I must admit, I took every opportunity to view RF&P 250 ton wreck derrick No. 1 when it was being used. It didn't get used often, but when it did, I tried to be there. Still, being steam powered... (more)

It is the dog days of summer and on June 26, 1976, B&O cleans up yet another derailment in the interlocking at Orleans Road, WV. On the Cumberland Subdivision, derailments seemed to occur all too... (more)

For one arriving bright eyed and bushy tailed, looking forward to a couple of days fanning the B&O Cumberland SD, this was not a welcome sight, especially for the first train of the day. B&O Brun... (more)

A wreck train heads east on the "original" NS behind Baldwin #1616.

A wreck train heads east (timetable north) on the "original" Norfolk Southern between Raleigh and Chocowinity with Engine 1616 and derrick #900. Today NS 1616 is on display at the North Carolina T... (more)

A wreck train heads east (timetable north) on the "original" Norfolk Southern between Raleigh and Chocowinity with Engine 1616 and derrick #900. Today NS 1616 is on display at the North Carolina T... (more)

A wreck train heads east (timetable north) on the "original" Norfolk Southern between Raleigh and Chocowinity with Engine 1616 and derrick #900. Southern Railway would take over the old NS in 1974... (more)

All of Guilfords wreck equipment is seen here at East Deerfield yard including two cranes after cleaning up a big wreck in West Deerfield.

Guilford's wreck train has finished its work at Bangor and is getting ready to head back to Waterville

Day 3 of the Derailment went slow. They turned the PAN AM boxcar then cut holes in the roof. Then set the paper contents on fire. A splash can also be seen where some of the paper went into the... (more)

MMA GP 7 22 taking the wreck train with VB 150 back to Millinocket. It was eventally brought to the Derby Shops and repaired. It will be used again this winter