SP rebuilt and renumbered a few SD35s late in their careers. Regrettably the program was not continued. This unit has been rode hard and put away wet as the horse folks are won't to say. Photo ... (more)

Though this was not my favorite paint scheme, it was and still is my favorite film, and hey, I celebrated any time any SP unit got paint in the latter days. Photographer unknown (great job BTW). ... (more)

I hesitated uploading a long hood shot but this is a good study of a classic unit from the business end. I loved SP's wonderful variety.

Eastbound coal train preparing to depart.

The profile everyone seems to love.

Carrying the classic white flags designating an extra train, the crew is backing down onto maintenance of equipment.

Photo by Tony Vanier.

Battle scars, neglect, the ravages of time show on this one. I hear about how great things were in the "good old days" but I suspect one would be hard pressed to to find a CSX unit this... (more)

I like the "big tractor" sound and the compactness of these little guys. Photo by Tony Vanier.

Always a class act. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

Originally NYC>PC>CR. Photo by Tony Vanier. From my collection.

April Fool's Day and Mother Nature did it. Just as I was about to leave the sun came out! At the filth was magnificent. This train is preparing to go south with a unit coal train.

Title: So young and so unloved. Photographed in the dead line, this one will probably never turn another revenue mile. These were always first to go into storage on a downturn, vilified as slow... (more)

I heard complaints from crews about that winterized window. A bit out of place down south.

Somehow my usual expert labelling went awry, and I'm too lazy to dig thru all those slides but offhand I'd guess this is R460, the joint CSX/NS train to Winston Salem running ostensibly as a WSSB ... (more)