When you're moving unit coal and all you have are 1500HP units it takes a lot of them.

Nice paint scheme and they usually kept them pretty clean.

Back when AN was prospering they had three of these. This unit now listed as Chattahoochee Industrial.

Doing a little switching with merger power. Photo by Mike Dolenski, from my collection.

Retired but reflecting the look of a earlier era.

Originally TC, this unit was switching. At times it was a slug mom but on this date the unit was teamed with a C420. I wish now we had shot some of those US Steel hoppers.

"Hammerhead" might be a fitting nickname. Unfortunately this is not as ugly as they got when they were turned into B-units. I wonder if one may be mouldering away somewhere but suspect... (more)

Originally WAB, with one of the odder chop jobs I've seen. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Paducah rebuilt and still with the short-lived tri-light up top. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

A visit to Ryan Ballard. Thanks for the hospitality. RIP

A visit to Ryan Ballard. Thanks for the hospitality. RIP

A little railfanning while driving a friend to survival school.

It's the Bobsy twins again. The entire roster of the Army here, with a nice little enginehouse. They were overhauled around this time and then donated to museums as I recall, probably never even... (more)

Three things relatively rare even when built. Two FMs and my old 1986 Nissan Stanza wagon. I rode them all and cherished the Nissan, aka Mable. Someone needs to revisit that design.

A mottled up example. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection.