"Barnes' Beauty" hangs out in the Waukegan yard after replacing a switch earlier this week.
Sure hope the repair work came with a warranty... Parked on the main due to track work at her normal parking spot.
Part of the weekend layover lined up at the depot.
6 units head out the north end of the Waukegan yard for wying in Kenosha. Not a bad SP gray to UP yellow ratio!!!
Empties off of the EJ&E arrive in the yard. Unpatched SP unit trails.
Burlington Route painted E9A was ex-PPCX 9913, exx-BN 9913 nee- CB&Q 9988B.
The engineering special gets panned as it crosses the IL/WI state line.
Interesting train-set heads west towards Milwaukee.
Last light of the day shines for a few moments after the rain stopped. Wonder what that "pot o' gold" is worth now!!!
Some changes noted after being sent to the shop, non-standard gray to the trucks and tank, and the many stickers adorning her (auto start). The orange got a bath, however, the engineer's side sho... (more)
This little U-boat idles the afternoon away in the small yard north of Industrial Park Road.
Atlantic Coast Line painted Geep was ex-USA and ex-Alaska.
Another detour runs east on the CP thru Rondout.
Ex SCL 167, nee ACL 685 sits truckless. Traction motors sit in the foreground.
"Fake" Seaboard 4033's paint fades away under the Florida sun. This ex-GM&O F3 was rebuilt to FP10 for the MBTA, then worked at Cape Cod Scenic before being obtained by the museum.