Tp&w

[ClinchValley]

Very easy railroad to railfan. Anybody have any TP&W shots they'd like to share? This one finds a GP50/GP40 duo in the siding at Crescent City last fall.

 

[cajon]

TP&W Ry was merged into Santa Fe 12/31/83. Is today's RR still going by TP&W?

 

[ClinchValley]

Yes, very much so. Santa Fe spun it off and after a time under the RailAmerica group, it is now part of G&W

 

[ClinchValley]

This one taken at Reynolds, IN sitting on the main

 

[cajon]

What's the heritage of those TP&W locos & are those ethanol cans behind them?

 

[ClinchValley]

Locos are ex BN

 

[cajon]

Figures they're x-big nothing as no AC unit & a can antenna. LOL Are those ethanol or oil cans after the flats w/ dozers?

 

[ClinchValley]

Not ethanol. Liquid fertilizer. The locos ran really well. The G&W shops in Indiana are pretty good at keeping them running.

Another set of power at Hoosier Lift

 

[photoman475]

Here's a shot my brother took on 7/11/2014 just west of Eureka. I did the digital corrections to fix the distortion problems digital cameras have.



That's five locos for power; unusual for the TP&W, according to him.

 

[ClinchValley]

They run one train from Peoria east to Effner and back every other day and use it to shuttle locos back and forth to the shops at E. Peoria. The G&W line at Kokomo also gets it's locos via this route. Here is one set out at Logansport headed to Kokomo.

 

[ClinchValley]

The cab of a GP50

 

[tootnkumin]

Certainly run an eclectic mix of locos.

 

[ClinchValley]

They have pretty much settled on GP50 and GP40 since the G&W takeover. The six axles all went to Indiana Southern. This one was headed that way when I shot it.

 

[Bruette]

Great pictures Larry, thanks for sharing them with us.