On January 4th, 2000, Central Michigan 8801 was involved in a collision with a truck, leaving the locomotive extremely damaged. The locomotive was hauled back to Bay City where it was deemed beyon... (more)

A pair of former Reserve Mining SD18s rest in the deadline. The 1232 is serviceable and is used on occasion.

Amtrak FL9 No. 486 served as a parts source for Maine Eastern's FL9s and was finally cut up after languishing for a decade in New Jersey. The story can be found at http://blog.railroadphotographer... (more)

Baking the searing prairie heat, these old MILW and IC veterans are unlikely to see service again. Leased GP38s are on the property.

Removing the prime mover. CN 7208 was involved in a sideswipe with CN 121, causing it to derail very early on February 23rd, 2014 in the St-Henri neighbourhood of Montreal. Its frame... (more)

Once Tennessee, Alabama, & Georgia (TAG) 707, this geep with the most interesting nose job, looks to be near its end of useful service, but lets hope not! Photo taken on public property with zoom... (more)

Standing tall and glaring down on this streamliner in its final hour, the scrapper looks like he's just slain a mighty beast as smoke rises from the wounds. The 486 was built in 1957 for the New ... (more)

Among locomotives sold by RRPX to C&K Scrap Metal was Morristown & Erie C424 4231, a former Canadian Pacific locomotive. On April 3 it was being scrapped in Morristown. The rising smoke resulted ... (more)

Among locomotives sold by RRPX to C&K Scrap Metal was Morristown & Erie C424 4231, a former Canadian Pacific locomotive. On April 3 it was being scrapped in Morristown. Parked along the 4231 is on... (more)

Well hidden near a grain elevator at Galt, Illinois, are the remains of Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0 8305, which last saw service as Northwestern Steel & Wire 05 in nearby Sterling. Her future is un... (more)

A portion of Amtrak FL9 487's cab is being placed onto a flatbed truck. C&K Scrap Metal scrapped the 487 at the Morristown & Erie's Morristown yard.

Not too far from Peach Creek, C&O had a string of 2-6-6-6’s condemned to scrap in the yard at Hinton, W. Va., such as 1624 on Aug. 5, 1956. I was too late to see and hear the brutes in action.

C&O quickly reduced its surplus steam power to scrap at Peach Creek, W. Va., and the tender and underframe of 2-6-6-2 1518 was all that remained on Oct. 6, 1956.

C&O had 15 Class C-12 0-10-0’s, most of which worked the heavy coal cuts at Peach Creek, W.Va. By Oct. 6, 1956, 142’s services were no longer needed. It’s tiny headlight was mounted on t... (more)

Another never-to-be-called back on stage to perform, C&O 1344 in the dead line at Peach Creek, W. Va.