On of the later -2s idles in the terminal. Remarkably the strobes are still undamaged.

I not sure this was called a "shoving platform" yet. Speaking of shoving......

Ex L&N unit

Roster view of a GP30.

Secret City photo runby with the former L&N GP30 leading .

SB local is about to cross the NS as MofW workers confer on the platform. As I recall bolts in the diamond had broken from the constant pounding.

SB loaded train, the "Pennyroyal", as I recall, cuts through the sandhills on it's way to the Charleston, SC area.

This numbering system lasted until the advent of CSX for ex L&N 3611. L&N's hasty FL repaints didn't seem to last that long.

The UP in Wisconsin, GTW in Mississippi, NS in New York ... oh, how mergers and acquisitions mix up the railroads! In Plymouth, Michigan this Seaboard U-boat prepares to drill the local Ford (lat... (more)

Later model with the exhaust silencer, which I detest to this day.

Just another unit going into the ready track.

Tastefully delettered already is this ex L&N unit.

These units were known as "Uceta Geep" by railfans and came from GP-7 or sometimes GP-9 cores. The 4600s had alignment draft gear while the 4700-4800s did not. Why the 4900s were separate I do ... (more)

These units were known as "Uceta Geeps" by railfans and came from GP-7 or sometimes GP-9 cores. The 4600s had alignment draft gear while the 4700-4800s did not. Why the 4900s were separate I do... (more)