BNSFEng
Locomotive Engineer!!!
As part of a cruise to Alaska, my wife and I bought a tour on the White Pass and Yukon Railroad up to Fraser BC. I'm putting this all on the Western US forum even though part was in Canada.
1. This is our train which was only going to Faser, BC, 27.7 miles away. Another train left earlier and went all the way to Carcross, Yukon 65 miles. Behind us were three other trains going shorter distances.
2. View from the head end.
3. #97, a GEX 3441, Alco 251A 6 cylinders, 930 HP, initially built in March 1963, rebuilt 2011.
4. #91, same as #97 above except initially built in June 1954 and rebuilt 2010. We didn't see any of the Alco DL 535Es which are 1200 HP, uses a Alco 251D and were built in May 1969 and December 1971. The odd engine is the #114 a DL535E 5 built by MLW in September 1982 but uses AC traction motors and doesn't play well with others.
1. This is our train which was only going to Faser, BC, 27.7 miles away. Another train left earlier and went all the way to Carcross, Yukon 65 miles. Behind us were three other trains going shorter distances.
2. View from the head end.
3. #97, a GEX 3441, Alco 251A 6 cylinders, 930 HP, initially built in March 1963, rebuilt 2011.
4. #91, same as #97 above except initially built in June 1954 and rebuilt 2010. We didn't see any of the Alco DL 535Es which are 1200 HP, uses a Alco 251D and were built in May 1969 and December 1971. The odd engine is the #114 a DL535E 5 built by MLW in September 1982 but uses AC traction motors and doesn't play well with others.
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