Now facing south on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, Horizon Rail No. 8420.
Because CVSR No. 800 has always seemed to face south I must have thought that it always would.
All roads lead to the Silver Bronco or at least maybe in Peninsula.
The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad began its 2016 operations more than two weeks ago. I was in Akron last Saturday so I made a trip over to the Valley to see what was running.
The same locomotives that I saw pulling CVSR Scenic trains last fall are still pulling trains this winter, but with a twist.
CVSR No. 800, the Baltimore & Ohio FPA-4 tribute locomotive, is now facing north. Facing south is Horizon Rail GP10 No. 8420, which the CVSR has leased.
I don’t know why the locomotives were turned. There’s probably a reason for it and maybe it’s a good one.
What I do know is that I’d rather have the 800 facing south because the light is always better for a south-facing locomotive on a north-south railroad.
But I’ll make do the best I can this winter and spring until either the 800 gets turned or another more colorful unit replaces the 8420.
Article and Photographs by Craig Sanders
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February 3, 2016 at 9:22 am |
While I don’t know the reason, I have heard that certain railroads changed the direction of a locomotive to give equal wheel wear, or it could be as simple as someone thought a change would be nice.
Bob