Monday, July 22, 2024

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line, MIlwaukee Road 3-Engine Exhibit Andy Fletcher


 At Bensenville Yard, we see SD40-2s of CP Rail, Soo Line and the Milwaukee Road side by side.  Bensenville Yard, over a hundred years old, was originally a Milwaukee Road yard and is an important part of today's CPKC operations in Chicagoland. See my 3-Engine Exhibits on my YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/EilSfjIv0JE

Baltimore and Ohio, Penn Central, Erie Lackwanna 3-Engine Exhibit Andy Fletcher

A Baltimore and Ohio GP9 makes its way to Cumberland, while a Penn Central SD45 heads to Chicago.  Meanwhile, an Erie Lackawanna GP35 heads on its way to Marion, Ohio.  We give a wave to the crews as the trains head on their way.  See my 3-Engine Exhibits on my YouTube channel https://youtu.be/zuJC6__-uZs

Chicago Burlington and Quincy, Elgin Joliet and Eastern, New York Central 3-Engine Exhibit Andy Fletcher

A Chicago Burlington and Quincy train arrives in Chicagoland from Denver.  Today's train carries carloads headed east for the New York Central.  Upon our train's arrival, our freight is handed off to the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern, where it will travel around Chicago's Outer Belt Railway. 
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Frisco, Louisville and Nashville, Seaboard Coast Line 3-Engine Exhibit Andy Fletcher

Frisco was known for its slogan "Ship It On The Frisco!"  The Frisco, formally known as St. Louis-San Francisco, played played a key role in linking railroads from the Southeast and the Southwest.  Here we see a Frisco GP35 connecting to the Louisville and Nashville.  Louisville and Nashville would then deliver carloads to the Seaboard Coast Line, taking those carloads to Virginia, Carolinas and Florida.
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Sunday, July 7, 2024

Alaska Railroad SD70MAC by Andy Fletcher

Alaska Railroad's SD70MACs pull freight trains and the Denali Star passenger train from Anchorage to Fairbanks.  When I visited Alaska Railroad in 1992, GP49s were in charge of these trains.  
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Burlington Northern, Rock Island, Rio Grande 3-Engine Exhibit by Andy Fletcher

My 3-Engine Exhibits on my AndyFletcherTrains YouTube channel feature three of my drawings. What locomotives would you like to see? Watch my 3-Engine Exhibits on YouTube https://youtu.be/1xhaXyYV8KE?si=VZCFEydzMpZggGQn