Rock Island 268 leads a U28B/GP40/GP7/GP38-2 lashup near the Silvis Shop less than a month before shutdown.

This on is ex-Rock Island. Most of the RI units have the nose slope that is a definite U-28.

TTI has a real roundhouse, an old L&N classic.

My on-line source says this was P&LE 2820. I find that interesting, but not fascinating, so I rarely hunt frame numbers etc. I do well to occasionally follow the most important rule of photogra... (more)

Who put that flat nose on this poor old ex-P&LE U-boat?

This nee CB&Q, ex BN U-28B is in a fresh new paint scheme but not the solid blue new paint scheme we saw the same day. This is the original with no lettering. Go figure. No 260 was still worki... (more)

This nee CB&Q, ex BN U-28B is in a fresh new paint scheme. We had the run of the place that day, thanks folks. This is the other side.

This nee CB&Q, ex BN U-28B is in a fresh new paint scheme. We had the run of the place that day, thanks folks.

There were only 2 U28-Bs on the CR roster, numbers 2822 & 2823. The 2822 is leading an intermodal train at Rochester.

A Westbound D&H train departs Hornell. This train has 7 units and there are none that are alike.

One year before shutdown this Eastbound freight approaches the EJ&E crossing toward its final destination of Blue Island IL.