AGP classed up their appearance recently with the arrival of AGPX 701 to create a matched set of first-gen Geeps in fresh, new paint. I wonder where AGPX 801 is? Photo taken with a Canon Powersh... (more)
Freshly painted AGPX 901 and nappy NPR 2283 idle at the newly expanded AGP Grain Facility in Arvilla on a mild Veteran's Day observance. This operation sprung up seemingly overnight: as of Septem... (more)
Here's a paint combo you don't see everyday: the Whiteface with Cascade-style nose stripes...usually the Whiteface scheme has a large 'BN' herald on the nose instead. Not sure how many ex-BN unit... (more)
Former trackbed of Santa Fe's Texas Chief. In 1964, I sat in Ms. McMillan's 5th period Plane Geometry class at Woodrow Wilson High, only a quarter-mile from this spot. I would see the Chief roar... (more)
Northern Plains Railroad's trio of 'new' 6-axle power sits silently by the engine shop on a lazy Sunday afternoon. NPR 5557, 5556, and 5555 arrived from the Canadian Pacific in late June, adding ... (more)
MNN 901 rests quietly on the west end of the yard. The Gopher playing hockey and the text on the cab honors the past hockey state champions along MNN's lines.
MNN 910 & MNN 911, an ex-BRC cow/calf combo, sit quietly in the Minnestoa Northern Yard on a crisp but perfect evening.
Now these are heritage units! From right to left: SOO 2066, SOO 4425, CP 3018, SOO 2026, SOO 2010, SOO 2016, SOO 4648. I've never seen a Bandit before let alone four of them!
A faded ILSX unit rests near the Thief River Falls yard, assigned to the town's grain elevator...
Assigned to the grain elevator in Oslo, NPR 2287, an ex-Kansas Southwestern unit, rests on a lazy Sunday...
One of Grainbelt's newest Geeps rests in the yard late in the day near the grain facility in Snyder.
Two of Wichita, Tillman, & Jackson's GP7s bask in the late evening sun in the yard in Altus.
A pair of Grainbelt Geeps in Farmrail livery sit on the south side of Altus with a cut of grain hoppers picked up from Elmer late in the day.
About to make the turn to the south to run through the yard, HE 8170 makes it to Altus on its 13 mile journey from Duke.
HE 8170 brings its load of wallboard east skirting the yellow flowers that line the right of way along this stretch of HE's 13 miles of track.
