While out in search of the Rock Island Rail units a couple of weeks back, I came across this little fella tucked away on a spur in Clarksdale MS. The info i found on it is this: C&G CF7 803 named the City of Greenwood is ex-ATSF CF7 2465 rebuilt from ATSF F7A 273C. You can bet this engine has had an interesting life.
I often slow down nearing crossings, just hoping. Much to the displeasure of my passengers and cars behind me. Gimme a break, I'm just being safe, r-e-a-l safe. LOL
A veteran Tunnel Motor is an elevator switcher in Williston, ND: A couple of takes on a veteran SD40-2 in Minot on CP:
I hear you, brother! You can never be too safe around those big machines. You really, really have to take the time to watch them. Right? And the train is bigger and has much louder horns than the cars behind you. Nice engine. CP donated one to Exporail a few years ago, B.P. (before pandemic). For a moment I thought it was a model... The way it's framed with the foreground and the scraggly trees in the background, it takes a while for the little gray cells to size it up. And it's way too clean!
I'd say odds are that her running days are done. Doesn't have the alignment couplers class one's require these days so even if RI pulled her out, she would have be loaded on a flat or truck to get to a new home.
I didn't know anything about alignment couplers, so just found out a little bit on the Internet. Interesting! How can you tell whether a locomotive has alignment couplers by sight? Is it the top plate as pointed out by the arrow or something else? [I enlarged my picture of NS 8103, the N&W Heritage Unit for this]
Honestly, I have no idea. That was just a tid bit of info i picked up about that unit when trying to figure out the heritage. I tried to read a little about them as well but nothing jumps out as a good spotting feature
If you look at the CP 40 that Hemi put up, you will see a 'cup' under the knuckle, that is an alignment cup. It is easy to see, once you know what you are looking for.
Ah ha. So that I am clear, would you say that the NS unit was not equipped with alignment couplers in 08/2017 when I took my photo? I don't see a cup under the coupler.
I spotted this old BNSF loco in a consist on my way to work the other morning. I had to turn around because I noticed that it still had "Santa Fe" and not "BNSF" on the side. This is in Escalon, Ca., which is not far from where I live.
Looking out the window at the Sebring Model Railroad Club on Sunday and saw an unusual motive power mash-up. Here is NS 4358, followed by UP 7436, followed by BNSF 5900. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
Love those tunnel motors, miss seeing them run over Donner Summit is scarlet and gray. Caught this one in the Reno (actually Sparks) yard this morning...
Weird how those new Chargers are all lit up inside, and can see thru it! Modern "Tunnel Motor", I guess....