"Homer E. McGee" #312 pauses between moves at "165," the Badger Sand & Mining load out in Taylor, on December 5, 1992. Working the load out tracks eastbound really gave the Alco 251-series prime movers a workout as it meant coupling up to cuts of loaded 100-ton hoppers, then pulling eastward up a slight grade. The real show, as far as exhaust and sound were concerned, came when No. 2 departed Taylor starting uphill from a dead stop.
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Andrew Nelson photo,
December 5, 1992.
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