Graveyard of NS Power RJ Corman recently acquired 14 ex-NS SD70Ms with notched nose cabs, two of which ended up on their Pennsylvania Lines. Here we see two of them parked up in Cresson, P... (more)

The WW train 102 switches my scrap yard and drops an ill-fated ballast hopper that was deemed cut-local by CSX. From this angle it really looks like a car that got forgotten on its side on a mode... (more)

Just two-and-a-half years old, Southern Pacific U33C has been stripped to its bare bones and sits on a whisker track at Southern Pacific's Taylor Yard, in Los Angeles CA, due to being a bit too cl... (more)

My excavator-mounted shear cuts up railcars from a recent derailment as a coal train heads east on the Rivanna Sub. We have a field division that specializes in mobile scrap cleanup jobs such as ... (more)

NYNJ Brooklyn Division @ SIMS Metal

NYNJ Brooklyn Division @ SIMS Metal

With less than 16 years of service for the UP, a former DD35 is at the IHB's Blue Island Yard awaiting movement by Conrail east to Naporano Iron & Metal for final scrapping. Tom Golden photo.

CSX local L100 is passing by Kantner Iron & Steel Inc in Stoystown, PA as they work their way towards Johnstown.

WW1002 leads the WW102 at my scrap yard, Hub Scrap Metals of Northern Virginia. It is very unusual for the power to be all the way back in the yard. These units are over 70 years old and sti... (more)

Gloomy skies add a fitting touch to the few remaining work horses of a by-gone era as they await their turn for the scrapper.

In addition to the oddities, Cleveland Cliffs operated railroad Brandywine Valley uses a roster of leased GATX power to shift cars around the complex and to interchange with Norfolk Southern.

On July 2, 1978, on the Santa Fe's Second District, Valley Division, (milepost 1184.4, between Gately and Rheem) vandals removed the lock off the east switch at Bethlehem Steel and lined the switc... (more)

Weekend Yarding. NYNJ Rail SE10B no.s 5101 and 5103 are seen running light through the 65th Street Yard after dropping off R46 subway cars. These cars have been retired from service in ... (more)

Subway Scrap in the Street. New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) car 6040 brings up the rear of a string of eight R46 cars being hauled by NYNJ Rail through the Brooklyn Army Termina... (more)

Sunrise Scrap. NYNJ Rail SE10B no.s 5101 and 5103 are seen hauling a mixed train through the Brooklyn Army Terminal on their way back to the 65th Street Yard. The first three cars in th... (more)