Prairie Cats - Twin Cities and Western

GP20-C 3516 ex CB&Q  901.
Caterpillar re-engine by Generation II Locomotive

GP20-C 3516 ex CB&Q  901.
Caterpillar re-engine by Generation II Locomotive

A Twin Cities and Western transfer waits to get into Pig's Eye Yard at Dayton's Bluff,
St. Paul, Minnesota - September 2006

GP20-C 3516 ex CB&Q  901.
Caterpillar re-engine by Generation II Locomotive

TC&W GP20C 2008, another former  Burlington unit.
Re-engine by Cat dealer Ziegler.

Locomotives retain the classic flared GP20 radiator fans.

Red River Valley and Western

Lunar signal aspect for entry into the yard.

Lunar signal aspect for entry into the yard.

Sounding like a truck stop.

For all of their dominance in the construction sector, Caterpillar has made few inroads in powering diesel locomotives. TC&W is the exception. CATs do not sound like locomotives, they sound like earth-movers.