I really wish Alco had succeeded and these were everywhere. My favorite centercab of all time, with the right intermediate height cab and the right trucks. Unit is ex SP&S.
View is of a Great Northern SD9 switching the BN yard in Klamath Falls. The engineer has just blown the horn for the crossing and ice can be seen dropping from the wires
A southbound manifest enters the BN's Klamath Falls yards. The train had been stopped waiting for clearance. Knowing how Alco's smoked when first notched up, we waited and were not disappointed