The next shot from my visit to the LRS shows 2 of their active units. LRS 9535 rests on one of the lead tracks to the old LRS yard while 2242 - on loan from the Knoxville & Holston River, another ... (more)

The LRS graveyard looks quite different than it did last year. In 2010, G&O management purged the yard full of derelict SW1s, GE 70-tonners, and Alco switchers. A few went to rebuilders, one was d... (more)

GO 119 rusts away in the weeds of the LRS yard. The little unit was built for the Union RR in 1949 and later became part of the LRS's large switcher fleet. The unit was painted into the LRS's red ... (more)

Family-owned, down home friendly little railroad intertwined with SCL and fortunate enough to be in an area that was beginning to boom. The old 70-tonners would soon need larger help.

SCL GP7 #717 leads a westbound freight through Laurinburg, NC in October 1970

A pair of Laurinburg & Southern GE 70-tons lead a southbound freight just north of Laurinburg, NC in this October 1969 view.

Stripped of prime mover and electrical components, repainted and donated to the town of Laurinburg by the G&O railway.

LRS GE 70-ton #105

Tucked away among the spare parts at the Laurinburg & Southern's diesel shop in Laurinburg, North Carolina, is engine 150, a GE 25-tonner. Built in May 1943 for the Bethlehem Steel Company, it wa... (more)

This July 1971 scene shows two LRS GE 70 tonners leading a train through a residential area of Laurinburg.

Laurinburg & Southern NW2 138 waits for its next assignment.

The Laurinburg & Southern's crossing with the CSX is protected by smashboards. While the LRS is crossing the CSX's main, the stop signs are swung around over the larger road's track to alert onco... (more)

A pair of Laurinburg & Southern GE 70 tons work at East Laurinburg in 1972. The LRS recently celebrated its 100th birthday.

Ex-Union unit looks really good in its new paint. Looks like a major industrial city. It's does alright but it's really the kidney stone capital, nobody knows why.