Courtesy of my US Army MP Nephew in Mosul taken from the Humvee while on patrol, this Iraqi MOW Crew Is Busy Re-Railing The Flatcar Loaded With Rail.

Finally mounted to a TTX flat, this slightly battle-worn Amtrak unit should be on her way to a rebuild at Beach Grove. This side is the side that sustained the least amount of damage, the other si... (more)

1993 NRHS fantrip from Michigan to Ohio sees NKP 587 turn south off the Norfolk Southern Mainline onto old Ann Arbor trackage

Courtesy of my US Army MP Nephew in Mosul taken from the Humvee while on patrol, this Iraqi train is on MOW duty today.

It never ceases to "amaze" me that the trains can negotiate this area without incident,...

A&B GP9 looks down the tracks wondering when she will be repaired and be allowed to roam the rails once again, on April 1, she was sidelined for unknown reasons but C.M.O. Paul Allen deemed her un... (more)

Used to shuttle cars in and out of the repair bays this old girl awaits her next assignment

1751 and sister unit 1752 are shoving hard up the grade which joins the NS Main on the Southeast side of town. What you don't see are the two Brakeman hanging on the other end flagging the crossi... (more)

6800 sporting a new cab (unknown when or why) backs a cut into the yard in Jackson while the Brakeman watches patiently.

Basking in the late afternoon sunlight this fine old EMD has an unknown future.

Her day pulling the guests now over, the 1225 with Kevin Mayer at the throttle "takes the table" to be posed amongst her peers for the night photo session.

First time seeing one in person, and boy are they BIG!

It's 33 degrees and this fine example of EMD LaGrange is plugged in to alleviate the possibility of freeze damage while sitting all alone on a cold December afternoon. The evening temps have bee... (more)

Waiting patiently to strut her stuff for the lucky guests at Steam Expo 2014, this truly "All American" locomotive just gleams.

Almost ready to roll towards Clare, need to hook to the train, run an air test and depart for a day of fun in the sun.