Portrait of a Veteran Starting out life on the Santa Fe as ATSF 6388 in 1979 and one of 69 B23-7 models on Santa Fe’s roster, this 2250 hp beauty from GE has seen it all. From running fr... (more)

A pair of GE B23-7's idles the morning away waiting for the days work to begin.

Franklin Industrial Materials road train eases over the last bridge before the NS interchange in Rockwood. The former TC was engineered to last much longer than it did, with impressive steel bridg... (more)

A pair of FIMX B23-7's lead the road train downgrade over Fall Creek on one of the lines spectacular wooden trestles on a brilliant fall day.

A pair of FIMX B23-7's build their train at the companies Crab Orchard plant. Also visible is the plant switcher 45 tonner as well as former NS 3999, used for parts.

Two of Franklin Industrial Materials B23-7's soar high above Piney Creek on their way to the NS interchange. Franklin Materials operates one of the most scenic portions of the old TC with many bri... (more)

On another great fall day in Tennessee, Franklin Industrial Minerals attractive B23-7's ease their way downgrade towards the interchange in Rockwood, crossing one of the lines many wooden trestles... (more)

#1971 sorts cars in the MNNR Midway Yard seen here from the Amtrak Midway Depot platform.

Franklin Industrial Minerals 4023 leads a short mixed local eastbound across the newly converted wood to steel trestle in Ozone, TN.

Franklin Industrial Mineral's high-hood B23-7 sits idling as the crew prepares their train for departure eastbound to the NS interchange in Rockwood, TN.

Stewart Southern local rolls south along highway 33. We were kind of surprised that they rolled right along due how the track looked. The Stewart Southern is owned by a gentleman that also owns Fi... (more)

MP 4672 leads its train west along Lake Dardanelle on the Arkansas River west of Russellville, AR.

B23-7's once owned by LMR now work for Stewart Southern as they are working in just there second winter in Saskatchewan.

B23-7's once owned by LMR now work for Stewart Southern as they are working in just there second winter in Saskatchewan.

Stewart Southern local rolls south along highway 33. We were kind of surprised that they rolled right along due how the track looked. The Stewart Southern is owned by a gentleman that also owns Fi... (more)