Eastern Railroad Discussion > Roads and railroads not the only thing washed out

The 50th meeting of WGRF (World's Greatest Railfans,in name only) was held in Birmingham,Al.
over the weekend.With total cloud cover,misting rain and wind the weather was not kind to our
picture taking.Nevertheless,I have posted a few we shot any way.
Our goal is to preserve railroad history through photography.We are able to axcess locomotives
in locations,that normally are off limits.These are places where the guard would keep you out.


Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.

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Thanks for posting these. Rarity triumphs over weather.
Bob

Three more shots.
First two at Calera,Al.
Second at Selma,Al.

UJ

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Do you have more info on the units and owners?  Only thing I recognize is that Conrad Yelvington GP30..  Who is Blend Star and is that 6972 and SD35 or SD40?

Nice catches!!

Like the exhaust on that old GP nice photos guess that is an unpowerd slug with traction motors only?

Thanks for posting the photos.
I attended WGRF in 1979 on Labor Day weekend at Pittsburgh PA.
Go through Calera AL several times a year to visit daughter and family in Pensacola, FL area.
Finally, I made a photo of #1338 ex RI EMD GP18 at the Tradewater Railway TWRY in Sullivan KY on 3/13/1988.  It looked better then.
ALLEN
 

MWLX 6972 is an SD40 built as CN 5044, later BNSF 7312, BNSF 6972, SSRX 6972.

Bill Miller
Galt, ON



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/15 19:23 by CCMF.

stevelv Wrote:
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> Do you have more info on the units and owners?
>  Only thing I recognize is that Conrad Yelvington
> GP30..  Who is Blend Star and is that 6972 and
> SD35 or SD40?

http://www.blendstarllc.com/about_blendstar/

 

ExUP SD40 Nee MP
For J.L Seale

UJ



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/07/15 08:34 by retcsxcfm.

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