While some old rail depots have been restored and kept as historic relics (the Amtrak station in Lewistown comes to mind), many, like this ex. Reading depot in Gardners, have fallen into disrepair... (more)

The now obsolete nightly Heart of Georgia Intermodal leaves Vidalia westbound to Cordele on a cold February night back in 2017. Leading the train on this night way NREX GP10 1403 which was origin... (more)

Before the BLOL headed North for the day with their grain train, they brought some ethanol cars to the plant in town, and dropped some cars off in the NS interchange.

The Bloomer Line bringing a grain train from CN North on their trackage towards various elevators on their line. This train would shortly stop in Sibley to drop off a cut of cars & BLOL 7504.

Yes, it’s probably a reproduction but it’s class nevertheless, especially when today’s multimillion dollar products get a tacky peel and stick label. IMHO that just says something about us.

Oh, yes we do understand Annie. Take the best product of the first generation, make it better, and she’s still on the job almost 65 years later.

Has anyone done a book on the GP10? They are ubiquitous products of a great rebuild program and deserve recognition for longevity, superior service as well a looks, if you disregard the “frog-e... (more)

Passing a lone tree and country road, BLOL 7504 and friends are pulling on their empty grain train for points north.

An originally built IC GP9 pulls a grain train past the IC depot in Gibson City. They had just grabbed this unit train from the siding just South of town on the CN trackage.

Approaching Sibley, BLOL 7504 eases down to a crawl. Here at the elevator, the lead unit will be pulled off and used to load cars at the elevator. They are in the process of splitting this empty C... (more)

BLOL 7504 was built as an IC GP9 back in 1957. Fast forward 62 years and here it is in a CB&Q inspired paint scheme shoving a grain train on the former IC Gilman Sub & past an ole IC signal. Crazy... (more)

An ex-IC GP10 rebuild pulls an empty grain train north on former IC rails to shove back onto the NS and onto the Bloomer Line's rails. The train will be broken up into parts and delivered to eleva... (more)

During a quick delivery break, the POHC Arden turn heads north through Meadowlands.

An SRNJ train heads north (this is actually a going-away shot) in the farmland near Woodstown.

Thermal Belt Railway, what looks to be a GP10, 4610 and SW1 sit in the small town of Bostic awaiting their next call to duty. The GP10 gets fired up once a month and the operational status of the ... (more)