Just a few hundred yards out of Erwin yard, the trio of SD40-2s leading a southbound freight lean into the superelevation as they charge across the short Asheville Highway overpass.
The way it was! Folks got close-in trackside to gather gifts tossed from the Ob car as the 50th Anniversary Santa Train came by. Challenger is UP re-lettered for the occasion.
Northbound shakedown run for the "One Spot" one week before it pulled the 1968 Santa Train. The train is seen here in downtown Johnson City and the gentleman leaning out of the cab is Percy Linken... (more)