Definitely unloved and probably sold south of the border this one sits in a long line of its fellows, doing nothing.

An EB loaded coal train in meeting WB hoppers at the east end of the yard. In the background some of the old steam-era buildings remain. My favorite structure though, is the old switchman's shan... (more)

In the dying sunlight an empty WB hopper train heels into a curve on the upgrade along the East River, down between the many ridges of the Appalachians.

N&W, Norfolk Western GP9 903, with a transfer train at Detroit, Michigan. November 24, 1979. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Norfolk Western, N&W GP9 503, is crossing the C&O diamond at Romulus, Michigan. November 24, 1979. Jack D Kuiphoff photo

Following the East River between the ridges the Norfolk & Western had a few squiggles to negotiate to reach the easy grades along the beautiful New River. Just east of Oakvale this train, its dy... (more)

A common visitor to the Seaboard System yard due to the joint ownership of the Winston Salem Southbound line from Winston Salem, NC.

My little buddy in the background carried me to many great places.

One more pusher on one more coal train in the days when cabeese were required in Virginia. Roaring up the long grade approaching the tunnel where we grilled hot dogs, basked in the sun and waited... (more)

In the nondescript sandhills an inbound trains arrives, having originated on the jointly owned Winston Salem Southbound. Four units are much greater power than normal on this one.

After the merger mixed power is assigned to a helper. The last N&W paint scheme, though somber, was a huge improvement over the despised "NW". Photo by Dave Petke.

Conrail, CR GP38 7861 -U25B 2607 -GP40 3014 -U23B 2759- GP35 3624, with a new crew and symbol ALOI-6 is about to leave Allentown, Pennsylvania. December 16, 1978. Jack D Kuiphoff photo

DALLAS TX May 27 1985 — Katy chop nose GP7 105 awaits work. EMD built the 105 (b/n 12063) as MKT 1515 in February 1951. After the Union Pacific merger the unit was never assigned a UP number and... (more)

Conrail grain extra heads East behind 4 EMD's.

BN 205 sports a fresh coat of paint at Auburn Yard, Auburn, WA. The SW1200 was built as NP 146 in February 1957, and would survive the BNSF merger becoming BNSF 3540.