Westbound train

Fan favorites, the on U-boats are showing the wear after all these years. This was the second unit but due to a switch that faces east they had to uncouple and run around their train.

This ex-Southern unit is from an early order as evidenced by its AAR B trucks. Later ones had FB-2 type.

GC L782 roars through downtown Lyons, GA with a heavy train of intermodal and manifest bound for Vidalia, GA.

GC L783 creeps across the 1/2 mile long Ogeechee River trestle in Meldrim,GA. The peaceful scene hides the dark past of this bridge. On June 28th 1959 an eastbound Seaboard Air Line manifest derai... (more)

This unit is actually the second unit on the westbound train which will go to Groveland and exchange trains with a train out of Lyons. Due to an east facing switch they are obliged to run around ... (more)

It's spring already down here and the daily westbound train is neading to Groveland to swap trains with its eastbound counterpart. The power usually goes back also but these will continue on to L... (more)

The westbound turn is kicking up sand at a country crossing on the way to a train swap at Groveland. The crew was having problem with one of the units and we overheard something to the effect tha... (more)

GC L783 blasts upgrade with two U23B's leading a impressive row of double stacks through the small town of Daisy, GA. After many attempts I was finally able to capture the much sought after GC int... (more)

The sand rack in Santa Fe's facility in Pueblo, Colorado, plays host to U23B 6315 on August 28th, 1973. This engine was built by General Electric in August 1970 - just three years earlier.

L&N got its first U23Bs thru a merger with Monon. These came with AAR trucks and were the only ones on L&N that were so equipped. This one is wearing its third paint job and has a third owner.

Milw 5003 along with 310 and 2042 work south near Randville with 42 cars in the fall of 79. I got a lot of mileage out of this train as it was just leaving Channing as I arrived. I shot it at mult... (more)

Westbound Georgia Central train passing through Claxton, GA in May 2010 with local decorations for Memorial Day in the foreground.