A veteran on the railroad, this one was the usual power until traffic began to increase.

An unnumbered 1941 GE 70-Tonner on Standard Slag’s roster stands by one of the company buildings Weirton, West Virginia. The presence of a Santa-themed poster in August indicates that corporate ... (more)

Two 70 Tonners lead a mixed train through the Prince Edward Island countryside.

Two 70 Tonners lead a mixed train. CN dieselized its operations on Prince Edward Island with a fleet of 70 tonners. The railway was shut down in 1989 and the rails removed over the following thr... (more)

CN dieselized its operations on Prince Edward Island with a fleet of 70 tonners. The railway was shut down in 1989 and the rails removed over the following three years.

Local relic on display

Modesto & Empire Traction Company SW1500 1501 is the former Vancouver Wharves 821, originally Cotton Belt 2491. (Modesto, California - June 16, 2019)

Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad GE 70-ton #50 at Glen Burnie, Maryland, in April of 1958. B&A #50 was bought new for the railroad in January of 1950 and hauled freight between the B&A's two namesak... (more)

The term “GE 70-Tonner” normally refers to an end-cab switcher, but early examples were center cabs. Here, an unnumbered 1941 example stands on Standard Slag property in Weirton, West Virgini... (more)

Back in the day, the Bytown Railway Society of Ottawa sponsored a number of excursions on the 56 mile long T&NVR, one of two operating logging railways in Canada at the time. The northbound consis... (more)

70-tonner CN 30 out in the sun and snow at Exporail.

When the Incentive Per Diem bubble burst in the very early 1980’s, thousands of box cars that had never visited their home rails found a semi-permanent home there. Here Norwood & Saint Lawrence ... (more)

While the Conrail local waits nearby, the Norwood & St. Lawrence crew works near the interchange.

In the late 1970’s, the National Railway Utilization Corporation was the parent of the Pickens, the Norwood & St. Lawrence, and possibly other roads that don’t come to mind. The blue boxcars e... (more)