Tuesday, April 30, 2013

If You Squint......Othello, Washington (And a bit of the Blarney too)

FEPASA GP9Ls Hortolandia-SP Brasil - January 1995
Unless there is a GP18 in the consist, this is 4/5's of their GP9L roster.

I could not help but flash on Othello, Washington on the Milwaukee Road when I saw this photo sent to me by Flavio Lage. Same general topography, and catenary too. This line is Irish gauge, 5'3".  The 3000 volt electrification was de-electrified in 1999. One has to wonder  if the decision to scrap it is now regretted, but like the Milwaukee Road, it was like an isolated orphan.

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