In the heart of Free State farming country these two Kroonstad based class 34-400's with a full load of mealies (maize), are approaching a sandy farm road crossing near Ancona. No wonder this regi... (more)

With their maximum permitted load of 40 wagons (160 axles) of mealies in tow, this pair of class 34-400 GE U26C's is departing the Free State town of Wesselsbron with the return working of the Bul... (more)

After adding an additional 30 loaded wagons of mealies (maize) to their train at Wesselsbron, the crew of the Bultfontein pick-up are ready to depart to Kroonstad. They now have the maximum load o... (more)

After picking up 10 loaded mealie wagons from the silos at Willemsrus, a crew member talks to the TCO (Train Control Officer) in Kroonstad to get the required track warrant to proceed north to Wes... (more)

Photo props are few and far between in the Sandveld region of the Free State, where the branch line to Wesselsbron and Bultfontein crosses miles and miles of mealie (corn) fields. But the ruins of... (more)

A few winter flowers, a bright red stop sign and a blue locomotive help to brighten up an otherwise drab winter landscape in the Sandveld region of the Free State, where the branch line to Wessels... (more)

Most of the traffic on the branch line to Wesselsbron and Bultfontein these days is mealies (corn). At Losdorings (loose thorns) siding north of Wesselsbron, two TFR class 34-400 GE U26C's stop to... (more)