I think we were posting so close together that I didn't see your reply until I had posted mine. Cool that we were thinking the same thing.
I think y'all are right -- BNSF's closer and clearer image makes the likely layout of the original alignment much easier to figure. Neat stuff! Thanks.
I hope everyone is having a good day today, and ya'll have a reason to smile!! Even this GP38 is happy.....
Great! I remember thinking that, as CWR became more and more common, some of the excitement of passing trains would diminish without the clickity-clacking but, with all the clinking, clanking and general clatter of trains, including wheel flat spots, it's just the same. I also remember thinking stack container trains would be boring but they are anything but. Doug
What, exactly is this locomotive? What was its purpose ? It seems pretty cool in all it strangeness. And how many Herzogs were made? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
I don't know anything more about it, other than it was coupled to a Herzog tie train to move it along where needed. It's a strange looking beast indeed.
Herzog rebuilds old Geeps to create their custom locomotives. I believe that one started out as a GP-40. Notice the dynamic brake blister and the fan housings on the roof as well as the Blomberg trucks. I think this one I saw started out as a GP-38.
