Savatrans at the Willows
Seen from 9th Street in East St. Louis, IL, Savatrans LLC (SVTX) ES44AC #1982 leads NS train 430 past closed Pennsy "VI" Tower, known in later years on Conrail, and while being operated by the Gateway Eastern, i.e. KCS, as Willows Tower.
The 430 completed loading the day prior at the "Shay" mine near Macoupin, IL and is on its way down the V&C Belt. It will connect with the NS Southern-West District at the west end of Coapman siding. From there, it will take NS to a connection with the Evansville Western (EVWR) just east of Mt Vernon, then down to the AB Brown power plant near Evansville, IN.
This power set, consisting of SVTX 1982, 1986 and 1912, painted and numbered to commemorate Penn State's football championships, made only two runs on NS before returning to its traditional route on EVWR.
Savatrans at the Willows
Seen from 9th Street in East St. Louis, IL, Savatrans LLC (SVTX) ES44AC #1982 leads NS train 430 past closed Pennsy "VI" Tower, known in later years on Conrail, and while being operated by the Gateway Eastern, i.e. KCS, as Willows Tower.
The 430 completed loading the day prior at the "Shay" mine near Macoupin, IL and is on its way down the V&C Belt. It will connect with the NS Southern-West District at the west end of Coapman siding. From there, it will take NS to a connection with the Evansville Western (EVWR) just east of Mt Vernon, then down to the AB Brown power plant near Evansville, IN.
This power set, consisting of SVTX 1982, 1986 and 1912, painted and numbered to commemorate Penn State's football championships, made only two runs on NS before returning to its traditional route on EVWR.