If there was a locomotive in need of a paint job at Selkirk this day, it was definately 7719!!!
A set of four locomotives gets fueled up after bringing in a train from the west...
A competitor shows its face in CSX's Selkirk Yard
An ex. Conrail SD40-2 heads over the Hudson River with Q293 in tow
Two examples of this style Helm Leaser hang out in the CSX fuel pad, showing detail of both front and back!!!
The last CSX B23-7R "Super 7" idles with a mix of power at Selkirk Yard just south of Albany, NY.
Big AC units sit with older DC ones...A Yardmaster Tamper is in the background...
The alco heritage is evident in this Ex-Conrail chop-shop masterpiece. I found it strange that CSX only painted the B end of slug yellow and not the F end...perhaps they needed a place to get rid ... (more)
This trio came in on the run-through North Platte to Selkirk train Q380. They are now taking on sand as the hump train moves behind them. They were gone by morning...
The Susquehanna F45 #3636 makes a visit to Selkirk!! MRL is not the only one still running these beasts!!
The Ugly Duckling...the other four slug sets at Selkirk feature Dark Future Paint, like the two in the background. Also, #2463 is a still active SD38, it sounded great...
Stopped for a crew change...
A CSX locomotive maintenance worker lines a set of power just coming out of the fuel shed...
There is nothing like sunset over rain soaked rail...
Day and night, rain or shine, the hump must go on...
