Amtrak's first and 147th out of 150 SDP40F's meet the torch together at Pielet Brothers scrap yard.

NSW 05 and friends......

The boneyard at Altoona Works, July 1952. The locomotive at the left is a 2-8-0 H Class Mikado and the one in the background is a 2-10-4 J Class Texas type.

Some Conrail trade-in covered wagons were on display at the open house at EMD.

Nearly two years after the WP-UP merger, more than a dozen Western Pacific locomotives were stored, neglected, and eventually retired in Salt Lake City. Image photographed on Kodachrome 25 film on... (more)

The dead line at Paducah,KY. had this GM&O E8A which out of all the E-units was my favorite.

The dead line at Paducah,KY. had some unusual locomotives including this E6A.

In 1947, to help meet the demands of the post war coal boom, the Clinchfield purchased 6 used 4-6-6-4 Challenger-type locomotives from the Denver, Rio Grande, and Western. Despite being very big p... (more)

A sad sight for Western Pacific fans is this extensive lineup of stored power in Salt Lake City after the merger with UP. Many of these units would be purchased and rebuilt while others were donat... (more)

R.I.P. The remains of an Amtrak F40PH sit, buried in the weeds at Larry's Truck & Electric. Note: This photo was taken on private property, with permission.

An Amtrak F40PH and a pair of IHB NW2's await their future....if they have one. Note: This photo was taken on private property, with permission.

A pair of SD9043MACs poke their noses out on two of the dead line tracks at the north end of Butler Yard. 14 SD70's, 4 C44-9W's, 7 C40-8's, 5 SD9043's, and a lonely MP15 tucked in the middle. In ... (more)

The end of the line... This dead line of F40s are some of the last to serve Amtrak, running out of Albany mostly on the Maple Leaf and also on the NEC between New Haven and Boston while the elect... (more)

As the Union Pacific continues to sideline it's fleet of SD9043 Big MACs, the effects can be clearly seen on one of the 4 dead line tracks at Butler Yard. My count from this photo shows: SD9043'... (more)

A string of former Erie Mining RS11s are in storage at the former Wharton & Northern yard in Roxbury, N.J. Most of these units have since been cut up. M&E affiliated company RRPX still rosters th... (more)