I can't think of a better way to watch paint dry! Freshly painted in homage to the Illinois Terminal Railway, ex-Algers, Winslow and Western 204, along with SD-35 #11 pull a load of empty hoppers... (more)
The first production GP38, built for the DT&I, now works for the Squaw Creek Southern in Madison and is seen here shoving grain cars into the loading track at the Penn Pak feed mill.
Squaw Creeks power backs back to the depot to retrieve a cut of cars to take to the feed mill up the line, with the conductor riding on the rear steps of the ex-Conrail geep.
A light engine move on the SQS just before sunset.
Squaw Creek Southern RR has pulled out empty coal cars from Alcoa for the Norfolk Southern to pick up. Now they are heading back to the SCS shop to put up the power.
You have to like owner-operator locomotives! Terry Respondek put on a great show for some rail fans that visited on their way back from Summerail at Cincy.
Light power heading north with some rail fans on board.
A pair of beautifully painted and very clean Squaw Creek engines pull 9 grain cars up the grade along Eskew Rd in coal country north of Boonville.
On the way to Squaw Creek, the two new units pass through fields filled with wild flowers. Canon 350D.
At the end of the trip, the train pulls into the yard at Yankeetown, and the units will be shut down. The train will be switched out tomorrow. Canon 350D.
In this view, RRC 4139 approaches the switch for the lead.
This GP7 is stationed at the Squaw Creek Mine yard. RRC 4139, a former CNW and Precision unit, clears on the main as RRC 20 and 11 wait. Where else can you find a GP7, SD35, and SD38-2 operating... (more)
RRC 11 is believed to be an ex Seaboard Air Line SDP35.
Easily in charge of this train, the classy duo continues south.
The maiden run for Squaw Creek comes out of the hogback just north of Boonville with its short manifest for Yankeetown. Canon 350D.
