Coal trains on the Santa Fe race track looked out of place. These York Canyon Coal trains were heading to McCook and points east. Usually, these heavy trains got 3-4 big GEs for power. As seen here, an eastbound load passes the classic Santa Fe Cantilever bridge at GI on the westside of Galesburg.
Scanned slide from 1996.
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.