AUTOS (CARS)
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A solo ex-GM&O GP38-2 leads a train of Ford frames and 86-footers through the famous DT&I "arches", a remnant of Henry Ford's electrification project in the 1920s, on its way to the sprawling Rouge Complex in Dearborn.
This appears to be a train engine, but it's actually a truck disguised as one. Seen at the Volo Museum in Volo Illinois.
From the "we didn't know how good we had it" files...a former Conrail SD60M in fresh YN2 paint leads a solid set of then-new Kansas City Southern Auto-Max auto racks at CP 7 in Bogota, NJ on the River Sub. The uniform cars and clean power give the appearance of a publicity photo, but it was basically a case of dumb luck for me. The Gunderson Auto-Max cars were built starting in 1999 and if I recall correctly the started showing up on the River Line around the time of this photo. I believe they were unloaded at Ridgefield Heights Auto Terminal, as their 20'2" height restricted their use further south. The new third track between CP 7 and CP 10 was in place but not yet in use at the time of this photo. While it was sad to see Conrail blue disappear, I have to admit these SD60Ms did look good in a coat of clean YN2 paint!
CSX Q292:
CSXT 8758 SD60M (ex-CR 5505)
CSXT 8444 SD40-2 (ex-UP 3109 SD40)