Prior to firing up Cargill NW2 1320, the caps on the stacks must be removed. CRGX 1320 was built in June 1949 as Texas & New Orleans 80. The engine was later renumbered into parent Southern Pacifi... (more)

I went all the way to Texas and ran into an old friend! Cargill NW2 1320 used to work at the Cargill elevator at Verdemont, at the foot of southern California's Cajon Pass. The venerable old eng... (more)