Union Pacific September 2022 Roster Changes by SGW Model change from C44AC to C44ACM: UP 6458, 6460, 6463, 6473, 6476, 6480, 6487, 6491, 6503, 6506, 6511, 6514, 7245, 7254, 7255, 7260, 7271,

Some of the early BN SD70MACs did have alternating ditchlights. There are at least a few YouTube videos that show this phenomenon. From what I have derived, it wasn't some fixed number series. I

Mars lights have not been used in a long time. Since they used a mechanical device to rotate the light around, it was high maintenance, and fell out of favor. I remember staying at my grandparents

The BN units I was referring to were the whiteface and zebra striped GP50s. I believe a few SD40-2s were outfitted with them, too. I grew up and lived a half mile from the BRI so I've gotten to watch

Are we all supposed to know this car?? Tom Roise

Up 7756 and 7721 pulling DOT car 216 coming into Clovis (!) at 2032Z. Earl Clovis

If I remember correctly at least to start the BN SD70MACs had alternating ditch lites but old age comes into play. SPFan

The last order of SP Dash 9s had flashing ditch lights. UP never replaced the module so now UP has units with flashing lights. Just saw one on a rock train a few weeks ago. CSX always had them to my

I think NS is the only railroad that had flashing ditch lights and only on a few units.

Congratulations!! Tom Roise

Book #14 in my series of railroad and waterway histories hit the market this morning. This one covers the route history of the Heavener Subdivision of Kansas City Southern. The route is from

Trains Magazine's email newsletter had brief blurb about ditch lights, raising some dumb questions in my mind: 1) Did they at one time flash alternately all the time at night? 2) if so in the past,

And, they s-l-o-w-l-y emerge from their “sleep”. Gerald Hook – Russellville, AR

Farther east on Hwy 11, my wife is the executor of her family’s estate at Hwy 11 and FM 1563 in Wolfe CIty. The Wolfe City Cotton Belt passenger depot was located at this intersection (north side of

Here is David's Photo #3 taken at the Farmersville facility:

From David Hawkins on Trainorders back on 7/25/22: KCS O-HTFM (Hatton AR - Farmersville TX) a new train, a new symbol, and a new control point Martin Marietta to their new plant. This train is the

Branch was abandoned in 1953. A short section was retained in Commerce TX.

I did read they ran many tomato trains on that branch Tom Roise

Any industry on this branch? Tom Roise