Montana Rail Link's Helena Local job has arrived in Townsend, Montana behind GP9 109 and SD45 355. The conductor is throwing the switch into the Graymont Limestone Quarry to swap cars before headi... (more)

I was finally able to get Salt Lake Garfield and Western's GP9's in action in their new Patriot Rail themed paint jobs. I was aided by a massive brush fire going on behind the train which I believ... (more)

Toting 2 cars, SGLR 580 now rolls northward along the former SAL in Sarasota. The 580 is former FEC 660 built in 1954.

SLGR 580 edges up to Martin Luther King way southbound on the former ACL main.

The 580 now southbound after picking up two cars from Berry Plastic seen crossing Tallevast Road.

SGLR 580 after rolling south a few miles on the old SAL is now rocking and rolling northbound on the former ACL leaving downtown Sarasota behind.

A small portion of CN 4139 is reflected in some water as this veteran gets ready to switch Coteau Yard. CN 4139 was built 63 years ago and was originally numbered CN 4287.

Rolling due east on the former SAL wye the 580 will swing back north on the former ACL to Berry Plastics. The giveaway that is is a former FEC motor is the missing upper headlight.

The SGLR route in Sarasota is U shaped. The 580 here is on the curve rolling from the former SAL route southbound to the former ACL north. The destination is Berry Plastics at the end of the line.

The last train in Clarksville is this GP9 and caboose combo on static display at the station made famous by The Monkees. RJ Carman railroad operates this shortline now.

The Sarasota Turn starts the day, running down down the former SAL main and up the ACL main to Berry Plastics.

Former FEC 660 now SGLR 580 idles awaiting the tasks of the day. For now this is a Monday morning operation, if you wish to shoot it be here by 0700.

It is April 16, 1982, the last day of Conrail on the Utica Branch. Eddie Luther, Bob Dowling and Jim Dundon pose on the front of the train while waiting for a westbound Amtrak to pass. Shortly aft... (more)

Smoke emerges from CN 4139 as CN 536's engineer starts it up at the start of his shift.

Entering the Tunnel. Led by a Winchester & Western locomotive, the Georgia Woodlands run to the CSX Interchange at Bennett enters a neat tree tunnel on its way down the line.