Danville Yard---CN-2466 (blue), Soo-6033, ICE-6434, and two NS units

[Bill Richardson]

  This is "take 2", but shorter.  I made a post earlier today, but had some interruptions and got timed out.  Lost it.  Never thought about that happening.  I typed a narrative, and inserted a several photos.  This time I'll just keep it very short.

   Yesterday I went to the Danville, KY yard, and found CN-2466, blue, with BNSF-5532 behind it.  The CN was getting fueled.  I made a few photos.

   After that train left, I did too.  I went back after a while and waited a bit for something to show up.  Soon a train came in from the north, led by SOO-6033, in red and white paint.  The train stopped for fueling.  I looked it up last night and learned that it is rare to see one.
   Behind the SOO was ICE-6434.  I made several photos of both, and waited for them to pull out in the clear, for better photos.

   After that train left, I went back to the main area.  Before long, a train led by six locomotives, all black NS units, rolled in.  That was highly unusual.  One of those, apparently a recent acquisition, with hand-painted numbers, was NS-3506, an SD40-2.  I looked up that one and found that it has a long history.  Built in 1974 as MILW-202.  It changed hands since then, to SOO, DME, HLCX, and now NS.

Also in that group of six was an SD60, number NS-6620.  That, for me was unusual.

   It was an interesting day at the Danville, KY yard, with sunshine.