Eastern Railroad Discussion > Pair of W&LE Tunnel Motors Working as a Pair

I was in Bellevue, Ohio, watching an outbound NS manifest freight slowly rumble through the mini plant as it headed westward. I had heard a Wheeling 90 on the radio, but it apeared to be switching. I looked up and there it was entering the Brewster Connection. I grabbed the camera and sprinted for an open area where East Street ends at the orginal W&LE right of way. The Wheeling train had a pair of Denver & Rio Grande Western tunnel motors as its motive power. Both units are still painted in the D&RGW livery although they are owned by the Wheeling. I've caught these two together before, but it is still a thrilling site to see them.

Photo 1: The train is on the Brewster Connection as it makes its way off Norfolk Southern.

Photo 2: Crossing East Street, which dead ends where I am standing.

Photo 3: Heading for the W&LE Hartland Subdivision. 



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/24/15 04:18 by SDP40F600.

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I knew I would have time to get ahead of the train so I drove over to Monroeville and walked a short distance on the North Coast Inland Trail to catch the W&LE train crossing the West Branch of the Huron River. I'm standing on a bridge once used by New York Central trains.

(Photos 4 and 5): The train is crossing over the river. The black water reminded me of a Dobbie Brothers song with the line, "Oh black water, keep on rollin.' "

(Photo 6): A going away shot looking down the trail.

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Photo #5 looks real nice.
John

Time machine.  Nice.  BSB

I like Pic 1!!

Lucky Duck.  Nice catch.

I cut my teeth watching those t-motors railfaning and camping on the Moffat Sub. west of Denver. Man I mis seeing them in the rockies .  O well they look like they are being well taken care of....   DW

Great shots, truly heritage units!

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Great catch! May they always keep their logos! 

Fantastic.

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Congratulations on "Image of the Day."
Bob

Sweet!!
I see they fixed the nose on the 91. Had the Bastard Box nose light.

Those look great.  Thanks for posting photos of them.  I sure miss the Rio Grande and specifically the tunnel motors.

Jim Barton    

I would really like to post these pictures on the Rocky Mountaion RR Club's news website. We miss our "home" road and tthese are great. We place a copyright logo in connection will all pictcues. the webpage address is http://www.rockymtnrrclub.org/rmrrcnews/news.htm

Thanks!!

Wally

Great catch, those are some nice photos.  Congrats on the IOTD as well.  Long live the Rio Grande.

Nathan

I had no idea these remained in DRGW paint.   Great catch!!!

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> I had no idea these remained in DRGW paint.  

These two are regular power on the Brewster/Bellevue trains and often run back to back with an occasional "B" (normal WE) unit between them if tonnage dictates. They can be found on the Toledo trains too. A big surprise for me one day was catching one up at Falls Junction on Wheeling's Cleveland Sub, not it's normal haunt for sure.
Congratulations on the IOTD boss :)
RAD

So I guess these are the last remaining "unpatched" D&RGW units.  Great shots.

Is there a reason why these two units never were repainted?

refarkas Wrote:           I second that    Truly Heritage Units
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> Congratulations on "Image of the Day."
> Bob