Four big L&N C-C units idle at the fuel and sanding gantry at Corbin in 1965--a GE U25C and four Alco Centuries. When they were new, L&N's six-motor units tended to get filthy from coal dust, road... (more)

U25C 1504, U23B 2736 have a E/B empty hopper train heading toward the North Hazard yard

One of the earlier unit coal train operations was this one, shown loading at Merna, KY in 1966. Quartets of GE U25Cs (or later, U28Cs, one of which is shown here) were favored for this train since... (more)

Milwaukee Road Engineer Frank Bottoni Jr poses with a BN U25C that's parked on the Portage engine track.

Ex-CB&Q U-Boat with two ex-NP sisters at Joliet,IL..

The LS&I's pair of U25C's and an RS3 at the Marquette yard in the spring of 1973. This was a common power set on the Hill Job at the time. Photo is in my collection and was taken by Russ Porter.

On a March morning in 1975, somewhere between 3 and 4 AM, L&N Extra 1509 South was rolling through Dryden, VA behind three GE U25Cs. Ten cars behind the rear unit, a rail broke beneath one of the ... (more)

While the GE and ALCO rest at the round house an ore train with two gators pulls above on the ore dock.

From the Oro Dam Constructors to L&N, one of the few decent shots I got of these in L&N colors. Their chug chug was unmistakable, unmuffled and glorious. At least the FDL engine was good for som... (more)

An eastbound Colstrip,MT. train with an ex-NP U25C on the point crosses over from the westward to the eastward main just west of the Portage,WI. depot.

L&N freight 66 accelerates into the cut leading to Hagans Tunnel, the longest bore on the railroad. This combination of a U25C and two SD35s marked the first use of six-motor power on this stretch... (more)

A fairly new GE U25C plus two SD35s fronts L&N freight 66 as it passes through Pennington (Gap), VA. The concrete footings to the right mark the location of the water tank that stood here until th... (more)

A northbound L&N extra powered by six big units---three GE U25Cs and three Alco C628s--is busy splitting its train up to clear for a southbound. This trackage was later purchased by Norfolk Southe... (more)

Norton, Va to Corbin, KY through freight number 66 is an eighth of a mile from cresting the top of "Little Pennington" hill between Dryden and Pennington, VA. A U25C and two SD35s are handling the... (more)