Having outlived their usefulness, NS B32's 523 and 524 are being scrapped at the Progress Rail Scrapyard in Roanoke, VA. All of the B32's are now in storage and many await the same fate as these t... (more)

An interesting collection of locomotive models occupy the deadline at Chamberlain.

Looking like a model railroader's kitbashing project, Rock Island GP40 4710 sits in the deadline in North Little Rock, Arkansas, in May 1985. The deadline is made up of former Rock Island and Wes... (more)

SBTX 4501 - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - Purchased by the Pacific Imperial Railway (aka PIR) the successor in interest to the Carrizo Gorge Railway, these three former CSX GP40-2's si... (more)

Looking like southern California, former SP 2568 and a sister unit await an uncertain fate at Progress Locomotives in Tacoma.

100's of BNSF engines are stored in Topeka. Various engines include: SD45-2B's, ATSF C40-8W's, ATSF C44-9W's, SD45-2's, SD70MAC's, C44-9W's, SD9's, SDP40, TEBC6, GP38-2's, B40-8W's, and SD60M's

A Mile Stone for the Pacific Imperial Railroad - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] -Congratulations are in order on a job well done for the Pacific Imperial Railroad's first "Interchange Job... (more)

New Arrivals

Last week, four newly acquired ex-NJT P40's were delivered to New Haven, Conn to join the ranks of CDOT Shoreline East and future Hartford Commuter service. They w... (more)

BLE EMD F7(A) sitting at Kaylor, PA which was the last remaining portion of the Western Allegheny Railroad. A Bob Yanosey, from my Collection.

Three Gen.II/GP20s on the deadline at the Railroad's headquarters in Glencoe MN

NYC Vet Dies Soon This old New York Central passenger locomotive has already lost it's torpedo tubes and high short hood, the rest of her won't last much longer. The scrappers will have h... (more)

LSRC 975 meets its demise at the Alpena Yard back in 2011. The unit started its life as Boston & Maine #1517 before having its nose chopped and having a 12-251C engine put in by Morrison Knudsen. ... (more)

The scrapping of a classic, continued. The prime mover from an ALCO/MLW unit is loaded onto a trailer for further recycling offsite. This FL9 will be disassembled into sections and hauled off to... (more)

The scrapping of a classic, continued. As if proud of a fresh kill, the crane hoists the first chunk of this fallen FL9's body high for all nearby to see.

The scrapping of a classic. The scrappers successfully remove the first chunk of car body, but not without a fight. A few more cuts of the torch were necessary before she'd let go. This is the ... (more)