More on the three "America" units...
Engineer Steve Johnson holds his young son as he and his fireman de-train during a crew change. While on a west-bound run to the mid-west, little Sammie got sick enough to require an overnight stay in the hospital; Chris (standing beside him) brought the boy in to meet his dad upon his return. While getting to run the "America" units is an honor, having your son there to greet you when you get off the clock is even better! The Hillsdale crew is a close-knit team!
The reporting marks have been added. 1776 also has frame stripes now.
Note the "APW" just above the raised walkway.
The "APW" is in gold, railroad roman font.
After their maiden trip across the system and back, the three units were finally given the proper "APW" reporting marks on their sides -but not in their normal locations in the center of the carbody. With the "United States of America" logos in that location, the "APW" was moved to a spot just behind the cab -and just above the walkway on the engineer's side of the engine. Also, instead of the traditional railroad gothic font, the lettering is in railroad roman -and gold instead of white.
And on this Gateway Cherokee, are several cars carrying UPS 28' containers, a rare sight these days. UPS usually ships the containers on chassis like a regular trailer, but the Gateway's fast schedule means that UPS can double-stack it's containers -and ship them for a lower rate! You can also find UPS' new 53' containers on these trains as well.
This is not the end of the "America" units' story. More paint scheme modifications have been added -giving each unit a distinct identity!
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