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On its way to new owner Genesee Valley Transportation Company is the famous ALCO PA-1 restored by preservationist Doyle McCormack over the past 2 decades in Portland, Oregon. The locomotive began moving east in late April from the PNW on BNSF Railway, arriving at Kansas City yesterday morning. After a brief visit to Argentine, today it is moving on home rails as the 3rd unit on BNSF Train H KCKBRC1 04A. Here it is on the BNSF Marceline Sub. crossing arguably one of the most iconic pieces of ATSF engineering, the Sibley Bridge across the Missouri River, and one of the last stretches of single track railroad on the BNSF Transcon.
This engine was built for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway by the American Locomotive Company in 12-1948 as ATSF 62-L, builder number 76541 wearing the famous red and silver Warbonnet paint scheme leading famous trains such as the "El Capitan" between Chicago and California. On 4-5-67, the Santa Fe retired the unit and sold it to Morrison–Knudsen in Boise, ID.
4 Ex-ATSF units including this one were rebuilt by MK with the "PA-4" classification, for the Delaware and Hudson on 8-11-75, with this one becoming D&H 18. Under D&H ownership, they were used by Amtrak for the "Adirondack", and later by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority hauling commuter trains around Boston. The last PA's to operate in the United States, they were sold in 1978 to the NdeM, where this one ran as DH-18 until 1981. All 4 of those PA's remain, 2 at the National Museum of Mexican Railways, and 2 in the US.
In 2000, McCormack of American Freedom Train and SP 4449 fame worked with the Smithsonian Institution to bring two of these engines back to the United States. What was left of the 16 and 18 came home on flat cars to Oregon. Doyle bought a set of trucks in Canada to replace the ones that were missing when it arrived from Mexico, and the hulk of a BC Rail M420B for its 251 prime mover, electrical cabinet, and traction motors. 16 later wound up at the Museum of the American Railroad in Texas where it is steadily being restored to its Santa Fe appearance.
McCormack's father worked for the NYC&STL, better known as the Nickel Plate Road, and his first cab ride when he was 12 was aboard the real NKP 190. Doyle later worked for the N&W in Ohio and an operator, eventually becoming a fireman before moving to the Pacific Northwest in the 1970's. He hired out on the SP, worked freight an passenger service for Amtrak, and has retired from the UP, all the while being heavily involved with the 4449 organization.
When he restored the PA it was only natural for him to restore it to an NKP appearance, which took the better part of 2 decades to complete. The engine traveled to Spencer, NC in 2014 for the "Streamliners at Spencer" event featuring a plethora of locomotives from that era.
Now in his 80's, it was announced in March 2023 that he had sold the engine to GVT after years of talks. The engine will be put into excursion service by GVT and will pull excursions in Northeastern Pennsylvanian, including former D&H track the engine ran in revenue service. Assigned "DL 190" for movement to GVT's Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad in Pennsylvania, it retains its Nickel Plate Road paint scheme. The real 190 was built in March 1948 and carried builder number 75457.
For what was regarded as one of the most beautiful locomotive designs ever built, not many of these were preserved, and half of those units suffered what had been a grim fate for decades. It's nice to have a few left to enjoy.
Locomotives: BNSF 6728, BNSF 5734, DL 190
5-4-23
Sibley, MO
Found next to the burial site of John the Apostle in Ephesus, Turkey, on a beautiful sunny day where turtles are actually making babies on the grave, one can feel that there is something missing. A basilica maybe. Maybe from the 6th century. 'Cause it used to be there...
On the cold days of winter, I'm missing the gorgeous color of all the beautiful flowers
of Summer and wishing for Spring. How about you?
~~~~~Thanks everyone for your visit and have a great day.
Missing Manila Bay,
Yes everyone, I do miss Manila bay, I have been there a lot of times when I was still working in Metro Manila, during most Sunday mornings, I love to stroll around CPP complex and walk until the end of bay walk, and when I still have the energy, I walked until I reaches neither north or south harbor. During most Friday nights, I love to hangout with friends in malate area and spend the whole hours in CPP grounds, until the next morning comes.
MMMmmm…………really miss those days.
Manila bay may not be a perfectly beautiful site to be, but its one of my favorite site to walk around.
The noise, the pollution, the people and the street foods, all of it are the things I miss to see.
Missing who? Blue skies. The sun. The moon. The stars. November is the first full month of the rainy season, meaning clouds and rain.
Missing Unicorn flyer spotted on Central Park West, New York City. If you have any information, you know what to do.
The word "missing" came to mind as I considered posting this photo of me and Cristy......for several reasons.
First, our friend Katie was with us but she is missing from this edited photo. Sorry. She was not absent, lost, gone nor misplaced - just missing.
Second, I've been missing both friends since we gathered last year. Sad. In this case, I've felt a yearning, perhaps craving, to see them again.
Fortunately, any feelings of melancholy are overcome by the thought we'll be together again very soon.
Over the past two years, the importance of friends has an amplified presence in my life priorities.
You too?
Nora
Was going through some photos last night and this one reminded me of how nice the spring is. I decided after a freezing (but great) trip to Europe this winter I'm ready for some springtime :)
~Explore~ Thanks!
I've been really missing my little Poppy, who we lost to cancer 13 months ago. Thought I'd post a pic of her lovely little face from 2007. I do love you Poppy.
Lying all alone late at night in my bed
I was all full of feelings
Had pictures of you in my head
I was thinking about the springtime
You and me on the beach
My heart was open
I held out my hand
But you didn't even reach
I'm all dressed up, nowhere to go
I go to the movies but the theater is so cold
I sit there by myself, sipping on my Coke
Movie stars are making love and
My heart is broken
I've been missing you
I've been missing you
Last time I saw you
I was so confused
Things that I thought I had
I found out I could lose
But I don't want to be demanding
I wouldn't do that to you
I won't be waiting outside your window
Watching you at a quarter past two
I'm all dressed up, nowhere to go
I go to the movies but the theater is so cold
I sit there by myself, sipping on my Coke
Movie stars are making love and
My heart is broken
I've been missing you
I've been missing you
Daylily18 www.flickr.com/photos/12954369@N03/ had some pretty blue visitors at her feeders and it got me thinking about mine. I haven't seen them now for several weeks. I'm missing them and hope they return soon.