#14 pulled by switchers?

[had8ley]

I read the thread title and was thinking this......

I saw it this morning out of LA with a Genesis in front and 509 second.

Looks like a well preserved Alco heading to the shops....definitely not a EMD SW-12.

 

[rrdude]

These creatures were a version of the freight Dash 8 which really didn't do too much to improve GE's dependability. The Sunset got two for a while when they first came out. The mountains were a challenge and many a Sunset had to be towed by an SP/UP freight engine. Amtrak has them right where they need to be~ close to a mechanical shop that can get them running again. NOL has used one for quite some time now in addition to the old SW-1200 that was probably there when Amtrak took over.

Ha! I literally spit coffee on my keyboard while laffing when I read this quote, " Amtrak has them right where they need to be~ close to a mechanical shop that can get them running again.........."

Thanks for making my morning!