Ex-Penn Central.

Local has come down from Raleigh on its weekday journey. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

JOSHUA TX Jan 4 1978 — Santa FE U23B 6314 and B23-7 6353 lead a covered hopper train. GE built the unit (s/n 37505) in August 1970 and delivered it with a phase IIb carbody, snowplows front and ... (more)

In no doubt familiar territory still looking spiffy in its merger scheme this GE is hustling a southbound freight through the beautiful countryside with Nashville as the objective. Photo by Jim ... (more)

Formerly of the L&N this unit is now actually CSX but does not bear that logo so I prefer Seaboard. It appears to be sitting in the "field" where units await assignment after being serv... (more)

Bath time at the Milwaukee Road shops in Milwaukee, WI, August 1977. Kodachrome slide from the John E. Troxler collection, photographer unknown.

A train of fracking sand crosses the Susquehanna bound for Wyalusing.

Nee L&N, ex SBD. Classy repaint ala the new masters.

The 1974 Preamble Express. The train was in Indy 07/23/74 and then Detroit 07/24/74. Routed on the N&W from Indy to Detroit. Probably connected to the Wabash line in Peru then headed to Detroit. h... (more)

PURCELL OK Sept 21 1980 — Santa Fe U23b 6309 is on the headend of train 445. A crew has been called and will soon take the train south. In the right middle on the second track from the left a no... (more)

Lehigh Railway O1 works Sayre Yard

A little railfanning while driving a friend to survival school.

The "Cana" job returning home after a busy day shuffling plastic hoppers at its busiest industry, Pactiv in Canandaigua, NY.

PURCELL OK (July) 1977 — Santa Fe U23B 6314 leads two leased C&NW GP30s on a mixed freight. My working hours in the newsroom of the Norman Transcript meant I usually got off around 2 p.m. If the... (more)

Conrail HA16 passes Delaware & Hudson NE87 on the west end of Allentown Yard in Allentown Pennsylvania. The day is February 11, 1978 and my dad and I had been railfanning in the gorgeous sun since... (more)