Days Past
With NP #3617 on my mind, I went back and revisited one of my absolute favorite sets of photos, taken back in 2014. I didn't visit the SCRY much, as the hour and a half drive seemed a lot of effort, never mind that today I drive 5 hours without hesitation. Regardless, on this day I headed down and managed to catch both sets of power paired up; GP9's 1363/1352 and faux SD45's 1326/1325. I got some good shots, although the line is unfortunately pretty bland. Once the power got parked is where the day really took off. Shooting some rosters and whatnot, we noticed the crew was headed back out with buckets and hose! As we watched the crew scrubbing the engines, one of the most shortline things ever happened. The crew called over and said "If you're gonna take pictures, you can come help!". Rob headed over and manned the hose for the crew. It was so cool to see these immaculate units in their oh-so-close Northern Pacific livery, and to see guys out making sure their equipment stayed looking good was awesome to see. With the SCRY sounding as if they are just hanging on with customer closures, lets take a look back at a better time.
Days Past
With NP #3617 on my mind, I went back and revisited one of my absolute favorite sets of photos, taken back in 2014. I didn't visit the SCRY much, as the hour and a half drive seemed a lot of effort, never mind that today I drive 5 hours without hesitation. Regardless, on this day I headed down and managed to catch both sets of power paired up; GP9's 1363/1352 and faux SD45's 1326/1325. I got some good shots, although the line is unfortunately pretty bland. Once the power got parked is where the day really took off. Shooting some rosters and whatnot, we noticed the crew was headed back out with buckets and hose! As we watched the crew scrubbing the engines, one of the most shortline things ever happened. The crew called over and said "If you're gonna take pictures, you can come help!". Rob headed over and manned the hose for the crew. It was so cool to see these immaculate units in their oh-so-close Northern Pacific livery, and to see guys out making sure their equipment stayed looking good was awesome to see. With the SCRY sounding as if they are just hanging on with customer closures, lets take a look back at a better time.