Elkhart & Western
Jul 7, 2020 18:21:20 #
On July 4, 1973, my brother and I rode a steam train from Chicago IL to Fort Wayne IN; the only stop was in the little town of Argos IN to receive water. This July 4th, for the first time in 47 years, I returned to Argos. The N&W {now NS} mainline was much starker than it showed in my pictures, but I was surprised to find a tiny terminal run by the Elkhart & Western. Since Argos is SSW of Elkhart, I figured this was the railroad's 'other end' - until I checked on the Internet, and discovered that these tracks go NNW - away from Elkhart. Apparently, the railroad operates three separate segments, and this is their base for one of them.
Jul 8, 2020 09:32:43 #
Very interesting. By chance did you get another shot of the 1600 that is in the background? Thanks for sharing
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Jul 8, 2020 09:49:14 #
GrayGhost wrote:
Very interesting. By chance did you get another shot of the 1600 that is in the background? Thanks for sharing
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At the time, I thought it was just like one of the locomotives based in Elkhart - only my web research later indicated otherwise. So, the answer is “No” - I’ll have to make another trip sometime.
Jul 8, 2020 12:04:48 #
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Jul 8, 2020 17:20:27 #
Oh well <G><G> Such is life, is like my pursuit of BNSF Heritage Hoppers. Never-ending. Thanks
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Jul 9, 2020 13:07:58 #
GrayGhost wrote:
Very interesting. By chance did you get another shot of the 1600 that is in the background? Thanks for sharing
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I went back today {it's about a half hour drive}.
Jul 9, 2020 15:04:32 #
Very interesting. An ancient GP-16 that was once used in 2005 in Garland, TX. Many thanks for sharing.
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Jul 9, 2020 15:45:51 #
GrayGhost wrote:
Very interesting. An ancient GP-16 that was once used in 2005 in Garland, TX. Many thanks for sharing.
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You are most welcome.
I found the four normally-aspirated stacks to be most interesting. I wonder if this unit has been ‘re-engined’.
Added: I see that from the Web that a 1600hp ‘prime mover’ replaced the original 1500hp unit as part of the rebuild performed by the SCL
Jul 9, 2020 18:02:00 #
Remarkable how locomotives have "progressed" over the past 60+ years. That is what makes those older ones so interesting. Have a great day & again Thanks for sharing
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