VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 — Columbia Industrial Park 80-ton Whitcomb 101 (built in July 1944) awaits switching duties as Burlington Northern cabooses roll east in the background. It started life a... (more)

Former Black Hills Power & Light No. 1 has been at Hill City since 1983 providing back-up power; GP9 No. 63 arrived a week ago from Progressive Rail in Minnesota (it had to be trucked in).

This is another example of the standard center-cab 80 ton locomotive used on short line and industrial sites throughout North America.