Most of the time transfer power is fairly mundane, a collection of whatever the transferring railroad has available. On the SP it's frequently some SD39's or a SD45 variant. Santa Fe uses a CF7 with a GP7 much of the time although they too have their moments, even the odd F Unit may show up.
Our trading partners to the south though, frequently show up with something a bit more unusual. Case in point was one transfer last week where a FCP C628 and NdeM GP35 were in charge of the transfer run; pretty unique set as the GP35 was one of the rare high hood units. A photo follows:
So as in real life, variety is the spice that keeps things interesting, and this translates into our models too. Same old place, same old thing is never as cool as, Hey look at that!
Another transfer, one from the Southern Pacific can be seen below, it features a pair of SD39's doing the heavy lifting:
One SW1500 does it all on a very light day.
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| Oh, and we can't forget our own power on transfer runs, so here we see some of that. |
Don't be too judgmental of my AZSO power, 99% of it was built and painted back in the late 1980's from what was available. Much of what I use for the railroad is in that same boat. The funds to upgrade just never happened and I'm content with the models as they are.
Well, that's all for now, just wanted to add a little text so if anybody is watching they will know I'm still out and about.
Well, that's all for now, just wanted to add a little text so if anybody is watching they will know I'm still out and about.
As always, thanks for reading this far and please, Enjoy Your Trains!
Write or comment if the mood strikes,
John Huey
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