The sand rack in Santa Fe's facility in Pueblo, Colorado, plays host to U23B 6315 on August 28th, 1973. This engine was built by General Electric in August 1970 - just three years earlier.
L&N got its first U23Bs thru a merger with Monon. These came with AAR trucks and were the only ones on L&N that were so equipped. This one is wearing its third paint job and has a third owner.
Milw 5003 along with 310 and 2042 work south near Randville with 42 cars in the fall of 79. I got a lot of mileage out of this train as it was just leaving Channing as I arrived. I shot it at mult... (more)