A rare look at the hostler controls inside the freshly overhauled CP Rail F9B #1900. The single chime horn cord is just out of the frame to the left and the bell is operated by the valve under the... (more)
When the WC bought Ex VIA FP9's for passenger service on the former ACR four F9B units were also puchased. From my understanding the B's were for spare parts. Two of the B's were stripped of parts... (more)
When One's Not Enough. What's a railfan from the steam-starved East to do The answer, at least in 2009, was to Go West to Michigan, where eight locomotives were gathering. Here fo... (more)