Chessie lives in 2009! SD18 7311 sits in the C&I Yard in LaCrosse, IN. It's been here for a while now and unfortunatly doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.
A Richard Beal photo: A Consumers Power coal train picked the diamond at Pleasant Street leading to this mess, the diamond was then removed (as it wasn't used anymore anyways). Dig that jacket!
OCS westbound entering SEPTA territory.
Local unit based at the small Johnsonburg yard mainly to switch the papermill in town. As you can see by the lean on the Geep the tracks in the yard have seen better days.
NI 42 just entering the west end of Talbot yard in St.Thomas with B&O 4121 - B&O 3748 & 30 cars with caboose 903270.
ST98 passing through Rodney @ 07:08 on their way to St. Thomas. Todays train has B&O 4807 - B&O 4811 and 17 cars with caboose 903681.
NI42 has just crossed the CN Hagersville Sub on it's way towards Buffalo. B&O 4026 - B&O 4290 with 41 cars and caboose 904125 make up todays train.
B&O 4058 was set-off in the siding at Ridgetown by NI42. After meeting NI42 at Rodney, DT41 will stop to lift this engine to add to the tail end of their 3 units for the trip to Detroit.
DT41 accelerating out of Blenheim after lifting the trailing 2 units and 22 cars. Train consist is C&O 3877 - B&O 4201 - B&O 4002 - B&O 6526 - C&O 4177 with 74 cars and cabooses 903130, 903203 bri... (more)
SA99 stopped at Blenheim to wye the units as the heater was not working in the 4811. Here they are as they are about to couple back up to the train. Departed at 16:02 with WM 6403 - B&O 4811 & 62 ... (more)
C&O 3793 - B&O 4053 go for a spin on the turntable @ St. Thomas.
DT41 departing Ridgetown after lifting the 4058 set-off by NI42 earlier in the day. Leaving Ridgetown they have B&O 3698 - C&O 3894 - B&O 3748 - B&O 4058 with 69 cars and caboose 903203.
Westbound manifest heads for Lynchburg's Sandy Hook Yard.
GP40-2 leads westbound hopper train over the mountains of western Virginia.
GP40-2 leads eastbound manifest across James River into Little Tunnel.
