I have no idea when I took this and all the file says is mojave which clearly isn't referring to the town, so it is a rather large place.
A nice assortment. What's the history of the TFM car? I don't believe I've ever seen round windows on a rail car, just ships.
That was built for the Missouri Pacific as a diner. Milwaukee Road also used round windows, usually at the vestibules and ends of cars.
About ten years ago, this eastward freight was slugging it's way up the west side of Marias Pass, toward Essex, Montana. This is why I like such seasonal colors:
New power at Logistics Park Illinois this week. Fresh delivery headed to Kansas City for final additions before being put into service.
Wow! I'm surprised to see anyone taking delivery of new power in this era with so many thousands of serviceable units in storage.
Small orders of the new stuff seem to keep showing up. It is hard to believe some of the stored GE and EMD power is 25 years old now!
So do I. I may be wrong, but I think the McKeen's had mechanical transmissions. If so, the powertrain must have been something to behold.
This isn't my photo, I just found it on the internet. The Virginia and Truckee 22 (only operational McKeen car) looks to have the same power assembly. I don't know if they kept the same motor after the restoration though. It looks like there were a few different styles of leading truck, although all had 6 cylinder engines. They were not very reliable, so there were many rebuilds and modifications. The 'paper wheels' in the photo are interesting too. Here is the blog that features the photo, along with some other rail motors: https://nevadagram.com/railroad-motor-cars-of-nevada-part-i/