The scenery ain’t the greatest but here is the train comin out of the shadows.
Interesting example of how stuff gets swapped around. Apparently built as a GP7 but rebuilt by IC (note the little visor over the class light) with a GP10 long hood, battery box covers etc. owne... (more)
Lettered for Frontier Rail Services but still carrying little ACWR reporting marks a Canadian immigrant is looking resplendent in the sun.
Nothing like a pretty logo. Evidently on lease. These former CN units became orphans rather early in life much to the benefit of second hand purchasers.
SP’s huge fleet of SW1500s really got around after retirement. Here’s another, in a really attractive paint scheme.
Ah, the travels of the GP10s. Like CF7s and GP16s they went everywhere. Somebody needs to do a book.
It could be a Cummins or a Gimmy under the hood actually. The engine & generator all in the old radiator compartment. Reportedly originally HBT, later Texas & Northern.
A deturbo’d GP20. Interesting cab modifications, probably to accommodate air conditioner.
Westbound on the Glidden Sub
Former UP unit working the large industrial park.
This ex-Conrail unit serves a large industrial park on the San Antonio Central. Now resplendent in a paint scheme.
This ex-Conrail unit serves a large industrial park on the San Antonio Central
Another view of a grizzled veteran decrepit despite many facelifts. Originally ATSF, ex Eastern Idaho and who knows what else this unit was later stenciled JLCX and left the area.
