TRAIN GM47 PT1

Train GM47, the unit grain train from Chicago to Baltimore, rolls through town...

As the train rolls in, the two lead units are of interest.

The engines roll past the converted container-shop on the west end of the yard.

As the train slows to a gradual stop, we can see that the two lead units are special; a BNSF ES44C4, and the Delaware & Hudson heritage unit.

The train will be making a crew change; the two fresh personnel are standing by.

The old crew steps off, glad for a rest after an nine-hour journey through the mountains after leaving Cincinnati. Normally, the crew change is in Uniontown, but yard congestion forced the move to Hillsdale -adding an extra hour to the trip.

After the new crew does the obligatory brake test, radio check, and seat adjustments, they continue the trip on to Baltimore. The train was received in Chicago from the BNSF; hence the BNSF engine on the head-end. The D&H heritage unit was in Chicago awaiting assignment, and added to the train. More on the train itself to come...