When BN's Kearney Spur from Kenesaw was torn out in 1976 the BN opted for trackage rights to serve their remaining customer(s) in Kearney, which explains why I was treated to a Burlington Northern... (more)

Raritan Central crew with a string of empty freight cars.

Delivering the Bone

A friend and I heard Conrail local WJAL-18 on the scanner and decided to follow it on an unusual Saturday run. WJAL-18 was a turn from Allentown, Pennsylvania, ... (more)

Soo Line GP30 703 seems to be crying out for help at the small museum at Colfax, WI. The museum has a variety of interesting equipment and could use the support of any rail enthusiasts to help get... (more)

Our first morning at Abo Canyon, New Mexico started with a caboose hop with two GP30’s. It was fortunate to get it then, before we started climbing hills away from the tracks.

Long retired from fast freight service between L.A. and Omaha, the 844 still earns her keep on the Nevada Southern.

EMD GP-30 #2198 runs long hood forward back to New Hope

New Hope & Ivyland 2198 leads a 3 car train below Reeder Road, passing by some rock formations. She is an EMD GP-30 of Pennsylvania Railroad Heritage.

Throttling up with a cut of hoppers to head back into the quarry for assembly and pickup by CSX.

Throttling up with a cut of hoppers to head back into the quarry for assembly and pickup by CSX, these two LTEX EMD's throw up a cloud of blueish-white exhaust.

Tom Golden photo.

This former BNSF (Santa Fe) unit is actually classified as a GP30u now and was posed in the afternoon sun at the railroad's yard in Belton.

A westbound CS train led by GP30 6917, passenger GP9 6601 and WM SD35 7432 head through the Center St. crossing in Youngstown, OH.

While the track gang looks on a P&LE westbound train of empties rolls out of the P&LE yard in Youngstown, OH led by U28B 2808, MP15DC 1585, 1580 and another U28B.