Adjacent to SP's massive West Colton Yard in Bloomington, CA, is the GATX rail car repair facility. In the early 1980s, the switcher working this shop was GE 80-ton #46704.
Byesville 386 pulls the train south, her consist is a little bit odd today since, she has a 150 ton “boat anchor” (a term used a by a few diesel people to describe a steamer.) on the other en... (more)