First generation diesels in the “Dead Line” in the former Virginian Railway yard in south Roanoke. SW1200RS 1202 is ex Illinois Terminal 776 built in November 1955. GP9 2491 is ex Nickel Plate... (more)
An Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe eastbound piggyback train passes by the old Santa Fe (now Amtrak) passenger station in Fullerton. ATSF SD45 5506 (ex-ATSF 1806, built in June 1966), featuring a shat... (more)
Interesting trucks on this unit. They are the old style. Note the "tabs" on the truck casting between the axles. These were more common on earlier 6-axle units.
OKLAHOMA CITY OK June 17 1984 — MKT GP39-2 362 and Conrail GP38-2 8103 haul an Oklahoma Kansas Texas train on the way to the former Rock Island’s Harter Yard. My photo.