The sun was dropping, as was the temperature, so I decided to fire up the Road King and ride home. But then I heard W097 go through the defect detector and it was only 300' long. Curious, I hung ... (more)
Cabooses are a rare sight these days, except on local runs where they are often used for shoving duty. This old Conrail/NYC unit has been in service here in Murfreesboro for many years now.
Sadly, the NW2 in this picture, originally built in 1948 for Southern Railway, has recently been scrapped. Behind the NW2 sits an FP7 delivered to Milwaukee Road in 1950. There is talk of making... (more)
It's a cold, foggy, February morning in 1985. Overnight nearly 7" of snow has fallen, bringing this southern city to a grinding halt - except for Radnor Yard where four "Dash-7's" pull an inter-m... (more)
Built by the Alabama-Great Southern Railroad in 1891, the depot in Ft. Payne, Alabama, is a beautiful example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. It was built with locally quarried pink and... (more)