Thursday Proto Photo, Mar 17/11

[Bob Bufkin]

After midnight, so Happy St Patrick's Day to you all. 

Train X983-05 with CW60AC 5000 "Diversity In Motion" leads a military extra carrying M88 tank retrievers last Saturday.  Train cam out of York, PA where they made these.







Shortly after this coal rain came off the Old Main Line.  Just another coal train, but this monster was loaded with 159 cars.

[Lenny53]

[lock4244]

Something I've never seen before, an original IC unit (as opposed to an IC C40 or C44) leading a CN freight in Canada. Train is 1st X371.

http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/data/lock4244/2011317102814_MWL_3273ab.jpg

[fulltritty]

5 trains in this one picture from Seattle, WA on 04 March 2011 (from right to left)

BNSF's V-CHCTAC
Sounder train (barly visible)
Amtrak Coast Starlight
Amtrak Cascades
Amtrak Empire Builder



Portland & Western GP39-2 No. 2311 is working the interchange track in Draperville, Oregon on 02 March 2011.



Portland & Western GP40 No. 3007 is working the interchange track in Draperville, Oregon on 02 March 2011.



Willamette & Pacific SD9 No. 1852 is working the interchange track in Draperville, Oregon on 02 March 2011.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Oh man, that SD9E looks right at home.

[wm3798]

Since Jeff is treating us to a little Portland, I'll reprise some of the shots I got out there last year.

The Brooklyn Roundhouse:










Lee

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Whoa, never saw those DMUs before. Those are nifty. Wish we had them on the old MA&PA...

[Philip H]

Jeff,
That GP39-2 is a kitbashers/painters/weatherers dream!