After intense thunderstorms in the area, the weather quietened down for a pleasant sunset as WNYP's Farmer's Valley job heads north on the Farmers Valley branch and crosses the Allegheny River.
CNW Alco Rs11 4251 and C425 402 wait for there next job on a sunny morning in the summer of 1981. This was Alco country on the North Western. the 4251 was CNWs only High nose RS11
Brandon Rail was created in 1981 to serve industries on the former Rock Island line between Manhattan, KS and Clifton, KS. The operation lasted less than a year and the line was later abandoned.
Utah Railway Alco RSD15 403 at Martin Yard with a Coal Empty. As the unit notches up it lets out a cloud of black smoke. typical Alco turbo lag. photo taken in the late afternoon on a nice fall ... (more)