A Chessie System SD40 waits under the coaling tower in the yard in Hinton, W.Va.

P45's locomotives briefly appear under the high pressure sodium lights before disappearing into the Cargill plant. The Southern tuxedo paint on 3170 is a still easily noticeable even with the dela... (more)

As SOU as it can get in 2015. I certainly didn't expect to catch this but nonetheless; Southern Railway's 1st SD40 no. 3170 leads NS P91 southbound from Greenville, SC - Toccoa, GA. Seen here unde... (more)

NS P91 is southbound by Fallis on a dreary Sunday afternoon. Kudzu, SOU's Tuxedo scheme, and a high hood SD40 leading through Dixie were all the rage this day as it was documented it's entire trip... (more)

NS P91 departs South Greenville for Gainesville, GA but only making it to Toccoa, GA on a gloomy Sunday afternoon with Ex-SOU high hood SD40 no. 3170 leading.

A break in the rain provides a still atmosphere around the Gainesville depot on a cool September night, while a Southern visitor sits idle among NS locomotives. Thanks to Railpictures contribut... (more)

NS 3170 with part of her reflection in the water in Gainesville, GA on a somewhat clear night. Wish I could have seen this kind of stuff years ago when it was common.

Grabbing the flashes and off I went to flash 3170. Here she sits waiting to be assigned to a yard job later the next day. After the rain slowly went away, the skies opened up and a moon is now vis... (more)

Conrail train PYSE (Potomac Yard – Selkirk) spent a lot of its journey under wires, travelling the Northeast Corridor from Washington to Philadelphia, and former Reading commuter lines from Nort... (more)

Another damp September morning finds former Southern Railway SD40 No. 3170 in Gainesville yet again, a nice change of scene from the typical black and white thoroughbreds.

The high hood Southern Railway SD40 and 3 other EMDs are absolutely screaming as they fight to get their heavy local freight up the constant 1% grade at Park, three miles railroad north of Toccoa.... (more)

On a rain soaked fall afternoon, restored Southern Railway SD40 No. 3170 sits tied down along with 3 standard Norfolk Southern SD40-2s at the Gainesville depot after completing work on P48. The fo... (more)

After an incredibly successful day on the Pocahontas Division, I didn't think the weekend could get much better until a message came saying that this unit was set to lead the Gainesville, GA-Green... (more)

NS 3170 leads an Allen County Historical Society excursion across the Auglaize River in Uniopolis, OH.

#3170 wearing the Southern paint scheme rolls through a field on the Indiana and Ohio Railroad line on Sundays excursion to Quincy, OH. 20.September.2015