A perfect recreation of the way I remember this line in 1983. The 25NC's handled both freight and passenger between Bethlehem and Bloemfontein over this scenic line with many 2 percent grades in ... (more)
A Class 34 pulls a string of rapid discharge bulk cargo wagons into Ficksburg, past the old steam water tank. Five years earlier, the scene would have been a 4-8-4 pulling box cars for the same l... (more)
"The Red Devil" is seen arriving at Generalsnek. The class 26, converted from a class 25, produced 4,400 HP after major modifications. With a gas producer firebox, it doesn't smoke much! Pretty... (more)