Has it been thjrty three years since this fine looking unit set in the sun on a pleasant spring day? I have been fond of Frisco for a long time. I like it that even though they knew the odds th... (more)

A vacation to the Gulf Coast would occasionally necessitate the side trip to drop a few coins in a one armed bandit and to get to the closest outpost for some exotic power. Here a "bug eyed" Geep... (more)

Yes a unit can be too clean, as this newly repainted, ex IC gem demonstrates. Fresh from VMV back in the day when we rejoiced to see any other their locomotives in nice paint.

At last, after several trips over 20 years, the sun was shining on one of the best paint jobs in the business and probably my favorite EMD model. Nothing making noise except the crickets. The j... (more)

This veteran of many changes shows its heritage with the little shades on the class lights. It was fortunate enough to come after the "bug eye" headlights.

This veteran of many changes shows its heritage with the little shades on the class lights. It was fortunate enough to come after the "bug eye" headlights.

This is a veteran, oily, worn and weary. I am old enough to remember these units new on SCL, top of the line and proudly pulling mile-long pig trains thru Cordele, GA.

Tooling down I-65 to the Gulf Coast and work, I always had a quick trip thru Montgomery to look forward to. The sun seemed to be good most of the time and there was lots of action. I had looked ... (more)

Evidence of the variety of the yard switchers at Corbin is this unit and its MATE doing the chores. Usually the yard power was the most interesting thing. Since I never got to the Bone Valley, t... (more)

Well, at this point it's actually CSX but we don't see any evidence of the "C&O Clone" and this ex-L&N unit looks pretty good early on a summer morning.

It's spring in some of the driest country in the US and because railfans came it's overcast and cool. Sad to see the operation shut a few years later. The railroad appears to be still there, tho... (more)

Brunswick Railroad Festival

Maybe again sometime...

Frisco was bright and audacious. Their new yard just southeast of Memphis was a showplace for the scrappy Midwest carrier and the SD45s were still on top of the horsepower totem pole. Gosh I mis... (more)

Once the companion of Alligators, this ex-SOU unit has a more mundane, ex-BN partner by this time. They have brought the daily train down to unload at the usual ambling gait. These old "Boats" m... (more)