CSXT 4089 and CSXT 4046 switching on the east end of DeWitt Yard
I came across a switch job working on the eastern end of DeWitt Yard in Minoa, New York. CSXT 4089 and CSXT 4046 were working with a string of freight cars along North Central Avenue, just to the east of the pedestrian bridge (known as the Green Bridge). The two locomotives were switching cars in what is known as the Local Yard at CSX's DeWitt Yard. CSXT 4089 and CSXT 4046 CSXT 4089 and CSXT 4046 are SD40-3 rebuilds . They were both originally built as SD40-2 models, by EMD. According to RRPicturesArchive.net, CSXT 4046 was built as Louisville and Nashville (LN) 8122, in 1980. I'm unsure when 4089 was built. The SD40-3 rebuilds feature new cabs, control systems, and positive train control (PTC). CSXT 4089 and 4046 on the Local Yard Drill track, before "drilling" back into the Local Yard. After capturing the above image, I walked up onto the Green Bridge to capture a few more photographs of the switching job from above. The Green Bridge is a bit difficult to take pho...