The Kernel
Ed Fulcomer photo
Quite colorfully adorned and looking akin to a giant corn cob, Colorado Sweet Gold SW-1 63 poses at the company's Johnstown facility. Dubbed "The Kernel", CSG 63 was built by EMD in 1940 as Elgin, Joliet & Eastern 233. The unit came west in the 1960s when it was sold to the Great Western Railway. It became GWR 63 and began working the famed Colorado sugar beet hauler. During the 1990s, 63 was sold to Colorado Sweet Gold and received this attractive look. As of 2025, it continues to operate for CSG.
Johnstown, CO
November 3, 1999
Train of the Day
5/3/25
The Kernel
Ed Fulcomer photo
Quite colorfully adorned and looking akin to a giant corn cob, Colorado Sweet Gold SW-1 63 poses at the company's Johnstown facility. Dubbed "The Kernel", CSG 63 was built by EMD in 1940 as Elgin, Joliet & Eastern 233. The unit came west in the 1960s when it was sold to the Great Western Railway. It became GWR 63 and began working the famed Colorado sugar beet hauler. During the 1990s, 63 was sold to Colorado Sweet Gold and received this attractive look. As of 2025, it continues to operate for CSG.
Johnstown, CO
November 3, 1999
Train of the Day
5/3/25