Erie's newest Alco PA-1 sits in the joint facility at Hoboken. Erie had two newer units which were both PA-2s.

The engineer of class A 1216 looks back as his engine crawls upgrade behind Y6 2-8-8-2 2129 with coal. The safety valves of both engines have lifted as they near Blue Ridge station just around the... (more)

I said I wouldn't post until all the SP is digitized, labelled, etc. (45 boxes). Then I ran across this gloriously SP unit. Wheel antenna, steam generator, ash can light, the whole nine yards! ... (more)

A booster unit is shoved past John's camera. PRR Class AF16.

This Seaboard Air Line passenger train is carrying a Louisville & Nashville car, perhaps indicating some sort of joint service.

A classic scene. Seaboard Air Line ABBA FT's haul a southbound freight at Alberta, Virginia.

A classic scene. Citrus-scheme E8's bask in evening sunlight at the SAL's Richmond terminal. Check out that tell-tale.

WB (I think) train is getting a push. This was puzzling to an old mountain boy. It looked pretty flat to me. I just thought PC was a bunch of wimps. The Alco is obviously ex-NH (no D/B).

Leading the SB train off the WSSB from Winston Salem. It almost always had an NW unit. I had come from CA recently and decided NC was liveable, after a trip to Hamlet.

After leaving the Beach St. trackage, #3841 is heading into a cut whichs leads to SP Santa Cruz yard. In the power consist along with #3841 are former commute geeps #3194 and #3186. #3194 would en... (more)

Conrail's "First Rock" pushes east at the CNJ depot. The ex CNJ cabin is class Conrail N4B. The GEEP is ex New York Central. The First Rock was in service around 8am in Raritan yard, shook out i... (more)

Northern Pacific's Mainstreeter at the end of the day at Minneapolis Great Northern Station.

Rounding out my series of wreck cleanup shots is likely LV #23, a "no name" train, westbound for Lehighton, Pa., passing the cleanup at restricted speed. Thanks to Railfan & Railroad for help ID'... (more)

Conductor checks the vacant platform before giving the high ball to the southbound Floridian. Yaschica Mat 124-G; Plus-X

Only time I ever saw four Fs on the C of Ga in Athens. Honeywell Pentax H1a