I found this interesting locomotive in Oliver yard, near the Bywater. Apparently this leaf was built out of a former GP9 and is now a "Green" genet locomotive. Interesting colors anyways...NS 583... (more)
It blocks the view, but it keeps the cab cool ... Rail Switching Service GP30 5001, on lease to Scoular Grain in Fremont, Nebraska (since 2002), features an unusual air conditioner location... (more)
On the tracks between Dupont and the CN Fulton Sub. The number board doesn't match the cab number.
He liked my hat! Breakman of RSSX 101 points to his hardhat telling me he likes my pinstripe engineer hat I was wearing. Very friendly crew. RSSX does the switching for the large GP Mill in Palatk... (more)
RSSX 101 totes some cars around the small yard at the Georgia Pacific Mill in Palatka on a warm and humid day. The GP mill is massive the size of a small town but rail operations are sporadic.
The friendly crew of RSSX 101 gently rolls up to a string of cars at the GP Mill in Palatka. Got real lucky catching them as this is a large but sporadic operation.
An SW 900 owned by Rail Serve waits for a crew member to open the gate at the massive Georgia Pacific plant in Palatka. This yard was once worked by NS & CSX is now worked by locally.
An Atlantic & Western train coming into Sanford, NC in this September 1985 scene. The engine is on lease from Rail Switching Service.
After about 3 years of trying to be here when this unit was working the yard I got lucky on this day. This yard over the years had been worked by NS and CSX but now Georgia Pacific relies on a lea... (more)
RSSX works the GP Paper Mill in Palatka. Finally after trying for about 3 years I got this guy in action.