Eastern Railroad Discussion > Transkentucky Transportation dash 7's at night

List,
while enroute to Summerail in Cincinnati last Friday I was kindly invited to a night photo session hosted by the fine folks at Transkentucky Transportation. Sadly the TTI is pretty slow these days with a soft eastern Kentucky coal market but the great owner and his crew pulled out all the stops in making a memorable night for those in attendance. TTI's current roster is made up of one ex CBQ U28B and a bunch of ex SBD, CSX B36-7's. The TTI crew staged 4 of the B36-7's in the newest paint inside the roundhouse and on the turntable. A special thanks goes out the veteran TTI crew , there hospitable owner and a friend with CSX for setting the whole thing up. Lighting provided by some friends in Chicago.
Mark Mautner
Maryland Heights, MO

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That's some impressive work there Mark! Those GE's look showroom new!

Great shot.

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That was a fun night! It was great seeing you guys. Paris will never be the same. Come on up to Chi-town!

-Don
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mastadon4935/

Strange arrangement of those Nathan 5-chime horns ... 1 trumpet to the front and 4 to the rear. (Yes, I know, Evo's have that arrangement, but that's because the sound from the 4 facing the rear bounces off the exhaust stack and is primarily directed forward.)

Great Pictures. Does CSXT have an ownership interest in this railroad?

Great shots! Always been a TTI fan since first witnessing the U28B's fore and aft waking the dead getting a trainload to Maysville.

Too bad Sunday didn't pan out.

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Very nice! I'd heard things were really slow. How bad is it?

Sure would be nice if that lone CB&Q U28B made it to a museum. I don't believe there are many, if any preserved.

Ryan

NIIIIIICE...!!!

Very nice, Mark and friends, great shots!

I remember that line when it was an L&N branch and ran with EMD re-engined Alco switchers, probably not much more than 10 mph.

--Mike

stlrailfan Wrote:

> TTI's current roster is made up of one
> ex CBQ U28B and a bunch of ex SBD, CSX B36-7's.

Is the U28B serviceable? Looks like a U36B lurking off to the left in photo 3 as well.

very nice work

Thanks for takin the time to post these great pictures... We are Transkentucky fans ourselves.... Great photography...

leroy

Nice set, Mark. Thanks for sharing.

Russell Honey
Springfield, MO
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Thank you! I really enjoyed your work. wag216

We have an operational U-25BE at OERM in Perris, CA, It was modified by SP with EMD electronics and control stand before we acquired it. Hence, the "E".