Remarks: The hulks of a UP SD60M and a GP60 wait at Pacific Rail Dismantlers in the old Colton Yard to be cut up. These units were wrecked in the San Timoteo Canyon Runaway of August 26, 2006. The train was the ETUWCB-25, a Tuscon-West Colton engine-only extra westbound of just nine locomotives and no cars. The runaway was due to a failed dynamic brake feature. SD60M #2448 came on the roster as #6293 in January of 1992. GP60 #2043 came on the roster as #5843 in June of 1991.
Remarks: This EL slug began life as Erie #1150 in April of 1951 where it was a class MFSB-15A. Interestingly it was delivered after 1151-1161, which came the year before. In July of 1965, it was rebuilt into a slug at Hornell, NY. Teamed with an NW2 for about a decade, it was retired in 1976 and stored at Croxton with a similar slug rebuilt from a DRS4-4-1500. Here, it's ready to be cut up at Naporano, sharing its fate with Amtrak E9(A) #428.
Remarks: Light engines (including the "Conrai" U33B) to Saucon move away from my dad as he works his Pentax K1000. The train is within the interlocking limits of W 3rd street which was remotely controlled from Lehigh Tower in Saucon Yard. The station is about a 100 yards west of the scene. The 2924 was originally a Penn Central unit. Anyone know if an "L" was ever added to its "Conrai?"
Remarks: This is the only time I've ever seen an E60CH and a P42DC together (although this was SOP in the late 90s, early 00s). The train is the "Three Rivers" from New York to Pittsburgh (and on to Chicago). The P42DC was almost postively dead in consist, being ferried back to the Harrisburg pool after receiving its 92 day inspection at Rennselaer. The train was made up of Amfleet, Horizon, Viewliner and Heritage baggage cars (stuffed to the brim with mail). E60CH #600 was originally delivered as #974 in March of 1976.
Remarks: Crud the Genset blew up! Although this track is old Los Angeles & Salt Lake, so I'm not sure it's right to call the SW1500 by its SP moniker of Crud, and the Genset didn't really blow up, but it does look like one of its engines caught fire. Image is taken at the Myers Team Track, across from the Union Pacific freight house (a mid century building). The skyscraper in the background is the MTA Tower, and is a part of the Los Angeles Union Station complex. SW1500 #1199 was delivered to the Southern Pacific as #2657 in May of 1972. The 3GS21B behind it, #2707, was delivered in December of 2006.
