The surroundings are pure Rio Grande as SW1200 #132 rambles beneath the Roper Yard pedestrian bridge on July 2, 1976. I definitely miss 'The Action Road'.

Moving to reassemble short train.

With its bell clanging, the 1201 approaches a private crossing east bound at Carman Road, passing by apple blossoms in someone's backyard along the tracks.

Grunting and grinding, the 1201 attains the top of "Sand Cut". On a 2.2% grade along a half mile stretch, this is where the challenge occurs on a daily basis. Pop can trees are rarely seen in thes... (more)

You won't see these again. Bethlehem Steel and this subsidiary are both history.

An Atlantic & Western train coming into Sanford, NC in this September 1985 scene. The engine is on lease from Rail Switching Service.

Dave Buben rolls the 1200 onto the bridge deck with a train of empties in tow, returning them from Mill 5 to the waterfront for tomorrow's log haul.

The 1201 returns to town with a string of empties from the Dry Sort. There is plenty of waterwood to keep them busy lately and a shortage of centerbeams is actually limiting outbound product from... (more)

A plethora of EMD yard goats are spotted on the east and west hooky tracks at Roper Diesel shop in South Salt Lake. Note the D&RGW shop worker's garb before the days when the FRA mandated what emp... (more)

"Earth Day at Oakland Bay" proclaims the banner and the Simpson crew is on the logger outbound from Shelton to Mill 5.

RRC 1239 waits for it's next move.

Here's a southward view of Rio Grande's Roper Yard as viewed from the employee skybridge just north of the diesel shop. Lots of interesting detail offering the viewer a window into what railroadin... (more)

Dave Buben guides the 1200 through plant trackage while the 1202 waits for a helper assignment on the mid day log train to Mill 5.