Working the Buick branch, an ore generator, with what appears to be the Nelson's railfanning Plymouth parked on the road in the distance. How many branchlines do you know of that featured cement ... (more)
By summer 1980, Frisco #691 had worked it's way north from Ft. Worth to the Buick branch. For a view from Texas through the lens of rp.net contributor Sid Vaught taken the summer before, click more)
Getting a friendly wave from the hogger, the Nelsons capture a westbound at Rolla with a new GP38-2 leading 4 motors and 56 cars. Frisco had friendly employees.
Built in October 1919 by the Lima Locomotive Works, this “war baby” would go to work for the Frisco transporting freight between Bessemer and Birmingham. Avoiding the scrap yard, it was given... (more)