Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.

Doing a little switching with merger power. Photo by Mike Dolenski, from my collection.

A westbound mixed freight has drawn the beast of UP motive power today, along with some friends. These magnificent examples of EMD's prowess were never preserved.

Early model U28Bs are best distinguished from the U25 by the sloping nose. This former CRI&P unit was photographed by Dave Petke. From my collection.

Fall is well along as a huge string of old GEs chug into town with radiators blocked by fallen leaves. The train is empty so maybe nothing overheated on the way.

Originally Ann Arbor. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection.

At the Conrail interchange point the Strasburg Railroad's power for this trip is running around its train prior to heading back west. Crew did not like this slippery engine.

"Hammerhead" might be a fitting nickname. Unfortunately this is not as ugly as they got when they were turned into B-units. I wonder if one may be mouldering away somewhere but suspect... (more)

As I recall the 4600s had alignment draft gear while the 4700s did not. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection.

A Bristol-Walton-Bristol excursion is on the return leg and the chill in the air makes for gorgeous plumes.

In the Marion area Norfolk & Western (as I will always think of it) wiggles through the narrow, winding confines of the valley of the Middle Fork of the Holston River the abandons the river for th... (more)

Whooda thunk it. N&W on C&O. Racing EB with an excursion. Balcony (long O, locally)Falls is the site of a wye and a connecting line to the N&W's Shenandoah Line which actually crosses the C&O a... (more)

Racing EB with an excursion.

Cruising down the river. Unassisted, "high wide and handsome" as they used to say, the famous J is loping along easily as she might have done in regular service.

"I don't get no respect". Maybe we should call this one Rodney.