All tunnel motors! All boxcars (almost)! Dirty locomotives! That's why I miss the SP.
After spending the day at Oshkosh setting up our airshow exhibit, I went chasing GP30s. 711 and sister 700 (still in SOO colors) head back to Fond du Lac from Byron. The beauty of this stretch of ... (more)
Where else but California can you get palm trees AND snow? UP SD40-2 swings into San Bernardino yard after crossing Cajon Pass.
Gotta Love Art Deco! It's nice when beautiful stations are allowed to live. Omaha Union Station is now the Durham Western Heritage Museum.
SP 6814 leads the "Tank Train" through Cable Siding. The good paint on the Tunnel Motor is a rare treat. I didn't even have to pay the kids to wave!
ATSF 5113 and its train drifts through Devore while SD39-2 3682 shoves its charges up the Cajon grade.
All morning I had been wondering why there was no traffic in the Tehachapis. This was what I found in Bakersfield. I don't know any details, but I figured since there were freight car trucks in f... (more)
Bringing an "A" back to life.
On its way to Atlanta 1218 slides past Sloss Furnace, one of Birmingham's oldest blast furnaces. The complex has been preserved as a museum, metal-artist center, concert venue, and very scary Hal... (more)
The fun part was driving the Blazer down to the valley floor!
Note the sequential numbers
