From atop one of Tehachapi Pass' very steep hills, we see a westbound SP manifest drop down from tunnel 2 as an eastbound freight in the distance makes its way out of Allard Horseshoe.
A lashup of six units sits at the ATN yard in Gadsden on an uneventful Saturday afternoon. Like all of ATN's six axle power, the 7444 is a former SP unit, rebuilt by Larry's Truck and Electric.
A stand of trees cover the tracks in shadows, but the nose of the SD45 crosses a beam of sunlight that has found its way on to the tracks as the Harbor turn heads to Banks.
A consist of aging EMDs that have had their paint seered off by the high temperatures generated by working steep grades like those in the Tehachapis, drags a long manifest eastward up the stiff in... (more)