Head Man- An old L&N head out of Hazard, takes time to talk with us kids at the Sigmon Loader, before loading. A barage of questions answered, yet a gentleman thru and thru- my notes escape his na... (more)

Out Run! - A loaded GALX coal train tries hard to out run a fleet of CSX Rack trains. Its lead GP30 is in fighting form as it scream's over the once double tracked Catawba River.. Put me in coach... (more)

Where They At? - The level of concern is apparent in Operator Ray Kucaba 's stance. A tardy Union Pacific light engine move has his plant tied up in the heat of the weekday afternoon Chicago rus... (more)

Last Ride- This is the last ride I got to take with the big guy himself (my Dad)- Wm Beecher Sr, who has the SOO 771 in fighting form climbing Lake Hill.. A couple months later I would hire out fo... (more)

Chessie Shop- Treats fill the service area of the Cumberland Diesel Shop, on a very memorable yet totally unscheduled tour by the obviously proud, Shop Superintendent. GP30's, SD35's, a BQ23-7 and... (more)

Dropping The Jordan- The engineering forces drop the Jordan, and snow starts flying after clearing a rural road west of the town of Randolph Wisconsin. In seconds those MP'S will start to bog down... (more)

Eye Bell? Some rouge CN employee, has proudly tattooed an IC "eye-ball" herald on the bell of the IC SD70 #1020.

High Bell- And uneasy horse in this night view of the NS 6163. This unit also holds the distinction of having half of a PC Herald and CR stenciling on the units rear doors..

Shielded- Overzealous UP mechanical people have made sure that nobody mistakes this SP AC for its past owner, although the bloody nose is hard to mistake. UP 6404 leads the charge over the top of ... (more)

Let It Snow- If it's going to be grey, it might as well snow. The WSOR HOK tries to step between big puffy flakes at Brandon, on its daily trip to Oshkosh.

Saturation- A cold November rain falls on a 3rd shift that's just getting started. Night's like these is good to be the Engineer. By dawn, this crews Switchmen will be wet to the core.

Head Cold- CNW 6908 looks like it's a little under the weather. Feeling blue, she sits under an ice cold sky and blanket of show, waiting mechanical attention.

Anniversary Duo- WC's 10th anniversary and the state of Wisconsin's Susquentennial (100 year anniversary) prompted them to paint this GP40 into what became known as the WC "map" unit. A couple we... (more)

Side Trip - The WSOR HOK makes it's daily side trip out the Markesan Branch. The rail may look light, but this line is no sleepy rut. Frozen Food, Can goods, 2 farmers co-op's, 2 big frac sand pro... (more)

Changes - WSOR Engineer Sage looks back, watching his rear car swing off the wye at Brandon. In seconds the throttle will be in the corner, and the HOK will rock into Horicon with minutes to spare... (more)