Matt C. Batryn
Rice Hill, OR
On the way back to Redding from Vancouver I happened upon CORP's Roseburg Hauler outside of Cottage Grove with a surprise to me, a P&W SD70M-2 leading. Apparently two P&W SD70M-2s, 4301 and 4302 had been delivered to CORP the previous week. This was likely one of PW's first trips down the Siskiyou line.
The Roseburg Hauler slowly grinds up the 1.6% grade of Rice Hill. With 119 cars in tow (mostly empties, though at least a few loads), the train put on a good show, and had the grade crossing here blocked for quite a while.
Rice Hill, OR
On the way back to Redding from Vancouver I happened upon CORP's Roseburg Hauler outside of Cottage Grove with a surprise to me, a P&W SD70M-2 leading. Apparently two P&W SD70M-2s, 4301 and 4302 had been delivered to CORP the previous week. This was likely one of PW's first trips down the Siskiyou line.
The Roseburg Hauler slowly grinds up the 1.6% grade of Rice Hill. With 119 cars in tow (mostly empties, though at least a few loads), the train put on a good show, and had the grade crossing here blocked for quite a while.