Napa Valley Railroad 70-73 on display in Napa, CA
It's was only 35 years ago that the Napa Valley Wine Train was in its infancy, still refurbishing passenger cars in order to fill out their trains. The power is in good shape and nicely painted. It's on display on this date in front of its yet-to-be-built departure location in downtown Napa. All four units are shown, in back-to-back pairs. One unit provides motive power and the second provides power for the train itself. MU controls allow either to lead, so there is no turning involved, just a run around at the end of track near St. Helena. This is a beautiful paint scheme, maroon, gold and forest green (on top, though the slide and the fog make it look black) and everything below the frame is black - with a pretty cool emblem on the nose as well.
Napa Valley Railroad 70-73 on display in Napa, CA
It's was only 35 years ago that the Napa Valley Wine Train was in its infancy, still refurbishing passenger cars in order to fill out their trains. The power is in good shape and nicely painted. It's on display on this date in front of its yet-to-be-built departure location in downtown Napa. All four units are shown, in back-to-back pairs. One unit provides motive power and the second provides power for the train itself. MU controls allow either to lead, so there is no turning involved, just a run around at the end of track near St. Helena. This is a beautiful paint scheme, maroon, gold and forest green (on top, though the slide and the fog make it look black) and everything below the frame is black - with a pretty cool emblem on the nose as well.