EMD SD70MAC's Crawl Uphill in Run-8!!!!! Great sound!!!!!
We went to
Otis one fine summer morning to hope upon a train going east with
EMD's for two great reasons. 1: EMD. EB train are in full throttle going up the hill. 2:
Good morning sunlight!
We heard a K3 or sorts off in the distace, and with a WB train just passing us, we knew to prepare ourselfs for another train. After the last cars pass, the whinning turbo and screaming radiator fans of a 710 engine broke the silence. With a noise distinction from an
SD70MAC as opposed to any other EMD locomotive, we where satisfied. A pair of
EMD SD70MAC's claw up
Otis Hill with a 130 car loaded coal train. The sound of these things cannot be beat by any other noise in the world. With a great horn show at the first location, the chase was on. We catch him 6 times all in Run-8, putting a big smile on fa
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