On a cold and crisp winter's morning, GTW GP9R 4623 and GP38-2 4911 lead L545 out of Rowell Chemical in Willow Springs. Both units still maintain their classic Grand Trunk paint.
MVPX 500 switches out a grain elevator in Mount Vernon, Indiana. The GP9R was built by the SP, served on the Cal Train after the SP, and now resides in the Port of Indiana.
Rebuilt at C&NW Shops Oelwein, Iowa, GP9R 4532 first number 1729 acquired a chopped short hood. Clinton, Iowa, October 10, 1986. Sold to Fox River Valley Railroad on 12 January 1989. Mike Bledsoe... (more)