Helm Financial (HLCX) 7197 - EMD SD40-2

Two HLCX units bring a southbound freight through Queensgate yard at Cincinnati

HLCX 7197 will lead Q55508 towards Louisville in about an hour.

HLCX SD40-2 7197 trails CSX SD70AC 4734 on Q409-20. This pair was the power from Q439 the Saturday before.

HLCX SD40-2 7197 in the typical blue and white paint scheme trails on Q439-14. This is a former BN unit.

Q439-14 grinds westbound through Woodbourne with CSX SD70AC 4734 and HLCX SD40-2 7197 for power.

pse&g relocating high voltage line away from tracks and on to street

pse&g relocating high voltage line away from tracks and on to street

pse&g relocating high voltage line away from tracks and on to street

With only the SD40-2 online, the sound of him battling the grade here was a nice reminder of how cool railroading was, and still is at times.

Heading East in terrible terrible terrible light, and with a fricken FRED, HLCX 7197 leads 150 empties towards Middletown, OH.

Q410-28's power continues east through CP Trent.

HLCX SD40-2 7179 (Built in 1979 as BN 7179) in blue and white paint is the second unit on Q410-28

Q410-28 grinds uphill through CP Trent as they move east with CSX SD70AC 4727, HLCX SD40-2 7197, and HLCX SD40-2 7170 in BN paint all elephant style, and all three in notch 8 as they pull this 100 car manifest

Hollow Road, 0837 hours.

Foreign power

HLCX 7197 trails on a eastbound W08130 rock train

Leased to the CSX, HLCX 7197 is the trailing locomotive on eastbound Q370 on this rainy day at Rosedale, MD, Philadelphia Subdivision.

Eastbound CSX Q370 with 7346 leading runs through the rain on number 1 track at Rosedale, MD, Philadelphia Subdivision.

HLCX #7197

Built as Burlington Northern SD40-2 7197 in 1979

Built in 1979 as Burlington Northern SD40-2 7197. Now owned by Helm Financial, leased to CSX.