I was back east doing a little house hunting and found the house rather early so, well, I had the time, road trip! It's a little uncommon to see a boxcar riding the table but that red tag on the... (more)

Ex ICG, nee IC originally 1800, upgraded to 2000, switching

Wearing the old paint job from the days of affiliation with B&M, this old goat is by what looks like the sand house. In those days we didn't pay attention to such details, click, click, a friendl... (more)

Enough to make a stealth fan smile, a study in blue and gray.

Named unit C.M. "Charlie" McClarnon, rare for this type as is the four stack feature. Less than a month left.

This slow speed pan shot is maybe the "Abraham Lincoln" about to cross the RI westbound on a late afternoon departure to St. Louis.

My brand new 1974 Mustang II is the red object to the left. I was already in love with the West and its railroads.

Rare butthead repaint with a lucky number, maybe. Photo by Gary W. Zeitler.

Shot from the main tower on a Cape Fear Model Railroad Club outing. Thank you Southern Railway.

It's a crisp fall day and 611 is waiting for a signal, sitting on 300 PSI with not so much as a feather of steam, no hiss, quiet as electric, ready to give the school children aboard a free short ... (more)

Out on the road our train heads for the B&O interchange.

A real mixed bag of stuff sits around awaiting work in what some call the good old days.

This is a fully tricked out unit. Considering SP's precarious financial position I find all the options to be quite surprising. I wonder what the price difference was between these and "generic"... (more)

A westbound train of empties soars over the back road from Bluefield with an SD45-SLUG-SD45 combination in charge. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

This was really a great trip. There were Fs everywhere and they were gone on most other Class 1s.