The headend of the Osborne turn has just crossed UP's Kansas Pacific as the cab crosses Dry Creek. K&O operates the branch now, but they come out of town on the UP, so the track shown here has bee... (more)

A railroad I wish could have seen in action, the C&I. Nothing was running when I stopped by on a chilly March afternoon so I settled for a couple shots of their cabooses outside the shop.

Guys? Guys? Come back, guys! Don't just leave me here! This old B&O caboose, class C-27 (thanks, Scooter), appears operational but perhaps faces its last days, sitting at the end of a remot... (more)

On my first trip East, still in high school, I was fortunate enough to have my brother drive me around to alot of yards. Here is a Boston & Maine caboose at White River Junction

This wooden caboose, Kaiser Steel Corporation 1904, was found near the company's steel mills in Fontana, California, in April 1961. (Frank "Woody" Woodburn photo, Craig Walker collection)

Safety First, Safety Always

It's all-L&N at the tail end of this northbound freight, with a scale test car and home-road boxcar tucked just ahead of the bright red cab.

Doing it old school, the rear end brakeman on this Dothan-bound freight jogs to catch his train after throwing a switch. Moving mounts/dismounts, cabooses, most of the track shown in this photo - ... (more)

Its old scheme still in good shape, SAL 5745 has just arrived from Dothan, AL via the former ACL.

E782's last car slowly rolls west on the Keystone Sub. In a few moments the train will be backing down the Salisbury Sub with the venerable caboose leading the way to Shaw Mine.

Crew and other employees talking prior to 103's departure for Roanoke, Former station (now police department) in background; agent now works from metal building at left, complete with Missouri Pa... (more)

Mississippian caboose 630 brings up the rear of the short line's freight running from Amory to Fulton. The locomotive on the head end is 2-8-0 76 running in reverse.

Old school...

Running on former Missouri Pacific rails, a northbound UP freight slams across a still independent MKT's St Louis line. UP would acquire MKT, then eventually sell both lines in Nevada. The tower a... (more)

WOW01, a CSX work train, heads east through Mokena, with a former Chessie System caboose at the rear.