This old GE is working the yard on a very nice Sunday morning in December. I counted 20 switches in this photo.
Not exactly picnic weather with temps below freezing... The picnic table and ice cooler aren't in high demand right now as MNNR RS27 316 sits on one of the shop tracks.
C424 314 looking rather dirty as it gets ready for another day
The other "Monsters of the Midway".
MNNR 314 and T2 are waiting to start the days work...
MNNR 54 and C30-7 55 are waiting to start the days work...
MNNR 311 being transported to Silvis, IL by the IC&E's MSPKC train.
MNNR 1B being transported to Silvis, IL by the IC&E's MSPKC train.
MNNR 66 being transported to Silvis, IL by the IC&E's MSPKC train.
MNNR 1608 being transported to Silvis, IL by the IC&E's MSPKC train.
MNNR 1108 being transported to Silvis, IL by the IC&E's MSPKC train.
All these old engines are heading for the scrap yard. They have just been moved from the MNNR yard to the CP yard.
MNNR 2002 sits at the end of the deadline - note the rare shop truck sitting in front of it. That truck used to be the front support for C424 311.
MNNR 50 returned from work done at CP's Pig's Eye shops and is ready to return to service.
Ex-Oliver mining RS-3 has reached the end of the line.