Seeing a Z glide downhill at 70 mph with dynamics and minimum on is a neat experience. Brakes shoes make a cool sound at 70 per.
Yes, the dirt really is that red as three Dash 9s lead a Cosco train down Curtis Hill at 1259.
It took the entire day, but I was finally rewarded with an all-EMD consist at last light. SD40-2 7816 (ex-BN 7816, nee C&S 7816, nee-C&S 946, blt. 6/77), CEFX SD60 6020 (ex-SOO), and SD39 1922 (e... (more)
Hiking into the upper part of Curtis Hill rewarded me with the loudest modern-generation GE experience I've ever had, even though one of them was a GEVO! These three GE's were deafening as they d... (more)
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