The local out of Pecan Yard crosses US Highway 17 enroute to Reynolds Industrial Park. HLCX 4219 is exICE, exxSSW.
A rare treat, only for about 30 minutes a day does this old SW9 creep out of the massive paper mill in Palatka. It usually comes to the large, but near empty yard, drops off a few card, then take... (more)
The southbound Silver Star makes a stop in the small town of Palatka.
A southbound OCS passes the Atlantic Coast Line era signal by the Paltaka Passenger station, some 698 miles south of Richmond, Virginia (Milepost 0).
The High Hood, how locomotives were meant to look, at least for us folks who grew up along the Southern Railway as I did. With only 3 SD40-2's left to convert to the "Admiral Cab" One ... (more)
After dropping off its RoadRailers at the Ramp, the NKP Heritage heads for the shop.
On a drizzly morning, 229 peaks the grade of Erlanger Hill under the GRS Searchlight signals. These 1940's built signals are falling fast, in a few weeks these signals will be gone, if you look c... (more)
Rods down as 4501 hits her 15 MPH stride south of the battlefield!
It never rains on the railroad... CCET01 passes the mothballed exN&W CPLs at West Afton. Photo taken with permission and propper PPE worn.
Steam train in the rain!
4501 past the old factory at Rossville.
On a gloomy day in the Bluegrass State, a southbound gets on the move at CP Bishop after meeting 216 and 142. While not a photogenic location, I spent many days as a a kid at this location watchin... (more)
Photo taken with permission while complying with train crew, and use of proper PPE.