A need for speed
This wasn't high on my list to post. Its a nice shot, meh light with good power and a neat elevator. Doing some reading though, I found some information that made it worth posting. As the dirt being kicked up shows, the Logan Local isn't moving slow as they rock through Willow Creek. The 5th Sub is a respectable 40 mph, certainly not something you'd consider slow. However, compared to the history in this spot, they might as well be standing still. From the Northern Pacific Diesel Era 1945-1970 book, consider the following excerpt, regarding the railroads testing of brand new EMD F3 diesels in 1946: "The trip from Saint Paul to Seattle was completed in 33 hours and 56 minutes, with the train reaching speeds of 95 miles per hour near Willow Creek, MT". Of all the wide open spaces on the Northern Pacific's route to the West Coast, the tiny town of Willow Creek was where the train rocketed through at nearly 100 mph!! Its hard to imagine those speeds on the branch these days, but one can only imagine the sight of brand new diesels invading a steam dominated world, passing by this 1912 built elevator as they brought the NP into a new era of motive power at nearly 100 mph almost 80 years ago. Truly mind boggling.
A need for speed
This wasn't high on my list to post. Its a nice shot, meh light with good power and a neat elevator. Doing some reading though, I found some information that made it worth posting. As the dirt being kicked up shows, the Logan Local isn't moving slow as they rock through Willow Creek. The 5th Sub is a respectable 40 mph, certainly not something you'd consider slow. However, compared to the history in this spot, they might as well be standing still. From the Northern Pacific Diesel Era 1945-1970 book, consider the following excerpt, regarding the railroads testing of brand new EMD F3 diesels in 1946: "The trip from Saint Paul to Seattle was completed in 33 hours and 56 minutes, with the train reaching speeds of 95 miles per hour near Willow Creek, MT". Of all the wide open spaces on the Northern Pacific's route to the West Coast, the tiny town of Willow Creek was where the train rocketed through at nearly 100 mph!! Its hard to imagine those speeds on the branch these days, but one can only imagine the sight of brand new diesels invading a steam dominated world, passing by this 1912 built elevator as they brought the NP into a new era of motive power at nearly 100 mph almost 80 years ago. Truly mind boggling.