Mid-car America has been fixing up locomotives in the Kansa city area since 1978. Today a good variety of class I and leased power reside at their shops in a plethora of paint schemes.
A vintage BN SW1500 switcher that's nearing 46 years old after having been delivered to the Frisco in 1969 takes a breather from shoving cars around and enjoys the calm before a midday storm.
Brand new freight cars from American Railcar Industries have just arrived from that manufactures Arkansas plant and now wait to begin working on the nation’s rail network.
The type E couplers of two covered hoppers are held tight against each other as they roll through the gooseneck. From this vantage point it’s easy to see the spacious flat space provided at the... (more)