Grand Trunk Western (GTW) 5861 - EMD GP38-2

Built November 1978 as CRIP 4379.

A very big 595 lumbers west at 1520.

Following 340 out of town is 508 with one car in tow at 1234.

After chasing IC 2466 I came back to check out CN Bell Yard and caught this!

Railing damage

Damaged in close quarters accident

CN 5861 leads the train destined for Combined Locks down grade past the Paper Discovery Center into the "flats" in Appleton.

Hot & Humid gives the look a bit differently while these two switch the yard here in Appleton

Only GTW 5861 is out of place otherwise this could easily pass for a Chicago scene in Wisconsin. At least the two units with black numberboards are paired up as well as the two with white numberboards.

GTW 5861 and IC 3120 trail on A447 through Oshkosh, heading to Green Bay

EJ&E SD38-3 #656 and a GTW GP38-2 pause briefly before shoving back into Shops Yard in the nice evening light

A snowy scene on the former DT&I

At Flat Rock

At Flat Rock

At Clay Ave loco facility

GP38-2 at Durand

GP38-2 at Delray

CN local job L58471 is a turn that normally runs from Baton Rouge, LA to Albany, LA and back. Sometimes he's too long to run around at Albany, so now and then they'll come to Hammond to do so.

CN Local job L58471 encounters a nut in such a hurry to beat the train, he catches air, lcnding on the other side - Luck S.O.B!

CNIC power at Paulina exchange cars.

The always-in-trouble RI was being dismantled, and the GTW was looking for a bargain. In April 1980, the GTW purchased a total of 12 GP-38-2s, painted out the big "The ROCK" on the sides, renumbered tlem into the 5850 & 60-series, painted a small GT logo on the side of the cab, and immediately put them into service. Displaying a little class for for the media, the railroad had the units, still in RI blue, spotted, once again (just like the previous order of new GP-38-2s) on the "Circle Track" for photos and then put them to work. GTW locomotive engineer, Larry Boltom, caught them during the special display.

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GTW 5861, exact date unknown

GTW 5861