Golden Spike was taken so I found Silver Spike was available!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
An "EF-3 Yellowjacket" is the road designation given to one of the most powerful-and heaviest-"motors" that had operated on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford railroad. At 4680HP, and the "4-6-6-4" wheel design, she had all of the trappings of another 4-6-6-4-the Challenger.
These hulking giants were used primarily on the car-float operation between Cedar Hill yard in New Haven and Oak Point; their presence often sighted on the Hells Gate bridge. Oh-and did I also say that-upon start up, she could draw 9,000HP down from the 11,000VAC cantenery. Must've given the head engineer at CosCob plant conniption fits if more than one were drawing form the same grid at the same time...
"Diesel exhaust, soft-coal smoke or ozone; makes no never-mind to me-It's the NYNH&H railroad co.
-GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN!
When I was in college, I worked for the Soo Line for three summers, '66, '67, '68. I was 20 the first summer. There could not have been a better summer job for a lifetime railfan and modeler. Anyway, my forum name, Soo 61245, was my employee "number" those summers. It was on a rubber stamp that we used to stamp our time sheet each time we worked. I still have my stamp, switch key, lantern plus lots of great memories.
john
It's the closest operating rail line to my house...it's one of the subway lines in Los Angeles' Metro Rail system...the closest station is just three blocks away.