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AUNW 171 - Garland, TX Southwest Shorts NCVA 23 - Garland, TX

Dallas, Garland & Northeastern - The Many Colors of Dingo

One could certainly argue that the Dallas, Garland, & Northeastern was north Texas' most colorful railroad during the 1990s. It seemed like every time you turned around, a locomotive representing a new or different RailTex line was in town. Following are a few shots of some of the locomotives that made the Dingo such a colorful line during the railroad's first few years:

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  Great Western 272 at Tower 19 - 
Dallas, TX An early DGNO shot - Great Western 272 was at Tower 19 in Dallas on August 22, 1992.
  TNER 115 near Tower 19 - Dallas, TX TNER GP7 107 -- a visitor to the DGNO from neighboring shortline Texas Northeastern -- was tied down at the beer distributor near Tower 19 in Dallas on May 4, 1996.
  NCVA 23 - Garland, TX NCVA (North Carolina & Virginia) 23 spent some time on the DGNO in 1992 and 1993. Here, the 23 shares track space with Great Western 272 in Garland on November 14, 1992.
  MNA 508 - Dallas, TX Missouri & Northern Arkansas 508, an ex-UP GP40 on loan to DGNO from MNA, has just been shut down for the day at Garland, Texas on May 4, 1996.
  TNER 107 - Garland, TX Texas Northeastern 107, New England Central 9529, and DGNO 172 (in the defunct Austin & Northwestern's old green-and-gold scheme) were all on hand in Garland, TX on July 7, 1998.
  CBNS 3801 - Garland, TX More RailTex visitors: Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia GP38s 3801 / 3800 were at Garland, Texas on July 6, 1998.
  AUNW 171 - Garland, TX Ex-Austin & Northwestern 171 and Texas Northeastern 115 occupy DGNO's service tracks in Garland on May 4, 1996.
  NECR 9529 - Garland, TX New England Central 9529 was photographed at Garland, TX on July 7, 1998.

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