a diesel pop off. The shops were torn down when the yard rebuild was done.
How about a chorus of "Am I blue?"
Those are WB helpers, unusual east of Victorville and check out the three cabeese.
Not many buyers of -2s opted for this one.
By the shops which will may soon rebuild it, this unit is still unmodified as it sits in the cold weak light of winter. Spotters may notice the more modern frame on this unit, no housing around t... (more)
Working the hump. The stack seem almost as high as the one on the shops.
ASAB only had two of this model built for them but used ones would come later. The chop job on the nose appears far better at letting the merciless Florida sun in than letting the engineer see ou... (more)
These had a certain charm and many flaws apparently.
I think this was the EB Southwest Limited.
How many of us took operations like this for granted? This is a big gutsy monster of a center-cab and it has truck mounted couplers just like Tyco.
Just another days work at the time and a precious membory now. This set of units was switching the yard. Thanks to Ryan Ballard for the tour.
Looking at the numbers of this model sold will show that these were the steam switcher killers.
Uncle Pete never did become enamored of the 45s but they did look and sound nice, when you could catch one in that sea of 40s.
