A trio of SDPs takes the Floridian out of town and toward Birmingham and points north. It was still a big train in those days, but nightmarish problems north of Louisville would eventually kill r... (more)
No safety vests were required on a hot summer day - or any day - back in 1974. One of the few RS-1s to get orange and white leads two unrepainted Alcos as they put together a train for the Prattv... (more)
The Western used a small IH tractor to pull a trailer around the engine facility at Chester Yard to service the diesels. All three affiliated roads - WofA, A&WP and GARR - are represented here.
It's not often that one finds standard cab units like this pair leading a priority intermodal train like Q145, but that is the scene today as this double stack begins the journey out of Montgomery... (more)