SOO only owned 10 "Boats" so they were an oddity to find out and about. They looked nice and sounded great but by all accounts there were numerous reasons they had a lifespan of about 1... (more)

By the generosity of the Norfolk Southern our club was provided a tour of the then new yard. In a view from the tower we see some power moving cars around in the yard.

The old SP Colton Yard etc. was down by the grain mill in the distance. To handle eastbound trains over Beaumont Hill they kept a helper pocket just east of the old yard. Here a helper set await... (more)

Oh, California, America's parsidse lost, you affect us all, especially when we have lived there. We long for what you once were. Here a westbound ore train whines down Beaumont Hill for Fontana, ... (more)

Flemingsburg is like an old movie. just a station in the middle of nowhere, by this date just a place where M of W equipment ties up. Here a southbound empty train rattles by and soon the birds a... (more)

Rare as hen's teeth, even in 1982, this unit is a little gem, somebody's bet and historical, having been a switcher at the builder's plant many years ago. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collecion. ... (more)

What a great train symbol for a Logansport-Columbus freight. (C'mon NS, it makes more sense that 13Z.) Anyway the out of town kid is getting a little excursion and dressing up the scene. Photo b... (more)

Out by the cottonwood trees (at least I think they're cottonwoods) almost the entire roster is off duty and not running. I've always regretting not seeing these hauling a giant coal train. They ... (more)

A rare-model former IC unit races south with a little train on the former GM&O main.

The navy seems to like big numbers and yellow as evidenced by this unit sitting in the sun.

The paint looks prettier but these replaced my beloved FM H-12-44s. I only had two months left there myself.

A former N&W unit looking like a newly painted ACL unit might have looked before it faded. Very few people saw one LOL. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Nice looking unit, well equipped. Photo by David Petke. From my collection.

More business we see no more. An old unit acquired for SCL is moving some interchange cars. Line is now Aberdeen and Western Carolina and is much more prosperous. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. Fro... (more)

Mixed consist going fast. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.