RS-1 1269 in new ICG dress teams with two more Alcos still in GM&O colors to take the northbound leg of the daily Union Camp turn off the Alabama River bridge. Geeps are on the way, so the Alcos... (more)

A face only a mother could love - GE's high-hood U25B. Delivered in black with yellow nose chevrons. the boats were repainted into the new scheme, which left a too-big (for me, anyway) white area... (more)

With just a cab in tow, it looks like maybe the local crew is either about to start their work, or has just finished. As a crew member steps down at the pre-fab office, a competitor can be seen o... (more)

This B30-7 ran out its final months on UP in a deplorable state. With its fate already determined, there was no reason to repaint.

A storm in the mid-1990s caused enough damage to the former Central of Georgia main between Birmingham and Columbus, GA to require reroutes via Atlanta. When repairs were finished, NS decided to ... (more)

A single SW1500 shares the engine facility with 10-12 B-B road units. The recently-filled turntable pit occupied the area of bare ground just in front of 2590.

A pair of switch crews utilizing GP10s work ICG's main Mobile yard. That's Telegraph Road in the background, with the Southern yard to the left, and the Frisco/BN to the right.

It's almost dark as a manifest pulls into the yard at Elkhorn City. If your first exposure to the Clinchfield was at Elkhorn City, you might not believe it was a very modern, efficient railroad. ... (more)

The mill being switched by the local provides a photo backdrop, with a junkyard full of Detroit iron in the foreground.

After working an industrial area along the Cooper River, a switch crew heads along a litter-strewn branch back to Bennett Yard.

The curve through Loachapoka is superelevated, which is great for southbounds running downhill at 50+, but tough on the lower, inside rail when northbounds drag up the grade at 10-12 mph. This so... (more)

The Piedmont - with its usual cut of pigs on the rear - makes its station stop at Lynchburg.

A Pooch leads what I guess is a hospital train through the big curve north of Hanahan on a - naturally - hazy, overcast early summer morning.

In May 1993, KCS had taken over, but there were still lots of MidSouth units around, with solid sets still fairly common. It appeared that perhaps there was some effort - at least in the early day... (more)

EMD's reign as top diesel builder is already in jeopardy as a B23-7 and two U36Bs lead a road freight past a pair of Uceta Shop rebuilds.