Logo
 
 
10/31/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: GATX Rail Locomotive Group
Model:EMD SW8Built As:BO 652 (SW900)
Serial Number:20411Order No:4301
Frame Number:4301-28Built:7/1955
Other locos with this serial:  JTPX 902(SW8) GMTX 728(SW8) CTRN 5(SW900) LOSX 912(SW900)
  Page Controls   View:  Pics Per Page:
CNUR 20 and GMTX 728
Title:  CNUR 20 and GMTX 728
Description:  Sparty and the Green SW8 that has been here for a while now sit side by side right at the engine shop. From here I took off north for home.
Photo Date:  12/14/2019  Upload Date: 9/21/2021 10:38:14 AM
Location:  Connersville, IN
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNUR 20(GP38) GMTX 728(SW8)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
GMTX 728
Title:  GMTX 728
Description:  TJ and I hunkered down in Milton for the next spot. We waited and waited and waited, and for some reason the train never seemed to show up. My friend Chris showed up at the scene after giving him some info about today and we continued to wait a little longer before we decided to cut back into Cambridge City to see what the problem was. We saw that the train was stopped across Hunnicut Road, so we went down to the crossing and the conductor was sitting at the crossing. He said that the two engines were experiencing too much wheel slip making the grade into Milton, so an engine was being brought out of the yard in Connersville to come assist them. We began to follow the tracks south and barely made it south of Milton before we saw another headlight. We parked at Nickel Plate Road (how ironic), and after a couple minutes engineer Branden Bailey was bringing the green GATX SW8 solo to rescue the train.
Photo Date:  9/21/2020  Upload Date: 9/22/2021 6:24:11 PM
Location:  Milton, IN
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 728(SW8)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
GMTX 728
Title:  GMTX 728
Description:  Heading away.
Photo Date:  9/21/2020  Upload Date: 9/22/2021 6:27:21 PM
Location:  Milton, IN
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 728(SW8)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
GMTX 728
Title:  GMTX 728
Description:  GMTX 728 crosses Holtsclaw Road at the intersection with State Road 1 in Milton
Photo Date:  9/21/2020  Upload Date: 9/22/2021 6:30:05 PM
Location:  Milton, IN
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 728(SW8)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
GMTX 728
Title:  GMTX 728
Description:  We considered shooting the train in town but decided that we wanted a nice open field shot south of town so we decided to wait on the train at Nickel Plate Road. A little waiting went by and the three engines came by, still struggling to pull the long train. Never in my life did I think Id ever see an end cab switcher pulling basically a unit coal train. Everything was right for this shot, and this one summed up the whole day. Perfect.
Photo Date:  9/21/2020  Upload Date: 9/22/2021 6:33:20 PM
Location:  Milton, IN
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 728(SW8)
Views:  414   Comments: 2
GMTX 728
Title:  GMTX 728
Description:  The conductor flags the crossing for State Road 1 north of Beesons and the train continues to work south.
Photo Date:  9/21/2020  Upload Date: 9/22/2021 7:43:33 PM
Location:  Beesons, IN
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 728(SW8)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
GMTX 728
Title:  GMTX 728
Description:  The train makes a little puff as it slowly pulls around the curve into Beesons.
Photo Date:  9/21/2020  Upload Date: 9/22/2021 7:47:00 PM
Location:  Beesons, IN
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 728(SW8)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
GMTX 728
Title:  GMTX 728
Description:  The train stops and the cars are unhooked from the engines. CSX will come up here early tomorrow morning to grab them all.
Photo Date:  9/21/2020  Upload Date: 9/22/2021 7:59:37 PM
Location:  Beesons, IN
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 728(SW8)
Views:  65   Comments: 0
GMTX 728
Title:  GMTX 728
Description:  After a quick debrief, the engines make their way back to the yard in Connersville.
Photo Date:  9/21/2020  Upload Date: 9/22/2021 8:01:39 PM
Location:  Beesons, IN
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 728(SW8)
Views:  72   Comments: 0
GMTX 728
Title:  GMTX 728
Description:  The engines pass by Mettel Field.
Photo Date:  9/21/2020  Upload Date: 9/22/2021 8:07:31 PM
Location:  Huber, IN
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 728(SW8)
Views:  79   Comments: 0
GMTX 728
Title:  GMTX 728
Description:  All 3 engines cross State Road 1, almost home.
Photo Date:  9/21/2020  Upload Date: 9/22/2021 8:09:36 PM
Location:  Connersville, IN
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 728(SW8)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
GMTX 728
Title:  GMTX 728
Description:  The engines cross a small branch off of the Whitewater River.
Photo Date:  9/21/2020  Upload Date: 9/22/2021 8:13:56 PM
Location:  Connersville, IN
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 728(SW8)
Views:  119   Comments: 0


Site Design ©2001-2020 Tim Huemmer
Photos © respective authors
  Contact: info@rrpicturearchives.net