IN THE YARDS PT40; PARKED

GECX 2015, GE's original ET44AC prototype, sits in Hillsdale Yard outside the shop. This is a rare photo, considering that 2015 rarely left the Erie test track. Too bad the demonstrator units weren't this colorful!

3163 suns itself on a warm morning in late spring. This view shows the rust at the top of the hood doors from the effects of the heat released by the dynamic brakes, as well as the rooftop exhaust soot, among other things.

Fellow SD40 3174 sits in the yard, circa 1990, shortly after she was rebuilt with a high short hood to accommodate a Head End Power unit for pulling the railroad's business fleet of passenger cars.

An old steamer sits outside the shop, awaiting transport west to the Charleston, W.Va. shops for work. In the steam era, she was based in West Virginia, hauling coal out of the mountains. Now, she's a museum piece, awaiting completion of cosmetic restoration efforts.

Another visitor to Hillsdale, NS 911 shows off her fancy paint scheme. Honoring First Responders, 911 is welcome break from NS' typical "black blob" locomotives!