A crew member enjoys some fresh air from the window on NP F-9A Extra 7004A West. The tonnage freight makes its way upgrade near milepost 121, about five miles west of Livingston, on June 5, 19... (more)
Western Maryland-painted FP9 243 leads a freight train towards Elkins. To watch the whole chase, click here: https://youtu.be/fNOH87eXGZU?si=hWvLT-QNVIeXMkRZ
An afternoon Brunswick Line commuter (MARC 211) slows for its scheduled 5:23 p.m. arrival at Point of Rocks.B&O F7A 4566 (née B&O F7A 369, built 01/1951, EMD) was sold to MK and shipped t... (more)
BN-3 meets METX 308 at the East Union depot during the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event.
SLRG 515, a former 1953 Chicago & Northwestern EMD E-8A currently wearing Iowa Pacific colors, splits the semaphores at the Karstens crossing as it leads the Nebraska Zephyr down the Illinois Rail... (more)
MILW 118-C and METX 308, both F-7A locomotives, smoke it up as they lead the coach train out of the museum grounds during the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event.
On the connection between the east-west and the north-south former Seaboard lines, this unit appears to be stationary. No idea how this happened or why. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my colle... (more)
Speaking of B&O heritage....while this is technically ex-B&LE, it wears the paint well. Many B&LE F's hold pride of place on lines around the country.
For the second day in a row, train 35N has an F unit in tow. Shown here, crossing the Vermilion River in Vermilion Ohio.
Milwaukee 118C leads the coach train East past Karsten's on the IRM mainline.
Caterparrot 5000 arrives into Willacoochee after leading the northbound run of the Liberty Flyer on the final summer trip. See ya in the fall!
Looking only slightly like it's in disguise, this former MILW unit is arriving to work the quarry and salt storage site west of town. Other than a scrapyard there doesn't appear to be any reason ... (more)
The Liberty Flyer heads north along the backroads as they pass through Bannockburn as storms try to build in the humid Georgia air.
Originally B&E but looking great in a shiny classic paint scheme this unit is actually from the Potomac Eagle Operation.
A neat looking A-B-A F7 set is seen at the Handley West Virginia yard in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
