Amid blazon autumn colors, the crew of a NS Franklin Branch job take their GP38-2 back to IKO roofing materials for empties, kicking up fresh leaves.
Prior to rerouting after the 1913 flood, this once was the connection and start of the Cincinnati Northern from the Big Four Route. (New York Central.)
Our local branchline is a collection of wobbly light rail, rotting ties, and spikes drove into the ground. Its a trip to see NS six axle power tip-toeing down into town. Locals say that during Penn Central days, the heaviest engine used was an SW1. Now we have SD70s.
I have 35mm B&W prints somewhere of a new Union Pacific SD70M on the local. That was a lot of fun. You could really see how the EMD radial trucks worked.