CV/GTW/CN alumnus has brought in the daily train from Wilson and is switching a few cars. It’s worth going out of the way to hear that throaty roar instead of Tier 4 (yuck).
Apparently waiting overnight for the arrival of the train from Wilson the elongated cab is evident in this shot. I get the impression the nose angle is sharper than on a standard geep.
CNW 4559 approaches the junction at St. Francis WI. with the Marsh Job in November of 1988. The train will take the west leg of the wye and head north to serve customers along the old passenger ma... (more)