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Railroad picture(s) of the day

A couple of days ago, I noticed that someone in a Yellow Menace backshop was helpfully labelling the parts of some of their C44s, so that railfans won't get confused about what part is what. They've also helpfully written the railroad name on the frame, in case the great big UNION PACIFIC up on the long hood is unreadable. It's interesting, in a "what will they outsource next?" sort of way, to see that the main beam of the lead truck claims to be made in the RSA instead of in the United States.

The next day, a pair of SW1500s or MP15s pulled a transfer freight out of the yard when I was over by the Toonerville Bridge, so I scampered up to the most dangerous part of the bridge and took a couple of pictures as they moved out of the yard.