Dyer, Tennessee
Trackside in smalltown America
In June 1999 the West Tennessee Railroad was all-ALCo/MLW. Enough reason to put it on my itinery. The two Canadian expatriates had replaced the aging RSD12. Three of the baby-Gators were serviceable backup units at Trenton and Humboldt.
The gleaming MLW M420W 3560 and 3510 were out on the line and I managed to track them down as they were switching at Dyer, Tennessee. The 3560 had a nice pound to the exhaust, almost mimicking a 16-251 engine.
As the crew was toiling about with a co-worker following in the golden F-150 I took this image at the College St crossing including Rail Road Bar and the Victory Chapel - Full Gospel. New cars to the left, the slowly crumbling smalltown literally on the other side of the tracks.
The buildings were torn down since.
Dyer, Tennessee.
June 24, 1999
#dieselrarities1999
Dyer, Tennessee
Trackside in smalltown America
In June 1999 the West Tennessee Railroad was all-ALCo/MLW. Enough reason to put it on my itinery. The two Canadian expatriates had replaced the aging RSD12. Three of the baby-Gators were serviceable backup units at Trenton and Humboldt.
The gleaming MLW M420W 3560 and 3510 were out on the line and I managed to track them down as they were switching at Dyer, Tennessee. The 3560 had a nice pound to the exhaust, almost mimicking a 16-251 engine.
As the crew was toiling about with a co-worker following in the golden F-150 I took this image at the College St crossing including Rail Road Bar and the Victory Chapel - Full Gospel. New cars to the left, the slowly crumbling smalltown literally on the other side of the tracks.
The buildings were torn down since.
Dyer, Tennessee.
June 24, 1999
#dieselrarities1999