Pilgrim's Pride

Thanks for the photo. I wondered what happened to that model of locomotive. It looks like one of two GE switchers built around 1974, and they migrated around for a while. Here's a link to a photo shortly after construction, on display at a railroad equipment event on the site of the former Illinois Central Railroad's Central Station in Chicago.
http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=36323

Cool photo Chuck! The little GE is a neat loco. I'm thinking it's an 80 ton. Is that correct?

I don't know about the locomotive you photographed, but judging by it's appearance, it looks like a locomotive between 125-144 tons. I'm basing that opinion on: two headlights, a screened radiator opening, and the equipment box on the running board ahead of the cab. After the GE demonstrators worked for the C&NW, they moved on to the BN, but didn't stay there.

http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=36324
http://www.trainpix.com/BN/GE/SL144/INDEX.HTM

Real nice photo ... {r}

Correction posted here:
http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/50573

Photos like this make me want to add to my model railroad.

Bill, one of the reasons I shot this was the thought of what a cool industry it would make on a model railroad. The trackwork would lend itself well to shelf type benchwork. No "selective compression" would be needed.

Anyone else notice the solar panels on the switchstands? Any idea what those would be for?