KCS 4020 and brings up the rear of the SP 745 special. Overhead is the new Louisiana Boardwalk under construction, complete with a light rail system.
With the Shreveport skyline across the river as a backdrop, SP 745 crosses the Red River with the LASTA train. 4 KCS motors are on the rear to provide air account a failed air compressor on the 7... (more)
SP 745 splits the Westbound Control Signals guarding the bridge over the river that separates Bossier City and Shreveport.
Looks like a great place to ride, unless you mind cinders!
611 smokes it up returning to Roanoke after overhaul in Birmingham
Ready to go out for a fan trip.......I'm driving.
Working conditions circa 1918 ( and again for me in 2003 )
Milwaukee 4-8-4 #261 and Susquehanna 2-8-2 #142 pull a special downgrade toward Syracuse, NY.
Union Pacific 618 running along side the Provo resevoir , "Breath Taking"
Operating through Provo Canyon, HVRR's UP-618 looks as she did in regular service along with the freight consist ... " What a backdrop! "
Two U.S. DOT Test Cars
Power refurbished by CP for this special run
Locomotive Manufacturer's Plate