I got to spend a few months in Little Rock and found a shortline paradise even in those days. RELCO was one of the few leasers in those days. Back in the 50s, when the anthracite industry tanked... (more)
Coal train with three units is loading at Justus Mine, the last operating mine on the road, at MP 3.0 on this fine spring day. We were invited!
Completing the torturous climb from the Justus Mine at MP 3.0 this train is about to enter the yard in the last few months of operation as a mine run railroad. The ex-DRGW units are looking and s... (more)
Lead unit on a coal train with three units is loading at Justus Mine, the last operating mine on the road, at MP 3.0 on this fine spring day. We were invited!
Ex-D&RGW unit still in original colors after many many years switching the yard.
Sign maker Mark Kise places the decals of the newly formed Columbia & Reading Railway on Alco S2 2-26. Unit is kept in a secure place and will be unaccessable unless unit is making a run to the in... (more)
Ex. Claremont & Concord Alco S2 now lettered JCNX 27, sits in Enola Yard awaiting shipment to it's new home in Columbia, PA on the newly formed Columbia & Reading Railway, which runs over a very s... (more)
B&O Budd passes Fayette Central's other train
Fayette Centrals other train exits the 84 Lumber spur
A collection of power at Pegram Shop.
CofG 29 in Southern paint.
RF&P Alco S2 switcher #55 has just been rolled out of the shop in the new simplified paint scheme.
In the process of a full cosmetic restoration to match it's original San Francisco Belt Railroad livery, the unit is taken out for a test run in the yard prior to applying the yellow safety stripi... (more)
