An Ann Arbor yard job with S3 No. 7 was busy switching cars to be loaded on the "MV Viking" at Boat Landing on June 18, 1981.

Westbound Ann Arbor Train No. 501 rolls along through the lush vegetation west of Benzonia, MI on June 18, 1981 with four GP35s.

I sometimes get carried away and this will probably be one of those instances. For those wanting the short story, this is westbound Ann Arbor Train No. 501 rounding a curve east of Benzonia, MI o... (more)

Westbound Ann Arbor Train No. 501 is backing around the connection track to make a pick up of several interchange cars from the C&O at Thompsonville, MI on June 18, 1981.

Westbound Ann Arbor Train No. 501 slowed to do some work at Thompsonville, MI on June 18, 1981 with four GP35s. I was amazed to see loaded tri-level auto racks in the train, and even more amazed ... (more)

Ann Arbor Alco S3 No. 7 was taking a momentary break at the yard in Elberta, MI on June 18, 1981. Ann Arbor car ferry "MV Viking" had arrived from Manitowoc, WI and the cars unloaded. Soon westb... (more)

Shortly after GB&W Train No. 6 arrived from Green Bay, it got busy working Ann Arbor car ferry "MV Viking" in the slip at Kewaunee, WI on June 17, 1981. Note how much the ship is listing starboar... (more)

Ann Arbor car ferry MV Viking is taking a load of freight cars at the GB&W car ferry slip in Kewaunee, WI on June 17, 1981.

Ann Arbor car ferry MV Viking is taking a load of freight cars at the GB&W car ferry slip in Kewaunee, WI on June 17, 1981.

It was early evening on August 13, 1985 and a late eastbound C&O manifest No. 794 was banging across the RF&P main line at Doswell, VA with lone B30-7 No. 8280 for power. No. 794 usually rated tw... (more)

In years gone by, before the automobile was the primary mode of travel, hotels were built in close proximity to railroad stations to facilitate the traveling public. Such was the case in Gordonsv... (more)

Westbound C&O manifest No. 795 was rounding the curve and passing "G" tower in Gordonsville, VA on Sept. 22, 1984 with three B30-7s. The train was on the Piedmont Subdivision and was about to en... (more)

The brakeman had dismounted and was throwing the switch for C&O's eastbound Piedmont West End Local to enter the siding at Beaverdam, VA, on March 3, 1984, to do some local work. Empty covered ho... (more)

C&O car ferry "S S Badger" is steamed up and ready to leave Ludington, MI on June 16, 1981.

We are looking across the RF&P main line at Doswell, VA on a hot, humid July, 1982 day as the C&O Richmond Turnaround Local came around the Wye Track with GP39 No. 3909. The signal mast to the le... (more)