Now seen highballing without any more stops before the American Rock Salt mine in Mount Morris, the GW-1 rolls into Leicester with a nice pure orange lashup.
Next up on our chase was Route 63, where the crew stopped down at the shops short to the north of the bridge, where they took 3103 out of the shop, and placed it on the front of the train, and t... (more)
GW-1 slows to 5 MPH as they approach P&L Jct. near Caledonia in the last rays of sunlight.
After clearing the speed restriction in Retsof, GW-1 gets back up to track speed.
Running on original Genesee & Wyoming trackage, the Rochester-Mt. Morris turn is headed back north with an entire train of road salt to be stockpiled for next winter.
Train GW1 departs the American Rock Salt Mine with 71 loads of road salt. American Rock Salt is the newest and largest producing mine in the U.S., extracting 10,000 to 18,000 tons of salt per day... (more)
GW-1 rolls through Retsof Yard at 10 MPH on their way South to the American Rock Salt mine.
GW-1 passes through the farmland of rural Western NY as they head South with empties for American Rock Salt in Hamptons Corners. They perform this run every day, usually entailing 80-100 cars.
GW-1 slows to a crawl as they approach Retsof Yard while Southbound on the G&W Main.
GW-1 proceeds South at a crawl until they clear yard limits. In the background, CSX's West Shore Branch passes overhead, with the lead to Genesee Jct. where they interchange with the Livonia Avon ... (more)
