Back in the days when times were a changing for me and locomotive consists could look like "the dog's breakfast" a southbound freight has topped the ruling grade and is rolling on.

Le switcher du jour is no beauty today. Nee L&N>SBD>

A regular mixed freight races toward Nashville.

CCP 8171 works Dubuque, IA in September of 1993. These tracks along Kerper Blvd no longer appear to be in service.

Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway Whitcomb 45-ton diesel 20 was retired in 1996 and stored. However, as of August 2022, the locomotive is being restored to operation for work train servic... (more)

It's elsewhere on the site in its CSX colors. Before those, Dave Petke caught it switching the yard in bolder livery. From my collection.

Over the years the Santa Train has grown in size and prestige. This was the power on one trip in the eighties. Photo by Dave Petke.

Imagine finding this so long after the merger. "And the sublettering is so faded, with a little work.......". But no, it is what it is.

In image 832417 we see this unit with a little "boo boo" needing repair. Here this veteran of B&O is on a SB freight at my getaway from the beach. I can only look at sand, sea and sun ... (more)

NYAR RS 60 running light on the LIRR Main Line to pickup empties along the line. Old time railroading with GP38-2 271 & MP15AC at MP 50 in Holbrook.

Southbound pigs or "totes" as L&N called them. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

Southbound pig train, remember those? A "piggy packer" took most of the day to unload one. I guess that and tare weight killed pig trains. Did they ever consider 10 cranes or packers ... (more)

Sitting in the Belt Railway of Chicago's Clearing Yard is one of their TR4 "cow/calf" switcher sets, BRC TR4A 505 and TR4B 513. These were built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in Septe... (more)

A classic of early CSX, nee SCL, ex SBD. Captured by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

At the time of this photo, it is in the early days of RailAmerica ownership of the TP&W, however, this train shows the colors of the previous two post-Santa Fe owners of the line. The lead unit i... (more)