Becker Sand and Gravel never made much effort to pretty up their locomotives or to straighten bent stuff or to replace worn out wheels or much of anything. Here is a prime example of a gravel pit... (more)

Narrow gauge operation at Batesville White Lime in Batesville, AR as seen in this October 1999 view. The locomotive is a GE 44 tonner and the cars are all homebuilt.

SWPC 411 is one of only 35 SDP35s ever produced and the only one still operating in its original carbody. 411 started life as SAL 1111, where it was designed to be effective in both passenger and ... (more)

Salt Lake City Southern's third locomotive in three years awaits a call to duty in the former UP Pallas Yard at 53rd South and Riley Lane in Murray. This EMD GP38 was transferred from RailTex's Mi... (more)

Salt Lake City Southern's (ex-Santa Fe) GP7R #2207 is posed at milepost P-777, along the former Union Pacific Provo Subdivision mainline at Point of the Mountain. SL 2207 proceeded all the way to ... (more)

Big things come in big packages! A week before Christmas, we're moving an early gift for the city of Moscow: a 600,000 pound transformer! Moved on a special 12-axle depressed flat, the new ... (more)

MBD&T 4491 is one of three locomotives that work at Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Company in Holland, MI. The crane in the background loads gondolas with the shredded scrap metal, and each car is the... (more)

This photo has an interesting story to tell. My friend Steve Seguine had just purchased a brand new 1978 Chevy Monza Spyder (with a 305 V8) and was itching to take it for a spin. He invited me to ... (more)

With empties out of Assiniboia off the CP, this Great Western crew heads towards Coronach to spot cars there. 2 of the 3 running Alcos make the trip out and back today. The railroad has 2 ex-BNSF ... (more)

A GE 44 tonner sits among some dirty packed snow while a GT transfer train runs through the Vulcan Materials plant on the IHB.

The ESPN 52, formerly EPRY 52, sits at Topton where the Kutztown Brach meets the NS Reading Line. The Kutztown branch line is owned by the Kutztown Transportation Authority chaired by Jim Schlege... (more)

The R&S Southbound to Salamanca claws its way up the grade to Gainesville at Battin Road in Rock Glen. Ex D&H C424m #62 shows clearly where the D&H lettering and number 4 were painted over on the ... (more)

Imagine my suprise when I just pulled off the interstate on a business trip, not expecting much, and these were there, still in the scheme of their prior owner.

Edgemore & Manetta #5 at Lando, SC || Jan 1971

Apparently people don't know how to read the "DO NOT PARK ON TRACKS" sign posted on the building. The Ballard Terminal Railroad had to have 6 total cars towed away. I guess that's their way to lea... (more)