Way Back Machine: Before the oddball models were disposed from UP's roster, a veteran SP SD45 rebuild hustles a Northbound freight through Dupo on a foggy spring morning. This unit started ... (more)
The southbound run of the Ithaca Central's Ithaca, NY - Sayre, PA approaches the route 34 overpass in Waverly, NY with a consist of 15 loaded salt cars for interchange.
The Ithaca Central Railroad's train is cresting the hill in Van Etten, NY with a trio of WAMX EMD standard cab locomotives for power, including two ex - UP SD45 carbodies.
Most people don't know that dash dash dot dash is Morse Code for train.
WAMX EMD SD40M-2 number 4248 leads the southbound run of the Ithaca Railroad's train as it enters the Sayre, PA yard. The crew will drop off their train of loaded salt cars here and pick up a cut ... (more)
The Blue Ridge Southern is a pretty cool railroad. I didn't do too awful bad on my first visit.
After taking 15 salt loads over the hill, the Ithaca Railroad arrives in Sayre, PA, their interchange point with the Norfolk Southern. The train is seen here next to the restored Lehigh Valley sta... (more)
The southbound run of the Ithaca Central passes through the Hamlet of West Danby as it cut through the thick southern tier forest.
Southern Pacific's RVKCM is seen here roaring east through the tight confines of Red Narrows. The Spanish Fork River, US Highway 6 and the double track, ex D&RGW mainline are jammed together in th... (more)
After dropping off empty salt cars at the Cargill Salt Mine along the shores of Cayuga Lake, WAMX 4247 along with 4248 and 4241 run around a train of loads at the passing siding just north of the ... (more)
Back in 1996, the Rio Grande was fulfilling its role as a bridge route across the Rockies. The railroad was alive with SP traffic like that shown here at Narrows, Utah. Scanned from a color print.
A short T31 dives into the dip at Enka with a short Westbound train bound for the yard at Canton.
T31 departs the NS yard at Asheville, passing some of the local artwork as they are about to get back on home rails around the corner at Murphy Jct.
Asheville's Art District is all about the love.
An assortment of power sits at NRE Dixmoor waiting for an unknown future.