MEC was one of the few RR's to buy the U18B. They named theirs after famous Yankees, this unit being the "Ethan Allen".

With CRI&P being liquidated, MEC took advantage and purchaced a number of their U25B's.

I was always somewhat surprised at how good the Chessie paint scheme looked on big locomotives.

In the late '70's we used to get a lot of Frisco run through power on SCL into Richmond. Some said there was merger talk, but given Frisco's entry into BN this, who knows? The power was not new, b... (more)

A westbound empty hopper train on the C&O's double track James River Line in Richmond, VA.