Southern B30-7A 3518 waits for its next assignment at Danville Ky.
After a brutal career of ushering Z trains on the MoPac in blue, then grinding rock trains in blue and then yellow, this tired and faded warrior gets a rest at Centennial, looking ahead to a renum... (more)
Heading for Knoxville
The crew aboard HESR 5492 is waiting for clearance into Durand near Lansing Road.
I remember being torn between almost liking the new MP yellow scheme and disliking it because it insulted the old UP scheme. I got over it and so did UP.
BN Cicero hostlers gave me a birthday present (1/19/61) this day with a move that stopped that B unit right where I was waiting for a dinky to come by. I couldn't have planned it better myself.
Empty hoppers making a run for the diamond at Fostoria to get a spot in between the hordes of CSX movements.
All by it's lonesome...
Milby Street used to be one of the top hangouts in Houston. Anything not MP or SP could be found there of the Houston RRs: CRIP, Burlington/BN, ATSF, HB&T.
Back when they were the pride of the fleet. Most of these are slugs or GenSets now.
When it was the rave of the mechanical dept. Many of these units are either now UP slugs, remote control dummies or GenSets.
Many of these units are either now UP slugs, remote control dummies or GenSets.
Original Southern livery; SOU 3511j
HESR 5492 had a special edition paint scheme for a few weeks in July courtesy of a few Saginaw residents who tagged it while parked at Genesee Yard.