Cheating the Executioner

By the time that this photo was taken in May, 1979, Conrail’s big Alco’s were making their last stand in Ohio ore service. They would soon be cut up, b... (more)

NREX C39-8 #7480, of obvious Conrail heritage, awaits its date with the scrapper. It's in good company with dozens of other locomotives at NRE's Facility in Silvis, IL. Built in 1986, #7480 surviv... (more)

Imagine the stories they could tell. Dozens of locomotives keep each other company at NRE's Silvis Facility. Leading the way is probably the most important of the pack. The veteran GP7u started li... (more)

A very interesting line of power await futures at NRE's facility in Silvis, IL. TPW 1601 was built as a CNW GP7 in 1951, before being rebuilt to GP7R standards. The Holcim 129 is an SW8 that was b... (more)

As the scrapper goes to work on its current victims, the NREX 1407 awaits its turn. 1407 was built in 1950 as a Great Northern GP7 and was later rebuilt to a GP10 during its time with the Burlingt... (more)

The crew backing down the curved incline into the recycling pit. GP38-2 271 & 270 about to pull the loads of scrap metal from Gershow Recycling.

Survivor. Juniata Valley Railroad 446 (née-NYC 8983, SW9) moves in to switch out Joe Krentzman & Son Inc. on Thursday, November 17, 2020. A quick glance to the foreground reveals a number ... (more)

The scrapper does their thing, reducing these once mighty former Amtrak electrics into bits and pieces to be recycled.

We're at the National Railway Equipment's facility in Dixmoor as the scrapper is hard at work, taking apart Illinois Central SW14 #1435. USSX SW1200RS #59's tragic end would follow within 24 hours... (more)

The cabs of three locomotives await final disposal after they were cut up at NRE Silvis. NRE has been scrapping locomotives lately as they prepare to close their facility in Silvis.

Locomotive Graveyard. This was a wild scene not many get to witness. It reminded me of the part in Lion King where Simba and Nala wander off to the elephant grave yard. Carcasses of locom... (more)

TOAST! These former Amtrak AEM-7s were seen at the scrap yard, having been reduced into massive hunks of metal before being turned into razor blades.

The end of the line...is near for many TTX cars and NS motive power at Cresson Steel. In the foreground, many TTX cars await the scrappers torch, while a small group of NS C40-8s have been salvage... (more)

One of the many locomotives at NRE Silvis is Metra E8A #521. The engine was originally built for the C&NW in 1951. After being used in commuter service for RTA and eventually Metra, the unit was s... (more)

Dozens of old locomotives sit unused at the east end of National Railway Equipment’s Silvis facility.