Living on borrowed time and the last of its kind, 1804 is the last LS&I RSD-12 known to be left unscrapped in the United States, it is also one of only two LS&I Alco's in exsistance, and one of on... (more)

Richard Beal photo: SD45's as far as the eye can see in the deadlines at Interbay Yard. The 6504 and some of her sisters would find a new life though, pulling trains for the Wisconsin Central u... (more)

An EMD hulk rests on the ground at Mid America Car in KCMO

Back in 2006, a couple of crew members take a break from their cutting torches as they slowly reduce a string of WC SD45's to a pile of scrap at the former IC Woodcrest Shop.

Old FM and Alco soldiers, fading away...

I got two PAs in my first American Flyer train. It's a shame this is the only condition I ever actually saw them in, stripped of parts and waiting for the price of stainless steel to go up.

Lima Locomotive Works introduced the new concept of "Super Power" in the 1920s, thanks to Lima's mechanical engineer William E. Woodward. Woodard defined "Super Power" as "horsepower at speed". Pr... (more)

The Q2 Duplexes are reported to have been retired by '51 (wiki), but John was told that they died 6 months prior to his arrival in Crestline. Let the debate begin. Here are the largest non-artic... (more)

In 1946 four 25 year old F-19 C&O Pacifics were converted by the C&O to class L-1 Hudsons (490-493). They were modernized with new cast frames, Poppet valves, roller bearings on all axles, the lat... (more)

My final trip to the C&NW 40th Street Shops was just before May 22, 1956, the last day for C&NW steam in Chicago. The only operational steam locomotives I saw on this visit were several 0-6-0s and... (more)

A huge assortment of stored Conrail engines could be found at East Altoona in the late 80's. Most wore faded blue paint, but there were still a few in PC black and even one or two in EL and Readi... (more)

3534 burnt down in NB some years ago and is being cannibalized little by little.

The lead engine is pulling all her sisters to a point north of Streator, here all will sadly be cut up. This will be the last trip over live rail for this sextuplets of former Southern Ge's. At le... (more)

ACR 159 rests in the dead line at Steelton after an encounter with a large truck in Sault Ste Marie almost 2 years earlier. The economic downturn of the early eighties was not kind to the ACR's tr... (more)

A long string of interesting units occupy s the deadline at DeButt's yard in Chattanooga. First up is MP15DC 2420, which must have had a major problem to end up here. Of interest are the three GP5... (more)