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The story behind my surprise? This unit just happens to be the first engine I ever watched in action, back in 1996, at the age of two. I hadn't seen the unit since the IHRC sold off the line to the MAW, and I had presumed it was scrapped. This engine holds my earliest, and most cherished memories of first becoming a railfan, and I couldn't be happier to see the engine is still around, in service or not.
And, of course, I had to get a picture with it. Just to add to the memories.
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