B&O was short of horse power in the first energy crisis 1967-1970 when coal usage increased sharply. Espee had a surplus of power and leased many u-boats to the B&O. 6752 was working the daily Wes... (more)

One year into BN ownership, an ex-Great Northern U-boat rests between runs at Clyde. The Sky Blue paint scheme shows up brightly against the traction sand all over the ground.

Restricted speed might be a very good idea on the sidetrack at Louetta

The last one I ever saw, at an extremely late date. Dead and probably retired, how did it survive?

It's a shame none of these got the SBD paint job.

Switching along the station platforms

After the hasty merger of the Pennsy and the NYC The railroad names and heralds were sanded off and sometimes never replaced with any railroad name on the earlier motive power.

C&O engineer Lon Venters is at the controls of No. 97 as it rumbles through Pikeville in the early morning on this overcast day. On the right is Circle C Coal Company's Sowards tipple.

Very early Conrail meets former CN Turbo

Coming out of its own GE haze of smoke, the Selkirk to Croxton manifest passes the unseen loyal Haworth railfans who gathered at the site of the razed NYC depot for years. Great guys; but the bes... (more)

The trustee grouped locomotives by type after the shutdown. Here four U25Bs await disposition before the massive Silvis yard was ripped up.