On this day (February 19, 2006), I exposed this photo of Guilford’s ‘Sappi Job’ at Fairfield, Maine.
In the lead is an old Boston & Maine GP9 that had been built in 1957 using some trade-in components from World War-II era FT diesels.
I was traveling with Don Marson and Brian Jennison and exposed this view on Fujichrome with a Nikon F3 with 180mm lens.
Last weekend, I was making use of that same lens to photograph Ireland’s Bord na Mona narrow gauge railways.
I always loved GM’s GP-7 and 9’s. I have several of them in my Lionel Train collection. I am struck by how close the train is to that house. You could reach out the window and shake hands with the engineer.
I think it was Dick Dilworth of EMD referred to the GP7/GP9 as the “diesel in dungarees”. Says it all!
I always loved the GP-7’s and 9’s. I have several of them in my Lionel train collection. Also, I am struck by how close the train is to that house. You could lean out the window and shake hands with the engineer.