Passing thru a scene with props dating from the late 1800s this westbound freight is about twent minutes from a crew change in Bristol where the former N&W meets the former Southern.

Passing a versatile Pettibone machine this eastbound freight is alongside the new roadbed for the extension of this siding to 10,000 ft. Rumors of a new 15,000 footer somewhere are in the air.

Originally BN

Specially posed. Note has MU receptacle but no MU hoses.

Originally Missouri Pacific

Looking fresh in the morning sun. Originally ATSF.

Gotta do whatcha gotta do. A classic grainer improvisation. OSHA! Oh OSHA!

Westbound mixed freight at the place where dispatcher likes to hold them if Bristol is backed up.

Hitherto quite possible the only BNSF GE with no picture on this website (just kidding guys). This one is a DPU on eastbound coal train in the middle of bloody nowhere, AKA western Nebraska. My... (more)

Originally built for SP as were so many units on shortlines all over.

Originally built for SAN.

My sentimental and aesthetic favorite commemorative Is threading it’s way along the serpentine line to St Paul and is about to enter the first tunnel, notorious for close clearance. (Story is t... (more)

Commemorative Locomotive day will be forever by everybody there as hot. No, HOT! But the units were beautiful. Maybe we could have them back for a bath after ten years of neglect, AKA PSR.

Near the confluence where the Clinch River, the Holston River and the French Broad River unite to form the mighty Tennessee our photo freight gingerly treads its way over the line’s most impress... (more)

Riding high in Tennessee. A small Consolidation took the Lexington Group to Maryville and s somewhat larger one is bringing the train back to the big city. I’m always struck by how much more b... (more)