Just another trip to Evansville, with a maniac railfan (me) taking pictures along the way.
Loaded up and moving south, MVT1 heads to CSX Howell Yards in Evansville.
5 engines (3 GP38 & 2 GP39) provides power for a local running to Evansville for exchange with CSX.
The morning Evansville train shoves across Indiana Hwy 62 to pick up empty cars at Southwind.
Power for the Mapco train sits on the wye at Southwind. The power was probably moved here to fuel.
Nearly home after a pickup at CSX in Evansville.
MVT1 powers up after passing a slow order.
Mt. Vernon to Evansville local passes through the rolling farm land of rural Posey County.
3834 moves down the main to recouple to a work train.
The work train wasted no time starting to drop off ties. The power moved through the siding and coupled up to pull the work train back north.
Looks like some tie maintenance is in the EVWR's future.
The morning local flies through Belknap on it's way to exchange with CSX in Evansville.
6001 rests beside the decaying Mt. Vernon depot.
MVT 1 completed a delivery to Southwind and is returning to the main.
In the earlier days of the EVWR there was a mish-mash of power on the line including EVWR's own engines, sister company P&L as well as GATX Leasers. All of the P&L units and all but 3 lease engine... (more)
