The local switches a car . This diamond was controlled by the NS. The tower was an ex Wabash tower crossing with the Ann Arbor at the diamond. This tower was moved here replacing a wooden one .
In the mid 80's mother and slugs sets started showing up.
E/B down the Big Sandy Subdivision.
After stopping to let No. 93 go by they get the highball.
No. 192 begins the journey down the Big Sandy
B&O 6101 switches the Armco Steel plant. Today the C&O tower and Armco plant are gone.
No. 93 with 4193 passes a stop freight. BS Jct. still had a cabin operator at this time
W/B empty with B&O power
The Builder's Plate to 802 as a F5A.
802 was a F5 when the CRR got her in 12-16-48 later upgraded to a F7A. Retired in 8-79, was painted black in 1974. Shipped to EMD 2-15-80 on an SCL order.
The CRR employees were very friendly. This hostler invited us into the cab of F7A 802 as he moved the engines along the ready track for fuel and sand.
GP 7 915, GP 7 909, F 7A 805
Ann Arbor FA 2's were traded into EMD and they used the Alco trucks from them on GP 35's Ann Arbor ordered
C&O EX Hocking Valley depot .