Asset Management
After being blocked by CN A407, the DREI 101 got its go-ahead to cross over the shared CN/UP/DREI diamond in Tuscola. Typically, the 101 is powered by some SD45s - derated to 3000hp, they are SD40-2s for all intents and purposes - however today, the leader was an actual SD40-2 with a pretty clean K5. Quite a neat combo these days. Just shooting an SD40 leader is a delight these days in fields of endless widecabs.
WAMX 4134, our leader, has a fairly short history. Built for the Union Pacific as the 3578 in July of 1979, the SD40-2 pulled for the yellow beast up until around 2006. It changed hands to Progress Rail at that point, where it moved around the country for a while before ending up in storage. It appeared under the WAMX reporting mark in 2008, working as a quarry queen for the better part of a decade in Texas. It ventured north to Illinois in 2020, receiving the WAMX black and gold in 2021, and now lives on the DREI.
The 101, from Decatur to Chrisman, is a pretty nice chase. Always a good time heading down to go after it.
Asset Management
After being blocked by CN A407, the DREI 101 got its go-ahead to cross over the shared CN/UP/DREI diamond in Tuscola. Typically, the 101 is powered by some SD45s - derated to 3000hp, they are SD40-2s for all intents and purposes - however today, the leader was an actual SD40-2 with a pretty clean K5. Quite a neat combo these days. Just shooting an SD40 leader is a delight these days in fields of endless widecabs.
WAMX 4134, our leader, has a fairly short history. Built for the Union Pacific as the 3578 in July of 1979, the SD40-2 pulled for the yellow beast up until around 2006. It changed hands to Progress Rail at that point, where it moved around the country for a while before ending up in storage. It appeared under the WAMX reporting mark in 2008, working as a quarry queen for the better part of a decade in Texas. It ventured north to Illinois in 2020, receiving the WAMX black and gold in 2021, and now lives on the DREI.
The 101, from Decatur to Chrisman, is a pretty nice chase. Always a good time heading down to go after it.