Looking pretty shabby with 20 year old paint, the leader would be one of the relatively few C40-8s repainted into the YN3 scheme prior to lease return.
A Jacksonville to Atlanta executive train kicks up some dust doing the posted 25mph. On a normal day, the NS track it is crossing hosts the only passenger trains through town.
21R was the northbound version of the second pair of Atlanta-Memphis intermodals, before 201 became a direct Harrisburg-Memphis train. A Warbonnet SD75I was a treat on this day's train.
As evidenced by the wreath on the store, it's Christmas Eve and little could keep me out after the clouds rolled in. However a high hood GP38, B32-8 & SD40-2 on a Linwood-Macon road freight tippe... (more)
With a 13 month old daughter at the time, I have only a vague recollection of photographing this train... and I really liked the grey KCS paint on SD70ACe motors, in this case the class unit leadi... (more)