The grade out of Opelika may be imperceptible to the naked eye but, believe me, it's tough. Four old geeps and a newer GP40 on train 208 are proving that to the doubters. The driver of that Econ... (more)
Today's 45 - the westbound long-range local - is a big one, so three units have been assigned, including 2656, a GP30 that following a wreck was rebuilt to GP30 mechanical standards, but with a sp... (more)
After a painfully slow trip down the decrepit former Southern/CofG from Lafayette, the Pine Belt Southern crew waits for the go-ahead from CSX to run a couple miles down their former WofA main int... (more)
It's 1986, and we're in Nevada, MO looking at the former Missouri Pacific, now a part of the Union Pacific. We see two SD60s. among the newest, biggest power on the system. They're pulling a sol... (more)
Growing up in Georgia and Alabama, I spent a lot of time around rivers like the Chattahoochee, Oconee, Coosa and Tallapoosa. Saw them flood lots of times. None of that prepared me for the Missis... (more)
In early 'Family Line Days', three L&N units and three WP/GA units power a Cincinnati-NOLA train about to pass from Georgia into Alabama.
Mixed train 31 - the withered remains of Georgia Railroad's once healthy general freight business to Macon - sits beside the new source of vitality for the branch. The unit trains of Kentucky coa... (more)
After watching two trains pass on the mainline, the lowly Jackson local gets a chance to move. No cars on their train, but they do have a shiny recently refurb'd cab and a nearly-new GP38-2 for p... (more)
Yard power sits as GP38-2 2256 and three SD40s take 110 cars toward Kansas City.
Southern 2544 leads five more GP30s, plus a GP35 and a GP38 on an eastbound train.
The guys are pushing to get to the point where the first eastbound train - just minutes away - can get safely through the wreck site. Checxk the date and you'll see an even bigger reason for thei... (more)
Spring rains have flooded the open-air inspection pit, so the pumping begins.
ICG has been a fact of life for a couple of years, which is more time than these Alcos have left.
A very dirty 9002 leads three C&NW GP50s - including Class Engine 5050 - with an eastbound train.
I have it on good authority that this is not the standard Union Pacific paint scheme for cabooses.
