Imagine my expletive as a accident spotted this which cruising down the freeway on day. It had been set out as a bad order. Good luck for me, bad luck for SP.

One of three that won't make it thru the day, this old F is being dismembered for parts and scrap. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi.

There were only 3 and they pretty much stayed in the desert, alligators with 16-567 EMDs dubbed by railfans "hermaphrogators" working the hump, wierd ancient beasts in the newest hump yard in Amer... (more)

So you went railfanning and saw a geep. Big deal, you didn't see a Jeep. This 0-4-0 is so reflective of Army versatility and practicality and the WWII barracks reflect an earlier time. Ft. Chaf... (more)

Yes, I was feeling physically sick. There were were carcasses of some really great old units all over the place.

Ex CN Yadkin Valley unit with a Knoxville & Holston River GP-38-3 and a NS 5194, in for a radio control mod, sit out the weekend at Gulf and Ohio shops. Shot with permission.

I got two PAs in my first American Flyer train. It's a shame this is the only condition I ever actually saw them in, stripped of parts and waiting for the price of stainless steel to go up.

Not only was this the Santa train, its engineer finished a distinquished career in high style, a tradition we should pay more mind to. Way to go!

This type is not legal to operate on the road so if you have an old jeep laying around you might want to try this. It worked pretty well.

This one had been sitting a while. Originally an L&N unit, it probably never ran again for anyone. No information but from the looks of the damage I'd guess they hit a derailed car that had leane... (more)

DURING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SANTA TRAIN UP 3985 DISGUISED AS CRR 4-6-6-4 676 IS SB AT GOFF TUNNEL AT STEINMAN, VA ON 11/19/92 ON HER FIRST RUN SOUTH.

Heading out on the afternoon dinky parade this oddity was living out it's last days. The RI oddball triuvirate had been broken with the retirement of the "Christine" but I got the other two.

Bicentennial Caboose

NB freight with a famous leader. Note the telltale, long obsolete.

Visions of the ferroequine zombie apocalypse. Pre -Corman “streaks of rust” through some stuff they were scrapping after years of neglect.