From start station to the main general and out the exhaust, take a look at the internals of a GP40-3. Taken with permission.
"Find and Seek" A Conductor searches the yard for a car missing from the track list. Taken with permission.
"Searching" Another long night as a bad track list forces a Conductor to wander the yard looking for a car. All required PPE was worn and proper protection was put in place for this staged shot. T... (more)
ACWR 6910 gets a little attention under the blinding lights of the sand tower.
A trio of Aberdeen Carolina & Western F-units are seen in Star, North Carolina, on October 18th, 2008. ACWR F7A 4500 is the former OHCR 1000 (and before that, GETY 1863, GETY 81A, DAKR 81A, MILW ... (more)
AC&W GP38's 3802 and 3803 lead a train by Biscoe.
No, this is not Photoshop trickery. This is some creative light painting. With camera in Bulb I opened every car body door and painted the guts of the engine with a flash light. A technique I disc... (more)
A mother/slug set shoves cars clear of the wye in Star. Unfortunately, these units will head back to the yard and 3 CSX widecabs off a grain train will take these cars south to Aberdeen.
You would never know by looking at this engine that it was destined for scrap only a few years ago. The ACWR rescued the engine to serve as a slug behind the 703. After being rewired, renumbered, ... (more)
Tattered, worn, and frosted the blue flag stands guard over the fuel track.
ACWR 9556 pulls an empty passenger train west to stage for tomorrows special excursion.
Early morning drizzle falls on a sleeping Star yard.
During the night, 3 loaded hoppers fell in between the rails. Mideast Railroad Services conducts Beethoven's 'Aftermath Symphony' to clean up the mess.
