International Railroad Discussion > durango mexico

coahuila durango 

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Neat, I haven't seen much of this area.

Very interesting looking area.  It looks almost as if the locos are on display in a park!

Interestimng motiver power and painting scheme.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

The paint scheme on the rear locomotive in the second photo looks vaguely familiar....

Nice to see something besides Ferromex and Ferrosur... thanks for posting

stevedavis Wrote:
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> The paint scheme on the rear locomotive in the
> second photo looks vaguely familiar....

Think Genessee & Wyoming.

SOO6617 Wrote:
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> stevedavis Wrote:
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> > The paint scheme on the rear locomotive in the
> > second photo looks vaguely familiar....
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> Think Genessee & Wyoming.

Nope, but close! This short line originally received operations consulting from G&W and used their paint scheme, later resuming it's own identity by just painting logos on top of whichever paint scheme the locomotive wore from former owners. Most of their U-boats are black hence their NS heritage. The ex-BNSF units just got their logos covered. Same for the former Conrail B23 and ex BN C30-7s...

It looks like they've settled into orange scheme. Just plain orange. Not BNSF or G&W...

I assume the branches to El Salto, Regocio and Tepehuanes are out-of-service, abandoned or ripped up?  Anything left of them?  

CA_Sou_MA_Agent Wrote:
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> I assume the branches to El Salto, Regocio and
> Tepehuanes are out-of-service, abandoned or ripped
> up?  Anything left of them?  

You are correct. Only about 5 miles remain north from Durango to a lumber yard on the Tepehuanes branch. Regocijo gone. I believe the El Salto branch is not to be touched in case the El Salto-Mazatlan project restarts...