Morning in Elliston, MT, on the west side of Mullan Pass, finds the 686 East taking siding. Behind the Dash 9 are a Santa FE GP60, MRL 348 (an ex NW SD45) and an SD40-2 in Heritage I colors. Speaking of heritage, the tall searchlights tell you this is ex-Northern Pacific territory.
Crazy pool power consists, colorful gatherings of locomotives at a diesel service area, or a mixture of colorful locomotives in storage lines. A minimum of four different paint schemes required.
