ALC Rail Writer
Engineer
While waiting in traffic at a local NS branch I was surprised to see the following consist:
Caboose
NS uncovered hopper x 4
GP38 backward
The caboose was at the head of the train and the GP38 was facing the opposite direction. The engineer or brakeman was leaning outside his window and looking down the line... that struck me as odd-- while common enough for this little local branch to do switch work on occasion, it was weird to see a caboose... and on the head of the consist.
On top of that, to make things weirder, the GP38 was painted in Rio Grande livery... and it was FRESH paint! It was one of the cleanest looking engines I have ever seen.
Wish I would have had my camera. It was a very pretty train.
Caboose
NS uncovered hopper x 4
GP38 backward
The caboose was at the head of the train and the GP38 was facing the opposite direction. The engineer or brakeman was leaning outside his window and looking down the line... that struck me as odd-- while common enough for this little local branch to do switch work on occasion, it was weird to see a caboose... and on the head of the consist.
On top of that, to make things weirder, the GP38 was painted in Rio Grande livery... and it was FRESH paint! It was one of the cleanest looking engines I have ever seen.
Wish I would have had my camera. It was a very pretty train.