Nostalgia & History > At Least One Will Live On...

Here's a scene my dad captured in March of 1983, before UP swallowed up the majority of the railroads it did. The MoPac had already been absorbed but it'd be hard to tell with the clean blue SD40 trailing on a westbound. The DRGW and SP still carry on unaffected from Uncle Pete for the moment. What's also interesting is a Rio Grande GP30 and two SP SD40T's in a clean state and not covered in grime, yet. The leading GP30 on the intermodal, 3010, wouldn't see life again after a career ending wreck on September 30, 1991.

Taken at Kansas City in March of 1983
Daryl McGee pic
PQM



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/20/18 12:52 by BNSF-6432.

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That's pretty cool that he photographed example of all those roads' paint schemes.

Thanks for sharing.

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

Classic shot. Should be in a book.

I don’t believe this is Neff Yard.  View is to the east from Mattoon Creek.  UP Armstrong Yd on the left, SSW (ex CRI&P) Armourdale Yd on the right.  



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/19/18 22:10 by wister6813.

wister6813 Wrote:
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> I don’t believe this is Neff Yard.  View is to
> the east from Mattoon Creek.  UP Armstrong Yd on
> the left, SSW (ex CRI&P) Armstrong Yd on the
> right.  

That would make more sense, I wasn't comepletely sure when captioning but Armstrong seems to be correct.

PQM

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This would be in Kansas City or nearby?

railstiesballast Wrote:
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> This would be in Kansas City or nearby?

Yes

PQM

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I see hiding behind that UP/MP Train. 
Looks to be a crane or a big hook?

Jerry Martin
Los Angeles, CA
Central Coast Railroad Festival