Got trackside today for the first time in several months and NS sent some winners my way! First up was P84 on the return leg to Linwood yard with a three-pack of SD60's and 109 cars. This train was at a dead stop about a mile away but was making a solid 25 mph up the grade at Hilltop Rd.
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Next was 159, a usual bet for a pair of GE widecabs but NO, Roanoke stuck a high hood SD40-2 on the point today. What a great sight with this unit up front, Southern logo showing through the NS paint and all!
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Thanks for looking,
Matt
Wow nice catches there and the color behind them are sweet nice photos
x cell ent !
An Ex-SOU high hood on the point of a road train, not something often seen. Great catch. It is very odd that Roanoke puts anything on the point of a train other than GE widecabs and Lease junk.
Paul
You just can't go wrong with that..good stuff!
Thanks guys for the comments! Found out today 159 had the 3303 come on as rescue power as one of the toasters popped...
Thats no supprise at all! always nice to see a EMD come to the rescue of the GE junk.
Paul
I wanna use that scenery as a nice backdrop on the layout man I just cant say enough about these shots ?