A pair of Dash-9s lead an empty "worm" eastward past the "Roundhouse" at Dilworth.
A short local, led by a pair of rebuilt GP30s, returns to Dilworth after a nights work.
"Signals West out of town". A freshly crewed Z-train departs the Dilworth yard office. Note the Southern Belle as the middle unit in the consist.
Some signs of the BN still live on.
It doesn't look like former-BN territory today, with a couple of untouched ATSF noses. The 3036 is a GP40X.
The old BN Desert Storm SD60M brings up the rear of a nice four engine consist, including unpatched Soo 6040, rolling eastward through the yard late in the day.
This former Warbonnet is looking good again with the low sun highlighting it fresh paint. Note the Dilworth rotary in background.
Idling without a crew at CP Watts as the day comes to a close. Taken with a Powershot SD1000. More info at Railroad: First Union Rail (FURX)Locomotive: EMD SD40-2Location: Dilworth, Minnesota, USALocomotive #: FURX 8101Train ID: H-NTWLAUPhoto Date: January 19, 2008
Quite a mix of power on this crewless manifest idling at CP Watts: an ex-BN/BNSF SD40-2, a GP39M, a renumbered SD60M (which, ironically, was placed in the number series on the BNSF roster vacated ... (more)
Stack train heads east on the Staples Sub out of Dilworth. If you look closely the engineer begins to stick his head out of the cab to wave.
Dawn at Dilworth. Two GE's have been serviced by the fine Dilworth mechanical folks and await their next assignment. Taken with permission.