Two firsts for the Vermont Railway on September 5, as the first southbound move of the Strates Carnival Train departs Burlington, Vermont, behind Vermont Railway SD70M-2 432, which is making its first lead trip on the Northern Subdivision as seen southbound in steady rain at New Haven, Vermont..
For the train and storm chaser. Trains with thunderstorms, dark clouds, rain, lightning, hurricanes - tropical storms, funnel clouds, storm light, rainbows, and snow storms.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.