I believe this was the only U-25B + slug set to be fully in FL colors.
Fairly common in Little Rock I surmised there was a run-through out of Memphis. Note the power assembly access doors L&N liked to put on the roofs of the long hood.
One of the first order of these units.
The last go around for the caboose on Family Lines, you can smell the fresh paint (I'll take the risk and breath deeply).
In those days it seemed like L&N changed the Corbin Division switchers every year and we didn't figure this would be here long so we just sad for a couple of hours and drank in the sound, burble b... (more)
This train with one SOU unit was a regular in those days. Today it's nearing the end of double track at Faber.
Consist with a classic this NB caboose hop accelerates out of the yard to pick up a "rock run". Note the SCL caboose.
Coupled with an ex-RS-3 slug this old horse is resting between jobs at the terminal. Another product of the great U Boat search of 1982.
NB freight chugs out of the yard crossing over the lead to the CV main heading to the main line.
One of my personal favorites is leading this NB train as it eases out of the yard during one of my many visits.
CV Local scoots along northbound with a classic GE team.
The morning run of #152 heads west for Boston,KY
689 holds the main as L&N 666, headed by 1550, takes the siding at the south end of Lockair
Having just crossed the Wabash River, an ex-Louisville & Nashville E8 leads Amtrak's Chicago to Miami 'South Wind' at Lafayette. The train is making an on time arrival at the Big Four depot, a ra... (more)
May not really be in SC. A nice looking repaint was relatively had to find.