@@K.S.V_railway I could be wrong, but I think that NRE has idled this facility. I read an article about it a few years ago. Idk the current status now.
The Alco RSD1 is an exceptionally rare locomotive. It should be preserved! It started life on the Alaska Railroad before being sold to the TVA. Incredible!
Amazing to see all this old veteran motive power that once ruled the rails now in locomotive purgatory. Those two C&NW GP40's in original paint were cool. Beautiful place this is although sad too. Excellent video 👍🏻
I went to Paducah on the way to Missouri. I stopped by there and definitely got some shots with my drone!! And you went the exact time I went lol around the evening on June 9th
@@WashingtonDistrictRailfan ‘obscure’ is unfortunately an accurate assessment, but they were a BIG deal back in the day. It was jointly owned by nine of the major railroads in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, and provided interchange service via a massive, centrally located yard.
If the economy was booming like it was in the early 2000s and before the war on coal, most of these locomotives would be rebuilt or at least turned into slugs. Some of them look horrible but others look like they could be rebuilt without much difficulty.
