Well, since the BNML was invaded by the forces from the south, traffic has been haywire.

Daily trains were reaching lengths of 200+ cars. Nuts!, I KNOW!

see:  More Lost Trains - CP, BNSF, and UP motive power on the BNML, CN Letellier Sub

Last week I took a little vacation for myself. Wednesday I drove down to the FWWR main office at Hodge Yard. After going into the office and talking to some personnel about my situation and was able to talk to a dispatcher. He took a couple of minutes to answer some questions I had about the Everman area. The FWWR had created a small office down there so crew could pick up paperwork for the day.

I have a rather odd question.  I am trying to replicate Southern Railway's GP-30 #2601, which itself has been preserved at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.  In doing research, I have ran across a photo of the 2601 after restoration, with the "F" to indicate "Front" at the short hood end of the loco.  Were not all of Southern's fleet set up to run long hood forward, or was the GP-30 class different?  Or, was 2601 reconfigured to run short hood forward? 

Okay, I'll bite. I was perusing google maps tonight (was looking at the DMVW rail line) and found something odd...