After a lengthy wait at Hoffman to meet train 198, westbound 497 is underway again and making quick work of the descent into the Pomme de Terre River valley just east of Barrett.
Four EMDs, including two SD60 rebuilds slow their train to a crawl across the steel bridge east of Hoffman. They'll come to a stop shortly to wait for some welders to clear, then continue on to t... (more)
Two rebuilt SD60s, a bandit GP40, and a dual flag SD40-2 have a lengthy westbound manifest up to track speed not long after departing Glenwood Yard on a perfectly clear January afternoon.
The invasion of CP Repainted Ex-SOO SD60s continues on the former IC&E, as indicated by the lead unit on CP Train 170-21 at Birmingham on the CP Kansas City Sub.