What do you do when a traction motor seizes up on a locomotive in the middle of nowhere? Call a Mantis 30011! At Cadiz in the middle of the Mojave Desert east of Barstow, California, Burlington No... (more)
A clean looking former B40-8 now de-rated to B20-8 status by CSX is power for this week’s Tucker Road Switcher and is seen taking a siesta at the namesake’s depot track. Soon it will be passe... (more)
A DM&IR dock worker uses a "trapping" machine to open the doors on an ore car. The cars contain natural ore from the Auburn Mine. Note the sledge hammer on the front on the machine - this sticky o... (more)