Photo by Mandi Bateman
A trackside shot of Vic Cherven’s Western Pacific SW-1 diesel switch engine. The SW-1 was one of the early diesel electric locos made by the Electromotive Division of General Motors.
November 2, 2017
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November 2, 2017 1 a.m.
Model railroad fans keep chugging
BONNERS FERRY — Trains run through our county, annoying some as they wait for it to pass, but also delighting others. The sounds of the powerful engines pulling their long string of rail cars, blowing their horn, rumbling as it snakes through the terrain, reverberating through the ground, brings memories of toy trains that once excited young eyes as they watched on, admiring the subtle and intricate details that accompanied them.