All of the power was out on road headed to and from coal mines except for this lonely GP30 and GP9. No one wanted the GP30 on their train that day. So I was the lucky one that day.
By this time the Engine house had been razed and the locomotives were serviced out doors in all kinds of weather. These units look betrayed but there is still life in them.
The GP35 was essentially a baby GP40. It was a little shorter and had fewer horses under the hood. It was kind of the transition loco between the GP30's and the GP40's. The B&O had many of them bu... (more)
This unit had a new paint job with a very deep Navy Blue much darker then standard B&O insignia blue. I thought at the time this was new B&O standard. However, it was the only unit I ever saw in t... (more)