A new but dirty Centennial is held up at Grand Island, NE. as a storm goes through. The unit behind the Centennial is a very early U25B built by GE. Photo taken by Lou Schmitz.

This one began as C&O, then to CERA, then to Scoular Grain. That air conditioner arrangement seems to be popular. We saw others. The 110VAC comes from a little Honda generator. She appeared to... (more)

Chessie lives! VLIX 7311, which was stored on the Chesapeake & Indiana for several years, moved to Barr Yard in late September. Now it has been transferred to IHB's Blue Island Yard in Riverdale.

Railfans watch a SB freight charging down the former-ACL main. BTW these same fans found and reported multiple failed bolts in the crossovers. Did it prevent a wreck? Who knows.

As the engineer intently eyes him move the guy on the ground appears to be heading for that bench. The unit was originally SAL, then SCL, then L&N.

Nice looking unit, bought new and originally painted an OWTX green but they soon figured out that didn't work.

A SB train is headed out for more "dirty" coal to haul to the prep plant at Dent. Apparently waiting for crew. According to an unnamed coal operator, "We wondered how they could afford to have t... (more)

The snazzy paint job on Montana Limestone Company’s SD50F Nos. 5404 and 5438 is seen at Warren, Montana, in the pouring rain on May 24, 2011. These two former Canadian National locomotives opera... (more)

Former Southern GP30 2598 sits at the closed Sprouse Creek Preparation Plant on the Norfolk Southern Alma Branch.

From the Silver Rails Gallery Collection, Bob Cox photo: Upon arriving in Clifton on a rare milage passenger trip, the riders were greeted with a Phelps Dodge train arriving into town. This train ... (more)

Seaboard System was a US Class I railroad that was created after the consolidation of the Family Lines System railroads (Louisville & Nashville, Seaboard Coast Line, Gerogia Railroad, Clinchfield ... (more)

Photographed during transit to its new home in the Beehive State, Utah Railway SD45-2 #9012 awaits departure from Salt Lake City to Provo. It was built a standard SD45-2 by EMD for the Santa Fe as... (more)

A hazy May day in 1986 at CNW's Oelwein Shop found a large amount of units scattered around the shop building and the yard. This Ex RDG/CR SD45 seemed to have an identity crisis, wearing its CR 61... (more)