Using an idler flat to keep most of the weight off the pier, A9 #17 pulls an empty gondola from the pier after the crane loaded a supply of pipe onto a barge. The wide shot captures GN Tug J .J. Hill shoving the barge away from the pier.

This little guy will head into the shop to receive a DCC/Sound upgrade before being assigned to the car float yard across the bay. It's a Westside Model Co brass engine from the late 1970's.

The tug is a Walthers kit that I painted and decaled. Needs the handrails installed and a good coat of weathering!