A little railfanning while driving a friend to survival school.

LA Times Delivery. After printing newspapers at its Olympic Blvd. location since it was built in 1988, the LA Times itself announced in late 2022 that the plant will shut down in 2024. The ... (more)

Nice little collection of paint jobs here. Photo by Mike Dolenski, from my collection.

It's the Bobsy twins again. The entire roster of the Army here, with a nice little enginehouse. They were overhauled around this time and then donated to museums as I recall, probably never even... (more)

Three things relatively rare even when built. Two FMs and my old 1986 Nissan Stanza wagon. I rode them all and cherished the Nissan, aka Mable. Someone needs to revisit that design.

Look Mom, no stack. Well, initially Alco didn't think they were necessary. Everyone else, having been gassed, thought differently, but then, this is the government. Having had inhalation pneumo... (more)

Shenandoah Valley RR local with their former N&W Alco RS-11 now DGVR 367 interchanging with the NS Harrisonburg Local V93. Seen here the Shenandoah Valley local is pulling their cut of cars brough... (more)

End of the line for N&W Alco C630 and four EMD GP9's. 135 was originally numbered 1135. Fortunately 1135 did not get scrapped and is now on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roa... (more)

Train U717 heads south from UTAC with loads for Proctor. CN 2029 leads the steaming ore train through Kelsey, MN.

"A Grand Delivery"

Amtrak's New Haven Mechanical Department is out in full force to observe the CDOT Switching Crew deliver freshly rebuilt CTrail (CTDX) GE P40BH 6707 to th... (more)

Obviously former ATSF. Stored serviceable. Photo by "Boxcar" Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A real chop job, truck engine in the long hood. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Shenandoah Valley RR local with the DGVR 367 a former N&W Alco RS-11 powers up a small grade after stopping to flag the Friedens Church Rd. crossing in Mount Crawford, Va with grain and potash lo... (more)

Repainted and Relighted. When former Canadian National Railway Company 6710 (Z-1a, General Electric, 1914) was retired from service in 1995, it was donated to the City of Deux Montagnes, Qu... (more)

WB before the grade separation was built here.