Topeka Tophat
'Twas a colorful evening in Topeka on the BNSF, with two separate trains in town with foreign power on the point. The CSX 3017 west is the KCKEMP that had been tied down in Tecumseh since Sunday night, while the NS 8848 had been on this ballast train in town all day. As NS has been rebuilding some of these "Tophats," I was thrilled to get one leading today, knowing that they may not be long for this world.
Topeka Tophat
'Twas a colorful evening in Topeka on the BNSF, with two separate trains in town with foreign power on the point. The CSX 3017 west is the KCKEMP that had been tied down in Tecumseh since Sunday night, while the NS 8848 had been on this ballast train in town all day. As NS has been rebuilding some of these "Tophats," I was thrilled to get one leading today, knowing that they may not be long for this world.