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Nostalgia & History > C&O GP9 from the CardinalDate: 11/03/25 12:35 C&O GP9 from the Cardinal Author: gcm June 1981
From the westbound Cardinal passed GP9 6016 at KC Junction in Covington, Kentucky. Thanks to K8DTI for the location. Gary  Date: 11/03/25 12:42 Re: C&O GP9 from the Cardinal Author: King_Coal Whoa the track looks suspect. Maybe being upgraded? Signs of the times. Neat look back.
Date: 11/03/25 13:23 Re: C&O GP9 from the Cardinal Author: gcm King_Coal Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Whoa the track looks suspect. Maybe being > upgraded? Signs of the times. Neat look back. It looked like old yard trackage was being removed along with platforms at the C&O station (closed in 1965?) in Covington. Gary Date: 11/03/25 16:14 Re: C&O GP9 from the Cardinal Author: WM1977 C&O crews must like those B&O bay window cabs, no ladders to the to climb.
CR Date: 11/03/25 18:05 Re: C&O GP9 from the Cardinal Author: engineerinvirginia When I hired in 1997 CSX was still of the mind to do everything cheap......sprinkle ballast if the FRA demands it...but don't tamp it in. Call it magic ballast that falls into place as trains run over it. Sometimes it kind of will...
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