Piedmont & Northern S-4 #1000 and old interurban car #2102 rest at the shop complex in Greenville one day before the merger into the SCL system.

A southbound Arkansas Midland train has paused briefly for maintenance crews to clear ahead of them before continuing.

Three B36-7s (5808, 5807, 5902) shove a northbound TTI coal train near Cowan. There are four more B36-7s on the head end.

Three B36-7s (5808, 5807, 5902) shove a coal train north over the TTI between Paris and Maysville. There are four more B36-7s on the head end.

Looking out from within the steam-era 3 bay engine house of the Aberdeen & Rockfish. For more on the A&R and their vintage EMD roster, check out the article in the current issue of "Locomotive."

Looks like an ordinary caboose, right? Wrong. I'd like to recommend this to more shortlines. It's an "executive caboose", air conditioning, little bar/galley, comfy sets, the works. I'm sure ship... (more)

Hartwell GP30s and GP35 at Lavonia, GA // April 1995

This on is ex-Rock Island. Most of the RI units have the nose slope that is a definite U-28.

TTI has a real roundhouse, an old L&N classic.

My on-line source says this was P&LE 2820. I find that interesting, but not fascinating, so I rarely hunt frame numbers etc. I do well to occasionally follow the most important rule of photogra... (more)

Who put that flat nose on this poor old ex-P&LE U-boat?

This nee CB&Q, ex BN U-28B is in a fresh new paint scheme but not the solid blue new paint scheme we saw the same day. This is the original with no lettering. Go figure. No 260 was still worki... (more)

This nee CB&Q, ex BN U-28B is in a fresh new paint scheme. We had the run of the place that day, thanks folks. This is the other side.

Four P&N RS-3s lead a southbound empty train from Marshall Steam Plant to Mount Holly, NC, photographed north of River Bend in the summer of 1969. These units went on to become SCL units.