Back in early PAL days paint didn't matter much so some interesting but dirty consists materialized. I've always wondered if those GE motors on Alco trucks pulled better. I like the look.
In the rich late afternoon sunlight a westbound intermodal peeks around a curve out in the country between two leftovers of a bygone era. Now that's what a whistle post should look like.
Labor Day weekend and the yard is chock full of motive power and totally empty of human beings. We were like kids in a candy store. This unit seemed rather out of place but I'm not really famili... (more)
Southern Indiana is flat, more or less, not what the boy from Appalachia thinks of as coal country but nevertheless they produce millions of tons from pit mining and three railroads converged at ... (more)
The pay was low and erratic but being in the equipment business had its fringe benefits like the guided tours such as one that got us a trip through this great operation. This unit was originally... (more)