This photo has an interesting story to tell. My friend Steve Seguine had just purchased a brand new 1978 Chevy Monza Spyder (with a 305 V8) and was itching to take it for a spin. He invited me to go along for the ride and off we went without any particular place to go. We ended up at Kennecott Copper's Bingham Canyon Mine. On the way we decided to stop at Copperton to see what we could find . . . a yard full of GE electric pit motors paused for the mid-afternoon shift change! The two 125 ton motors at left, KCC 772 & 773 were built for Kennecott in November 1955. The KCC 778 was the junior of the bunch, built in April 1958. The 778 was resplendent in new paint having recently lost its Bicentennial livery. By the late 1970s to early 1980s the electrification in the copper pit had been shut down, replaced by EMD GP39-2s. The 772 & 773 were scrapped after retirement, while the 778 was donated to Feather River Rail Society in Portola, California. To this day I don't understand the function of the upside down Folgers Coffee cans that added a nice splash of color to the setting at Copperton. Photographed on 35mm Kodachrome 64 slide film with a Canon AE1 camera and a Canon F:3.5 135mm telephoto lens.
From a hint of "Bee" (NKP 765), colorful "Bees" (KCS), "Bees" w/ "attitude", to "Bees" that "sting" your eyes, in their own way they have "Bee" on display! Equipment that "Buzzes" with Yellow & Black colors! ("Bees" can still "Bee" entering this "hive"!)
An attempt to put the best picture of engines that represent each of America's railroads. When a better picture of an engine/type is found, it will be added.
