Couple doing some yard work

A little yard work in Elkhart, nice day for it atleast

 

Those old Alco slugs are realy neat looking. Wish someone made an N scale model of them

 

Very nice lashup! I have seen a couple of SD40-2's with yard slugs on thru trains before. Very interesting sight!

Harold

 

So is that SD-38 an Ex Conrail unit too? Or did they mate the slug with a new mother?
Also, I'm not familar with the heritage of the Alco slugs, what unit was it originally and why did they swap in the SD trucks?

 

Yes it's a ex CR SD38, as far as the SD trucks on the slug IIRC it was for parts standardization. I' sure it's easier to find EMD truck parts virsus Alco truck parts.

 

Makes sense to me

 

I believe it used to be an RSD-12.

 

How is Elkhart on the weekends? I've been there once before, but it was on a Friday afternoon and wasn't too busy. I'd love to get back over there this summer and spend a day near the station there.

 

Here's a nice couple doing yard work too: A pair of SD9M's!
http://hhodnett.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=349238

Harold

 

LOL - I thought I was going to see somebody's wife laying some ballast.....

In the infamous words of ROSANNE ROSANADANA - "nevermind"

 

Or somebodys wife mowing the yard mg:

 

Bluebirds in the yard

One of the other 3 hump sets