Ontario Southland's Woodstock Turn arrives in Beachville behind RS23 #503 and SW1200RS #1249 on a beautiful spring day. A few years later, 4630 was sold to the Carolina Coastal. The chant of a revving Roots-blown 567 is unmistakable as GTW GP9R #4630 drills a cut of auto parts boxcars at CN's Torrey (now called Bristol) yard in Flint, MI. Kickin' Auto Parts by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr A pair of the old GEs are seen here leading 元02 around the curve at Seymour surrounded by fall color. Some of them continue to hang on, their reactivation a welcome sight for engineers who are sick of running trains with Trip Optimizer. Tried and True by Jonathon Leese, on FlickrĪt 30 years (or close to that) of age, CSX's CW40-8 fleet has dwindled in recent years, going in and out of storage with some being sold or outright scrapped. The crew of Y106 will shortly deliver one boxcar of paper to Advance Packaging to my right before continuing west. Why One Oh Six by Jonathon Leese, on FlickrĪ pair of Dash 3 Geeps brake to a stop just beyond the west end of Fox. These units sure looked great in fresh CN paint. One of the many SD60s CN purchased in 2012 from EMD's Oakway Leasing arm, then freshly rebranded as CN #5486, leads A451 north on the Holly Sub towards Durand. įresh Repaint by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr Ĭlimbing into Pennsylvania by Jonathon Leese, on FlickrĮast-bound intermodal 26E winds its way up towards Conway behind a trio of NS motors. Western Springs by Jonathon Leese, on Flickrį40PH-3 #180 rolls into Western Springs with a Dinky bound for Aurora. Hillsboro is the far west end of the greater Portland area's large light rail system. Good Morning, Hillsboro by Jonathon Leese, on FlickrĪ Tri-Met train has just finished its stop at the Hillsboro Central station and is now headed east down Washington St. Q149 races through Flint on a typical overcast January morning behind BC Rail C40-8M and an SD75I. Ĭanadian Barn by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr Ī south-bound SunRail train leaves the station in Winter Park. The Conrail-era tri-lights still at this location made the scene even better! NS #6306 is 1 of only 11 original NS SD50s rebuilt into an SD40E. So we were quite pleased when N22-13 rolled around the corner with a pair of SD40Es and an SD60E on the Mon Line just south of Shire Oaks yard. Ībout the last thing I ever expect to see on NS anymore is a standard cab leader. Ontario Southland's pair of former SOO Line GP7s work west of Beachville with the Woodstock Turn. Woodstock Turn by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr Ī true blast-from-the-past power set in the form of a CW40-8 and an SD40-2 lead 元02 around the curve and into the double track at Seymour. īox Cab Leader by Jonathon Leese, on FlickrĪn SD40-3 leads an ES44AH and an ex Conrail SD40-2 on 元03 as the short train heads east for Detroit. Three brand new ALC-42s trail a P40-P42 duo on the in-bound California Zephyr as they pass under the Roosevelt Road bridge. #921 was built in 1959 for the Norfolk & Western and was one of the very first production GP18s. GLLX GP18 #921 and SW1200 #1512 pause between switching moves at Lineage Logistics in Hartford. Nightly Switching by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr About the only things retained from the GP9s were the frames and trucks. CP has 98 of these unique little Geeps that were rebuilt from GP9u cores. I'm not sure if this was a local or transfer or what. īensenville Local by Jonathon Leese, on FlickrĪ CP GP20C-ECO departs the east end of Bensenville Yard with a small train. An SD40-2 and a C40-8W, for years the mainstays of CSX freight power, work hard as they lead Q324 east through Albion on a sunny fall morning.
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