RJCC 1940 and consist are about to make history.. The consist has pulled west out of the yard under the NS flyover, and are now backing into the yard to connect to the LL sub. This will be the fir... (more)

This is about as rare a sight as a railfan can get. A "for revenue" passenger consist on the LL sub, apparently the first since 1938. FP's, on the point, it's thought the 70's saw the last F's her... (more)

Preparations for the 2011 CSX and Corman Derby trains are in full swing in Corman's yard in Lexington, KY. Tomorrow this CSX consist will head west to Louisville with Corman's consist close behind... (more)

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Ford vs. GM A pair of crew members look on from their Ford pickup as a couple of larger GM products get a load of black diamonds on the move. This is the second section of a Pennsylv... (more)

Another former Chessie System unit. Check out that huge horn.

The 1941 is the much ignored twin in this team because the sun is usually off the nose by the time the train runs. Here, on the lunch train at mid-year, she gets to star as the train is ready to ... (more)

My better half was working away at the Dave Ramsey course in Brentwood, staying in a nice hotel and yours truly was out and about.

With the rescue unit on the east end the early version of the dinner train is returning to Bardstown.

This unit ended up being the rescue unit for the dinner train whose GP-9 was ailing this day. This is an early GP-9. The control stand through me for a loop when I first saw it. Yes that is tha... (more)

This ex-C&O geep was one of the first units acquired by what is now a shortline empire.

Stumbled upon this pair of engines on the way to Thurmond.

Talk about out in the boonies. The helper screams by on a back country road far from any towns, between Bradley Junction and Eckenrode Mills.

Newely rebuilt GP38-2 RJ 3803 is given a balance test on some less than perfect rack in RJ Corman's former L&N yard in Lexington, KY. Those ballast cars she is shoving back are being used to make ... (more)