"She's listing five degrees to port sir". "Well she is a U-boat matey." Originally LV then CR 2788, then Texas Utilities, then ? this unit has been around. No guesses as to ... (more)

Great Sandhills three B-23-7’s pass an old farm on the prairie east of Abbey, SK with a train of gas cars from the plant at McNeil., AB. The train from Leader is bound for the CP interchange at... (more)

Norfolk Southern Railway's Yadkin River Bridges were built by the Southern Railway in 1906 and 1919, with each of the two parallel bridges consisting of four Warren deck truss spans. An eastbound... (more)

Wisconsin Michigan prepares to leave Ironwood

From my collection. No name on slide. Experimental GE locomotive on The MKT

GC2 arrives at Phelps Junction to work on its way home.

Power waits at Argentine Yard

I am fairly certain that this is the Apollo, AP1, the Newark to Chicago train that was carved out of Conrail's opening-day ops in order to ensure that there was till competition. Interestingly, th... (more)

My notes say that this was an ELBO7, but I can't find that symbol in the Conrail schedule I have for that time. There was a Buffalo train, so probably ELBU7. Mentor Ohio, 12/28/78, Charles Freeric... (more)

Jim Mirabelli photo.

In town for a conference I had some time and was lucky to find this little local approaching the local woodyard and caught that operation. Here newly painted ex-SOU units are still working in the... (more)

Back when the old back track (nearest to camera) was in place the local is doing some switching as the crew decorates the front.

A pleasant surprise after endless, albeit somewhat older, EMDs was this former Southern unit acting as switcher/local power. Incidentally, I've always wondered what beancounter's machinations req... (more)

Drowsing on the holiday weekend this unit has the as-built paint scheme, albeit filthy, and the early long hood configuration.

The Georgia Central was well known for its fleet of U23Bs that were finally retired in 2014. The railroad began operations in 1990 with a fleet of ex-CSX U-series models. After a few years, Norfol... (more)