SOO only owned 10 "Boats" so they were an oddity to find out and about. They looked nice and sounded great but by all accounts there were numerous reasons they had a lifespan of about 1... (more)

How about this for a nicely decorated matched set. Here an eastbound freight is heading out of town for a long straight trip through the farmlands.

Out by the cottonwood trees (at least I think they're cottonwoods) almost the entire roster is off duty and not running. I've always regretting not seeing these hauling a giant coal train. They ... (more)

Nice looking unit, well equipped. Photo by David Petke. From my collection.

More business we see no more. An old unit acquired for SCL is moving some interchange cars. Line is now Aberdeen and Western Carolina and is much more prosperous. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. Fro... (more)

Two years ago to the day an Action Red ACU made a pass thru the Rochester Subdivision returning empty ethanol tanks Westbound.

The circus is in town and unloading. A bygone event. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

Both built in 1947, the rear unit for A&EC, these antiques have teamed up to pull a photo freight which has arrived at the turnaround point. At this point I'll put in my pitch for an NS A&EC comm... (more)

They look pretty good, and they were often free but the "Truck Engined Switchers" we feared didn't work out for most and such an assemblage is now very difficult to find.

A former Conrail unit is doing some switching.

Some of the original cars. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

It was unusual, I think, to find a large number of coal hoppers on this train but today the faded Uceta rebuilds have quite a string on this departing WB train. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my ... (more)

Fading blue hour sky blends well with the blue cab on 1982 as i008 makes its way toward New Jersey.

With Southern's first GP38-2 in the lead and an earlier GP38 helping this set is working the hump. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

The wonderful fleeting blue skies and pleasant temperatures of an Indian Summer finds the Westmoreland Dumptrain with my favorite -8 model on a loaded run in this attempt to economically do short... (more)