The diesel passenger run poses briefly with the Chinese 2-8-2, which is slowly coming around, a process we got to witness firsthand in the cab. The "awakening" of a steamer is one of my... (more)

Rambling through on an eastbound excursion.

Abandoned and unnamed.

Former Contrail, originally LV. Photo by unknown. From my collection.

Reportedly ex-MP and considering the replacement headlight with no number boards I would guess originally C&EI. Don't even know where I got the road name from. I found the thing by accident.

A numberless critter shuffles around on a very momentous day for me.

Bulls Gap once had a very tiny engine facility which hosted an SW-1. It would occasionally tiptoe over to Rogersville across a rickety bridge spanning the Holston River to serve customers. The S... (more)

These were around for a while looking good and sounding almost as good as the ones with the real 20-cylinder 645s under the hood. I keep waiting for somebody to do an SD30. After all, parts is ju... (more)

Unit was industrial from the beginning and passed through many operations. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

Rebuilt using EMD switcher frame and trucks and using a Caterpillar 3512 prime mover with a Kato generator. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

No name of the slide. From my collection.

Photo by unknown. From my collection. Relco Leasing was the grandaddy of leasing with over 50 years in business. In general they specialized in small second-hand units. Most were painted in a ... (more)

Obviously a Monongahela Connecting alumnus this unit shuffled cars of coal going from the mainline railroads to barges. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A familiar "fish in a barrel", this unit sat by the street for years and was shot by everybody but I thought the sun was particularly good on this date so here it is. I made up a report... (more)

No glamour for this unit, captive to the plant, as the B23-7s get all the glory.