Built for MP, inherited by UP now working in a great heritage scheme this unit turning back toward Brewster from whence it came.

Lettered for Lange Stegmann, this former MP then UP alumnus works a large facility on the Mississippi opposite St. Louis.

Doing a little switching prior to heading west for the train swap.

Rounding the bend headed up the Toledo line.

Rounding the bend headed up the Toledo line.

Mixed freight consist coming off the former B&O turning more geographically north onto the former C&O main.

Coming off the former C&O main a double stack is connecting with the former B&O to head west.

Westbound stack train passes the old freight station, now a farm equipment dealer. This station is very old and may predate N&W.

Eastbound mixed freight winds through the many curves west of town. Apparently the railroad had to miss a bunch of sinkholes.

Eastbound stacks and racks.

Number 90 at 9:00. Beckoned on by now-threatened searchlight signals, on a chilly Lowcountry morning the northbound emerges from fog at the first stop, a minuscule hamlet forty miles north of the... (more)

Same picture from a different perspective.. Looking like a scene from a Lucius Beebe book, the pretty streamer sits at the water tower. The tower is not really a water tower but used as a storage... (more)

Atop the magnificent pass, the unlettered former LS&I 2-8-0 is beautiful after its overhaul. She performed an impressive runby from west of the pass then we reboarded for our distination.

From atop the magnificent pass, the unlettered former LS&I 2-8-0 is beautiful after its overhaul. She is performing an impressive runby from west of the pass.

Looking like a scene from a Lucius Beebe book, the pretty streamer sits at the water tower. The tower is not really a water tower but used as a storage building. We had a great first trip after... (more)