Four Maine Central GE’s in four paint schemes and Delaware & Hudson’s bicentennial RS3m are assigned to the D&H “puller job” at Brandt, Pennsylvania. After the rear of their clears the switch at J... (more)
Combined trains K423 and K811 cruise over the infamous Lake City bridge as the work south towards the Tampa, FL destination.
A look at the NRE in Silvis, IL shows just a small percentage of the engines they have waiting for their demise. It's hard to imagine the thousands of crews who have spent hours upon hours inside ... (more)
One of the many locomotives at NRE Silvis is Metra E8A #521. The engine was originally built for the C&NW in 1951. After being used in commuter service for RTA and eventually Metra, the unit was s... (more)
Dozens of old locomotives sit unused at the east end of National Railway Equipment’s Silvis facility.
Older EMD and GE locomotives sit at the east end of NRE’s Silvis facility. The units labeled “Lewis” are sadly destined for scrap.
Three rows of engines sit at National Railway Equipment in Silvis, IL. With the facility closing, some of these locomotives will likely be scrapped sometime in the near future.
585 with 3 vintage locomotives in tow
A pair of C420s lead Delaware Lackawanna BR-1 onto the Vine Street Branch. The short train is headed to Green Ridge to do some switching.
The M&E 18 sits, displayed in yard 5, with the C&NW 6847, UP 1848 and the Nekoosa Paper 14.
A lot of unused locomotives await an uncertain fate at the NRE Silvis Locomotive shop.
A colorful set of Northern Plains power is found just east of Kenmare, ND.
L-R Silvis switch engine....Peoria train with NS loco in lead and CBBI power.
