What a sight to see! Didn't know that these two iconic, first-generation diesels could still be seen in revenue service. I live by a NS mainline in IN and the only motive power ever seen consists of big six-axel GE AC44's nowadays.
Whoa, that's REALLY cool! I didn't know cool old stuff like that was still in service in the US. Living in Kalifornia with the draconian pollution laws SUCKS! Thank for posting!
Its a refer that has been converted to a tool car. They take this with incase of mechanical problems. You will see it in my other WM clip. Thanks for watching. Jackmp294
It was a weekend photographers special heading out of Elkins later in the morning. I have another clip in here with a running meet with the trains passing each other. Thanks for looking. Jack...
@thecarolinamudcat It was emd's weak attempt to make a competitor to alco's rs3 unit's in the branchline locomotive production. The BL2's were not maintenance friendly ugly and a complete failure. Alco still ruled with the RS series engines after this.
Actually Bob. It was originally a WM unit. #303, built for WM. 1/1951. It went to the Long Island Railroad and was used as a cab control car, and now its back on home rails. Thanks for watching.
Yeah, well when EMD manufactured the GP-7 & the GP-9, it's designer thought of it as such an ugly diesel that no railroad fleet would want to purchase it. He thought wrong