Bulls Gap once had a very tiny engine facility which hosted an SW-1. It would occasionally tiptoe over to Rogersville across a rickety bridge spanning the Holston River to serve customers. The S... (more)

These were around for a while looking good and sounding almost as good as the ones with the real 20-cylinder 645s under the hood. I keep waiting for somebody to do an SD30. After all, parts is ju... (more)

Unit was industrial from the beginning and passed through many operations. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

Rebuilt using EMD switcher frame and trucks and using a Caterpillar 3512 prime mover with a Kato generator. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

No name of the slide. From my collection.

Photo by unknown. From my collection. Relco Leasing was the grandaddy of leasing with over 50 years in business. In general they specialized in small second-hand units. Most were painted in a ... (more)

Obviously a Monongahela Connecting alumnus this unit shuffled cars of coal going from the mainline railroads to barges. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A familiar "fish in a barrel", this unit sat by the street for years and was shot by everybody but I thought the sun was particularly good on this date so here it is. I made up a report... (more)

No glamour for this unit, captive to the plant, as the B23-7s get all the glory.

GE industrials morphed over the years with little fanfare and no change of model. Much like the tractors on 18-wheelers components varied from user to user. One locomotive we handled had a two c... (more)

Hustling a southbound coal train this leaser is rounding a curve, giving a good view of the undercarriage. This one is pure, 20 magnificent cylinders still. I resisted the temptation of get the ... (more)

A fate worse than death? Maybe not but life was hard for an old unit on BS&G's makeshift railroads. One of the last truly ragtag old southern operations. Ramshackle "Snaptrack" laid on... (more)

The other side of the story. A shot of the other side of this nee CNW, ex UP unit is posted elsewhere. Not a bad cheap change of color scheme.. I don't think that red sill strip is kosher by th... (more)

I listed it as Bunge but in fact unit was probably ex-EJ&E, leased from RELCO. This one changed hands many times. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

Winding slowly downgrade on the serpentine branch this loaded mine run was an easy chase. Though wearing its short-lived Seaboard System number it still bears the proud logo of SCL's whipping boy... (more)