The 905 heads back north

Visiting Privileges. On the afternoon of Thursday, January 7, 2021, the power for CSX B761 (CSXT 6234, née-BO 4335, GP40-2) travels through the Amtrak Albany-Rensselaer Station passing AMT... (more)

Just underway out of Fergus, the OTV local rolls above Vine St, on its way to interchange with the BNSF in Dilworth. The mornings dense fog advisory is slowly burning off just after sunrise.

The famous bridges of Blue Island Junction stand over the Cal Sag Channel as IHB NA11 makes its way by the old interlocking tower with IHB 4015 and 3861. The 3861 is the last remaining SD38-2 on I... (more)

IHB NA11, the Blue Island to Bensenville transfer, makes its way west across the CSX Chicago Heights Sub at Harvey Junction. A pair of fan favorite Harbor GP40-2's lead the way as they pass by Sol... (more)

Retro Blue 416 the first motor to wear the livery roars out of Bunnell with loads for Halifax Paving near Ormond Beach.

"Bringing in the Paint"
Conrail Shared Assets OI-12 spots three tank cars inside Benjamin Moore's Newark, NJ plant with GP40-2 6228 leading.

"Tight Squeeze"
New York Susquehanna & Western WS-4 spots a boxcar at LAK Warehousing in Saddle Brook, NJ with NS GP40-2 3046 for power. LAK is one of three customers hidden ... (more)

The Springfield Local has completed spotting cars and is pulling up the Yard Office in Roodhouse, IL.

Having just dropped its pulls from the Torrance Industrial Lead back at Centralia, the El Segundo Local now begins a long pull west down its namesake industrial lead on its way to its namesake cit... (more)

Delivered to the Southern Pacific in March of 1980 SP 7662, UP 1413 is now held together by rust and spray paint. She shoves a long string of cars into Conoco Philips the day after Christmas.

Delivered to the Southern Pacific in March of 1980 is SP 7662, UP 1413 is now held together by rust and spray paint. She shoves a long string of cars into Conoco Philips the day after Christmas.

Tagging is a brutal reality of the local railroading scene in the urban areas of Los Angeles and the worst parts of it are on the Torrance and El Segundo Industrial Leads. On the day after Christm... (more)

A Saturday only move (symbol-wise at least) sees the El Segundo Local (or LOW20) work the Conoco Philips plant on the Torrance Industrial Lead (normally served by the Monday through Friday Torranc... (more)

The Torrance Local approaches the former Pacific Electric bridge with an SP GP40-2 leader.