After delivering empties along the Pardee Branch and Pine Branch, U52 left its motive power on a siding at Kent Junction. In a few hours, the locomotives will be used as helpers on NS 771, which w... (more)
Southern Indiana looked like it might be interesting. I had some time and found out it was true with the first of several trips to what I call flat land coal country. Here is just an ordinary mi... (more)
It won't be be CSXT for long. Built for SAL, this unit had been SCL, SBD and was now ready go to probably its last owner Nashville & Eastern. Being in the early carbody, which resembled the U28B... (more)
SD40 3193 leads a seven motor light engine move out of the golden glow of the setting sun's last rays eastbound at the west end of the ex-IRR's Norton Yard.
The early run of road slugs used mostly GP30 and GP35 cores so the few 40s were something to find. I was delighted to locate this one. We had no idea this idea would work as well as it has.
Passing through a moonlike landscape a BNSF Z train has just departed the Needles CA crew change headed for AZ and points east.
NS U52 passes Westmoreland Coal's Prescott Complex at Osaka en route to Roda with 22 "yellow ball" empties.
Trailing two gons and an interesting kitbashing project this aging unit is switching the tie plant where two L&N lines used to cross before someone figured out that the Memphis line bypassed a big... (more)
A southbound rail train makes things interesting as i was out and about visiting friends. This can be a good spot.
A short merchandise train departs northward for the big yard in Russell.
ex AT&SF 2130
Two new Union Pacific SD90MAC-H #8523 and #8522 built 4/99 at Electro-Motive Canada London, Ontario sitting in Canadian Pacific yard May 22, 1999 . Photographer Pierre Ozorak. Photo taken f... (more)
GWWR unit working Mill Street yard
Leased Austrac Goodwin/ALCo units 101 and 103 head out of Cringila, passing the Port Kembla steelworks, with an empty BHP coal train at sunset.
