I thought it would be neat to see the photos from some of our members, outside of a formal contest atmosphere, so I decided to start this thread with that concept in mind.
What I hope to see posted here is the unusual, odd, old and unknown.
Hopefully some of our better known members, like Chris May, will grace this thread with their work, but I would like to see everyone’s work too!
Have a photo of a car or locomotive you need help identifying, post it here, have a photo like the ones I am starting out with, of a unusual locomotive, in this case, an MPI International Locomotive headed for Australia and classed by the Aussies as an MP33C, they belong to the CBH group, a grain co-op there.
Powered by a Cummings V-18, the order for 22 locomotives includes several in narrow gauge and some in standard gauge.
Seen here, this one and 3 of its brothers are getting their final finish work and accessories, (mirrors, wipers, toilet paper hanger, radios all the odd stuff) at the diesel shop on the PTRA in Houston, prior to being loaded on to a ship bound for Oz.
The shop is managed by Wabco, the parent company of MPI, formerly Motive Power Inc., formerly MK Rail, and before that, Boise Locomotive. (whew)
The other shot is of a pair of old hoppers, either from grain service or plastic service, (Carl will know) on the head end of a Ethanol unit train, there is another pair on the tail end.
Note it is clearly marked Buffer service, these four cars remain on this train all the time.
