FIMX TSOD
Yesterday I visited the Franklin Minerals Railroad for the first time in 5 years. The railroad has for the last 2 years been using a nasty patched UP GP38-2 which killed my interest, more recently they picked up a GP35 rebuild which while painted was far less desirable than the roads GE's. Just in the last months though the UP leaser was returned and the painted EMD has mysteriously disappeared, presumably its getting some major work done in the shop. Wanting to take advantage of the absence of the EMD's I headed up there yesterday. At first I thought I was getting burned when I arrived at 830 to find no activity and all the units split up with the low hood GE sitting outside the shop. However all turned out alright and the unusually late run led to some new angles otherwise not possible. Here the train crosses "Mammys Creek" at Daysville, TN, a new angle for me and a easy TSOD choice.
FIMX TSOD
Yesterday I visited the Franklin Minerals Railroad for the first time in 5 years. The railroad has for the last 2 years been using a nasty patched UP GP38-2 which killed my interest, more recently they picked up a GP35 rebuild which while painted was far less desirable than the roads GE's. Just in the last months though the UP leaser was returned and the painted EMD has mysteriously disappeared, presumably its getting some major work done in the shop. Wanting to take advantage of the absence of the EMD's I headed up there yesterday. At first I thought I was getting burned when I arrived at 830 to find no activity and all the units split up with the low hood GE sitting outside the shop. However all turned out alright and the unusually late run led to some new angles otherwise not possible. Here the train crosses "Mammys Creek" at Daysville, TN, a new angle for me and a easy TSOD choice.