Two old ghosts of railroads past. These are about the only things left at CSX's Danville WV yard. No engines, no coal cars and no employees to be seen at this once busy coal yard. Sad.
Appearing not long for this world, Northern Plains Railroad 1400, a former BN GP10 that started life as a Great Northern GP7, sits at the line's shops at Lansford, ND.
A pair of dirty R.I. U33B's, led by 7-year old #291, pull a Council Bluffs bound freight across 63rd street in West Des Moines at a slow 10-20 mph as they smoke up the sky. The train is nearing t... (more)