Passing through Illinois farm country short haul Decatur Junction moves grain cars down former Illinois Central tracks.

A pair of former Seaboard units works the KCS Dallas Yard on a cool Saturday afternoon in north Texas.

The textures, grime, and shapes of railroading. Brakes are set on the resting '16 while it spends the night a few feet from Idaho. The fertilizer hoppers delivered today will be unloaded by mornin... (more)

A beautiful fall day on the Palouse. The 16 won't have to run solo much longer. It will need to switch the grain loading facilities in Oakesdale before picking up more power. From here, it'll grab... (more)

When I arrived at Hamlet this day I found this line of stored GP16 units awaiting disposition. I had become accustomed to seeing them on locals around the region, and hated to see them go.

Two GP16 rebuilds lead local freight F795 into the siding at Slighs, on the former CN&L RR, for a meet with a southbound unit coal train. This was one of the last matched GP16 consists I caught p... (more)

Heading towards Tatum,SC and eventually the CSX connection in McColl. Unnamed dirt road behind Beauty Spot Cemetery along US 15/401.

Looking over the long hood of the '16. The tired old bell has trouble striking the sound ring these days, but still makes a wonderful sound upon contact. A sound, a ring, a melody impossible to re... (more)

Fall is coming to a close. Only a few shades of orange cling to the trees in the middle of November. The red brick of Washington's 2nd largest university still glow crimson in the low fall light. ... (more)

F-units, long hood forward, and street running are some of the operating treats that the W&I has to offer. Jeramey leans out the window of the '16 to get a view of the "summit" coming out of Palou... (more)

The king of the line, from a dynasty of railroading, Jeramey works his magic on the '16. The '04 and 20 off to the left will be MUed with the '16 to pull a mixed grain and pea train north to inter... (more)

Indiana Railroad’s GP16 awaits pick-up at NRE.

A pair of Pee Dee River Railroad GP16s switch the paper plant at Tatum, South Carolina. 1797 is ex-CSX 1797, ex-SBD 4751, ex-SCL 4751, ex-SCL GP7 839, nee-ACL 219, and 1842 is ex-CSXT 1842, ex-SB... (more)

With an EMD 567 working and leaking hard, the 316 flies across the Palouse pushing 25mph.

CWCY 1811 heads towards the interchange on the first "cold" morning of the year.