The addition of N&W 1218 to the NS steam roster created several changes to the annual two-week excursion schedule in northern Virginia. Usually four Alexandria – Charlottesville round trips were... (more)

Union Pacific's City of Portland leaves Denver headed west, as it passes four CB&Q E's which have just delivered the California Zephyr from Chicago to Denver, heading to the 23rd Street engine te... (more)

New York area commuter service to the Jersey shore on the former New York & Long Branch was one of the last strongholds of E units. Here a Penn Central E8A stands near the engine house lead in Sou... (more)

The power - three SD40s plus three B367s - kind of tells you that is probably an important CSX train sitting just beyond the signal. That doesn't matter, as the Southern (well, ok... NS) long-ran... (more)

On October 27, 1965 the westbound Houston to Clovis train 75 the California Special behind Alco PA 53 and two PB's at Texico, Texas near Clovis, New Mexico. The California Special will connect wit... (more)

In the 1970s, the southbound Crescent did not get to Hattiesburg until very late in the afternoon, which could be a problem on short winter days. That's why the approach to the Leaf River Bridge ... (more)

Two SD9s and Southern's (and Central of Georgia's) only SD7 drag a transfer from SL-SF past the Southern Crescent and the pitiful remnants of Terminal Station.

Unknown photographer photo, from my slide collection.

It is still hard to believe that the Southern Crescent had to call at this pitiful remnant of Terminal Station. Built in 1909, and torn down in 1969 (just 5 years before this photo), Terminal Sta... (more)

Morning lineup outside the Ogden UP diesel shop, a GE Gas-Turbine 21, EMD E8(A) 629, GE U28C 2905 and EMD DD35A 78 on this September 07, 1966 view. Unknown photographer photo, from my slide coll... (more)

In the early 1970s, the GP38 was the dominant loco type on the old Central of Georgia main through Opelika. Boxy, black, turbo-less 2,000hp - not very exciting. Anything else was a relief, but S... (more)

I am about to run out of light on a December afternoon as a westbound train enters Sylacauga behind a GP38-2, two GP30s and a GP35.

LV Baldwin S-12 works Sayre Yard in front of the LV's beautiful station on a hot and hazy August 30, 1973. R. T. Steinbrenner Photo.

Big Boat on Belden Hill

One of the Delaware & Hudson’s U33C’s leads four Alco’s on what appears to be a northbound “salt train” that originated on the Genesee & Wyoming. ... (more)

Happened on this facility during a weekend jaunt up from Blacksburg. Did not make notes as to its location, but it was in the general vicinity of Elmore, as I recall. Maybe some N&W pros can hel... (more)