Having just executed a roll by inspection of the Amtrack Sunset Limited, a crewman contemplates the effort to complete the re-boarding of his locomotive and getting those four tired EMD units rolling again. West of Rosenberg, Texas in June 2001.
Conductor on the platform with a radio to talk with the engineer as the train backs in to Denver Union Station.
A BNSF crew works to thaw a frozen knuckle during on 5 April 23 in a ground blizzard (note the propane tank on the ground near the plow):
At Tehachapi Summit, an SP helper conductor checks the block indicators before crossing over and heading back down the hill, after helping an east up the hill.
A ham radio friend had one of those huge Suburbans. I rode with him when we went up into the Laurentians on a VHF repeater maintenance trip. One could squeeze in four people abreast on those bench seats. That's big. And comfy. No wonder it looks at home on the rails!
East in the hole, west on the approach. Conductor on the ground waiting to do a roll by, (at right)..Woodford in the Tehachapi's
Nice llokin' paint scheme! Reminds me of my Athearn John Deere HO trainset-the paintscheme is almost identical to my F-unit!
