A new lease on life, too
by Joseph C Hinson
Title
A new lease on life, too
Artist
Joseph C Hinson
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Photograph - Digital Photography
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The engineer aboard this spartan cab EMD locomotive is watching the rear view mirror for his conductor and he guides the train slow through the yard in Cayce, South Carolina.
A few things can happen to an old locomotive once the railroad that bought it decides they don't need it anymore. They can sell it to another railroad or they can scrap it. The joke among some railfans is that the old train engine you see one week might be razor blades you use the next. In some cases, the railroad will sell it to a leasing company. Helms Leasing (HLCX) is one of those companies.
This vintage EMD SD40-2 was built for Burlington Northern Railroad in 1979 as BN 7181. HLCX later bought it and at the time this photograph was made, the unit was being leased by CSX Railroad.
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August 12th, 2018
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