The crew died, so they left their engine in the middle of street, on the only area of street running, which is about 200 feet if that...
An interesting variety of equipment sits in Barr Yard on a sunny December afternoon.
IHB 1521 and Power Booster Slug PB3 are handled masterfully by an IHB crew to construct a train.
CSXT 5311 ducks under the CN/IC and Metra Electric lines, heading east into the sunrise.
Awaiting a crew and clearance on the main lead around Barr Yard, NS 2653 idles with a CSXT C44-9W.
IHB 2923 and SD38-2 3863 get a once-over by an IHB crew member before setting to work on a Sunday morning.
IHB keeps a unique roster of units to add traction and power to its switching pool. Here is Hump Trailer #479 attached to IHB 1523.
An HLCX (BN) and CSX (Conrail) SD40-2 pair awaits an EOT device and a crew, while a shell of a building and the moon watch overhead. Minutes later, there were about 10 trains in motion visible fr... (more)
A still relatively new CSX 5311 leads a motley crew of locomotives out of Barr Yard. Lashup: 2 CSX GEVOs, a Santa Fe (BNSF) SD40-2, a UP SD70M, an HLCX SD40-2, and a CSX SD40-2.
It's always nice to catch Conrail on the point. This westbound manifest is on the last mile of its journey as it prepares to enter Barr Yard.
UP 5226 awaits a meet from another UP train (approaching from the east ... behind me), while an IHB set moves east.
IHB SW1500s 1500/1501/1522 and SD20 2924 bracket DHT (Diesel Hump Trailer) 478 (converted from a wrecked NW2). The five units lead a cut of cars underneath the IC (in the background) and wait for... (more)
Modified and designated GP38-2S 4244 with a GP15-1 and a remote control car await a bevy of inbound trains on a Saturday morning.
A remote-control set awaiting Saturday morning operations.
