A salvage and scrap crew have started the dismantling process of three former Soo Line covered hoppers. Built by Pullman-Standard, these cars have reached the end of the line.

An old RJ Corman coal gondola sits abandoned and partially scrapped outside Cresson Steel. These cars were briefly used in coal shuttle service on RJ Corman's Pennsylvania Cluster. The once cherry... (more)

The now-preserved GG-1 No. 4859, as seen in the Rutherford scrap line alongside the old Reading Lines steam era coal dock. The 4859 was built by Altoona/GE in December, 1937 and can now be seen o... (more)

Outstanding in its field. This was, unfortunately, the only time I saw #1801 outside the place they used to keep it locked up....

An old truck fills up as a variety of classic motive power spends its final days at NRE Silvis in the background. Recently NRE Silvis shut down, and most of the stuff in this photo was sent for sc... (more)

A burned out NRE 3GS21B sits at the BNSF North Yard in Fort Worth waiting for the cutting torch.

Visiting a freight car scrapper brings to mind the mythical elephants’ graveyard, as one is surrounded by the massive carcasses of rail cars whose useful lives have ended. Morbidly slicing them... (more)

Ex-CSX locomotive 5306 sitting in the locomotive graveyard appearing to be taken apart piece for piece. Unsure of the reasoning behind CSX sending this locomotive off for scrap and parts as it bei... (more)

A graveyard of locomotives sit quietly as they rest awaiting their time of fate for the scraper.

Union Pacific DDA40X has long been a parts source for the Dakota Southern Railway. It is rumored to be heading to a rail museum in Nebraska. WATCO's Ringneck & Western is the new operator of the... (more)

Many different BNSF locomotives sit at Birmingham Rail awaiting the scrappers torch. *photo taken with permission*

Two former BNSF (ATSF livery) sit being parted out and eventually cut up

Various power sits awaiting its fate at LTEX

Ripped to pieces. This tank car has had better days but is now being scrapped after being involved in a derailment. The tank sitting beside the slain car has a similar fate as it is next in line f... (more)