Stored at engine facility.
New paint, please!
Stored at Chattanooga shops.
Not sure of the location here, but the kudzu was about to devour the rails: I was down to Chattanooga to visit my good friend Steve Hayworth; may he rest in peace.
Look what showed up at Settegast for switching duty at the "hump". Didn't last long in this paint! Became UP 1394 then UPY 1394.
We knew this scheme wouldn't last long so we were nailing the c### out of all the MP yellow we could get. The buffalos were mainstays in Houston so they were easy pickins.
While living in Traverse City, Mi, many weekends were spent trying to get shots of Conrails new GE widenoses while they still looked decent. Didn't fathom that they would all look like c### today... (more)
Memorial Day weekend, when the 3751 ran. I was more intent on getting nice warbonnet action than the teakettle.
Ex SBD, nee Clinchfield SD45. For an EMD, these look good; tough.
Vickers was a hot place to be back in those days.
"Honorary buffalos" in homage to the real buffalo, the Alco C636. These units held down Z train and chemical trains from Freeport.
Rebuilt to -2 specs by ATSF from ex ATK SDP40Fs. "Honorary F45s"
Birmingham was a haven for 4 axle U and B boats of all lineage of CSX. I had a field day while I was there on business.