A Santa Fe TOFC train speeds north through the once-quiet community of Palmer Lake, Colorado.

A southbound Santa Fe TOFC train rolls south approaching Palmer Lake, Colorado on the Joint Line.

A southbound Santa Fe manifest passes approaches the Palmer Divide, moving between Spruce and Palmer Lake, Colorado.

Typical power for a hot Southern Railway intermodal train way-back-when - two GP35s and two GP30s.

In 1973, you rarely had to wait long to see railroad action in Opelika. There were lots of local rail customers, Southern and Western Railway of Alabama interchanged daily, and a Southern branch ... (more)

Crew members grabbed Cokes from the machine in the depot before starting their work on the Western Railway of Alabama interchange. This scene is so reduced, simplified and sterilized in 2021 that... (more)

On one of many former CofG secondary mains in South Georgia, this Southern train is headed for Columbus.

A Reading GP35 and a Penn Central GP30 run light near Steel Tower in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

A Reading Company trainman checks his waybills as his power passes through Saucon Yard in Hellertown, Pennsylvania. Soon he will be on his way west toward Reading.

Housatonic NX11 with #3600 and Caboose 654 at the Airport Spur.

BN GP35 2525 former CB&Q 979, BN U25B 5410 former GN 2510 and GN GP20 2015 leads a BN freight train at St. Joseph, Missouri in September 1974. Photo part of my slide collection, no photographer l... (more)

Spring rains have flooded the open-air inspection pit, so the pumping begins.

I was on the way to set up for band job, but took a few minutes to run into West End Yard to see what was around. I had almost no cushion for the job, but when I saw this neat power set - two GM&... (more)

Southern had 76 GP35s. Most had AAR Type B trucks, but five purchased for Central of Georgia had Blombergs, as did two units numbered in low 2700s. Here, one of the CofG units is powering the Ro... (more)

With fog from Mobile Bay, the usual Deep South summer haze, and emissions from huge nearby paper mills, it can (or could back then) be tough to get even slight color in the sky. This day was shap... (more)