Historical perspective. I have been railfanning since 1964 or so and have only seen one or two VOs. Never heard one run. Point is steamers are not the only thing that goes way back. This beast... (more)
On my birthday CN decided to run L521 from Kirk Yard to Joliet with EJE 667 leading on home rails. Here they are arriving the former EJE East Joliet Yard.
The power from todays L520 was grabbed for the afternoon yard assignment. The EJE 659 is spotting cars in the RIP tracks. This is about as close to the Tower as you get on the Rail. Its annoying t... (more)