I saw this train this morning on the way to work in Grants Pass OR. Had to take the pic through a chain-link fence so this is zoom with a poor res. Can anybody tell me what the blue locos are? I don't remember seeing one in this area before. Kerrida
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They look like GP20D's. I saw some for the first time in Selkirk last December.
For future reference... What I do is make sure I get as clear a shot as I can (Or I write it down) of the road name and number. Then you can go online and find the matching name/number in one of the many databases and it will usually tell you what type of engine it is.
Thank you Glen, you're absolutely right. I looked them up on Wiki here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_GP20D. And thank you Gandalf, I'm not sure yet how to find out the road name & number, although I saw "Central Oregon", which may be the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad (CORP).
Thank you Glen, you're absolutely right. I looked them up on Wiki here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_GP20D. And thank you Gandalf, I'm not sure yet how to find out the road name & number, although I saw "Central Oregon", which may be the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad (CORP).
The road number is usually pretty big. If you can't see a road name you can usually get the reporting marks (ie COPR) and go from there. Have fun!
Nice photo "crow xing" You certainly have beautiful mountains!
Love the low lying clouds too! Thanks for posting
Thanks Remy! Long time no see!
Thank you Glen, you're absolutely right. I looked them up on Wiki here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_GP20D. And thank you Gandalf, I'm not sure yet how to find out the road name & number, although I saw "Central Oregon", which may be the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad (CORP).
The road number is usually pretty big. If you can't see a road name you can usually get the reporting marks (ie COPR) and go from there. Have fun!
The locos appear to be leasers from CEFX. Railpicture Archives has a database; you enter the reporting marks and road numbers and the website will tell you the engine model. This is how I found out the engine in Selkirk was a gp20D.
Thank you Glenn, I was wondering whether you had seen your locos near Selkirk WA but I see now it must have been Selkirk NY. I am new at this but I've always had this attraction for trains. Must have been a train guy in a previous life! Thank you so much for the info. Kerrida
Love the low lying clouds too! Thanks for posting
In Oregon they call those "the sky".
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