I was so caught up in getting shot after shot of GE 4 axle U boats in the daylight (I worked nights in Bessemer at a pipe threading facility performing QC work), that I shrugged off many hours of ... (more)
Not rare, but uncommon back then to see U18Bs this far north, as a general rule.
U18B #407, U23B #288, GP35 #216 take a break by the tower.
Two rare U18B locomotives still in their Seavoard Coast Line paint handle a phosphate train in Plant City, Florida.
Two rare SCL U18Bs are in rolling through the rain in Plant City, Florida. Note the EMD trucks. Some of these units are still in service today on the Pickens Railway.
A profile view of SQVR's former CSX U-boat. While the unit is not in operating condition, it looks alright on the exterior and the old CSX paint has held up fairly well.
CSXT 1891 has been in storage near Jasper , Tn for many many years.
Today Pickens 9500 & 9504 are Anderson & Belton Jobs due to the Derailment on the Belton Sub. Seen here PICK 9500 crosses over the old line that connected the Belton & Anderson Subs
One of my favorite models, these little guys really sounded totally unlike any other, like a big tractor. This one has seen some changes since it emerged from Erie as an SCL unit.
Alot going on here... A CSX freight departs Rice yard with a LTEX SD40 in the lashup, as a quartet of old EMD's collect rust, all while the 9505 keeps an eye on two of its decapitated GE cousins ... (more)
Activity on the Pickens completely dead the day before Thanksgiving, this pair is spotted in Gluck.
Locomotora Dt-1821 haciendo maniobras en Rio Blanco para llevar el tren a la minera andina Locomotive Dt-1821 in pick up operations in the snow
A profile of a dying breed. Some of the last remaining U18B's still in active service. These Baby Boats are a treat to see and hear.
Where else other than the Pickens can you still see a pair of U18B's still going strong?
