Arguably the best train-watching spot in Macon was the area behind Terminal Station where the main from Atlanta joined the former CofG lines from eastern Georgia at a spot called Macon Junction. ... (more)
The late afternoon sun blows up the Scotchlite numbers and letters on 3994 as it crosses above Jackson Avenue. A couple of noteworthy structures are included in the photo. In the distance is Cam... (more)
I played 'catch the sun' all weekend on one of my few trips to Tuscaloosa way back when. As the Crescent rolled in from Birmingham, it was overcast as heck. A few minutes later, a brief sweet sp... (more)
A Precision National Leasing SD24, still in Southern paint, leads five other units on a Milwaukee Road train at Bensenville, Illinois. This was during the power shortage after bankruptcy and a m... (more)
Newer, more powerful EMDs and GEs were around by 1985, but I bet this crew was still pretty happy to see that their ride would be a trio of SD40-2s. Here, they are slowing to a stop to allow a tr... (more)