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Skagway Storage Lines
WYPR 96 and 114 sit with all the rest of White Passes 90 Class and DL535E roster in the three storage tracks near the entrance of the yard waiting for the tourist season to pick up.
The main thing I was hoping to capture this trip was some running WYPR equipment and 114, one of only a few wide cab DL535Es ever made. Lucky for me, they had staged this guy at the end of the storage track cab out which gave me some great photo opportunities. Although I had hoped some of the older roster would be running, it was also great just to walk amongst the old narrow gauge locomotives that had been sitting for about 2 years now. With the new E3000CC-DCs from NRE all up in Skagway, they don't have much need for these guys anymore as one E3000 can easily pull a typical train up the grade where as 2 of the older ALCos/GEs can barely pull the train with their combine 2,400 horsepower. Luckily not all of these old work horses will be sold of so I'm looking forward to seeing the last of their kind on the rails next time.
7/10/21
Skagway Storage Lines
WYPR 96 and 114 sit with all the rest of White Passes 90 Class and DL535E roster in the three storage tracks near the entrance of the yard waiting for the tourist season to pick up.
The main thing I was hoping to capture this trip was some running WYPR equipment and 114, one of only a few wide cab DL535Es ever made. Lucky for me, they had staged this guy at the end of the storage track cab out which gave me some great photo opportunities. Although I had hoped some of the older roster would be running, it was also great just to walk amongst the old narrow gauge locomotives that had been sitting for about 2 years now. With the new E3000CC-DCs from NRE all up in Skagway, they don't have much need for these guys anymore as one E3000 can easily pull a typical train up the grade where as 2 of the older ALCos/GEs can barely pull the train with their combine 2,400 horsepower. Luckily not all of these old work horses will be sold of so I'm looking forward to seeing the last of their kind on the rails next time.
7/10/21