Big Mean Green Machine’s. L-TWI672 the “Watertown local” crawls through Nassau on the Watertown Subdivision with BNSF 1462 and 129.
First light of sunshine has just peaked over the horizon as L-TWI672 heads across the fields of eastern South Dakota on the Watertown Subdivision with SD60M 1462 leading GP60M 129. This job goes w... (more)
At sunset, the 661 continues west in Andover, now only about 30 miles from its destination in Aberdeen.
The local sweeps through the curve into the town of Bristol with a nice golden glow.
The 661 heads west through the cut at Ortley. Milwaukee Road sure made an interesting layout through here.
After finishing up work in Big Stone, the Aberdeen local hauls west up grade at Marvin. Fittingly, it had the green one leading on St. Patrick's Day.
The Aberdeen to Willmar manifest heads into Kerkhoven siding to wait a few minutes for clearance into Willmar yard.
The Willmar to Aberdeen manifest heads east on the Appleton Sub out of Danvers with a classic EMD powerset. Despite the lack of snow in this scene, the temps were far from pleasant, with the windc... (more)
The local from Willmar to Aberdeen heads westbound on the connection track in Appleton, from the ex Great Northern to the ex Milwaukee Road. The 1462 looks very good still.
BNSF 1462 heading west at Benson towards the Appleton sub after waiting 3 hours for a EB and MOW.
BNSF 1462 westbound at Appleton.
BNSF 1462 taking the Wilmar to Aberdeen local westbound out of Benson.
After a couple hours of work at the Big Stone power plant, the 661 local from Willmar heads west to Aberdeen.
With no work in Milbank for today, the Aberdeen local heads right on through town.
On the edge of the Coteau Des Prairies hills is the tiny town of Marvin, located here is a 13 mile 1% grade on the ex Milwaukee Road mainline, and these veteran EMDs, leader still in it's original... (more)
