"Conveying Retirement"

As the sunlight fades away on February 3rd, 2024, Amtrak MP15DC 537 sits coupled to a cut of retired MFS-40 Conveyor Hopper cars at Cedar Hill Yard in... (more)

An ex-UP MP15 and IC E unit sit outside of ACWR's paint booth in Candor.

CTRR 36 pulls a long cut of cars out of the yard at the Sappi mill (out of sight behind the trees) thus providing a rare catch of the former UP MP15 with cars on the bridge over the St. Louis Rive... (more)

Shuffling cars around for the Sappi mill.

One of the final moves of their day is moving a string of loaded logs cars from one area of the yard to another. Once spotted, they will head for the office and park their ride until the evening s... (more)

CTRR 36 switching cars around as the Sappi mill that they serve runs in the background.

Labor Day weekend and the yard is chock full of motive power and totally empty of human beings. We were like kids in a candy store. This unit seemed rather out of place but I'm not really famili... (more)

A pair of Union Railroad MP15DC's switch out cars at the railroad's Mon-Southern Classification Yard in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, sorting out empty coil gons and loaded scrap cars. The power is roll... (more)

A pair of GATX MP15DCs sit in Santa Fe's Fallbrook Junction Yard. These two locomotives were built in December 1974 as Reading Company 2771 and 2772, which became Conrail 9621 and 9622 in that 19... (more)

On the Side Lines. The RBMN 1542 heads up a string of Reading and Northern engines that perform background service to the Star of the day that leaves them in the dust, or steam, so to speak. The ... (more)

A trio of Union Railroad MP15DC's bark up the hill with a loaded slab train

BRC's South Side Industry Job, running as SOSI, is seen pulling empties out of Nucor Steel off 74th Street in Bedford Park, IL.

A quartet of Union Railroad MP15's pull into the north end of the Clairton Coke Works plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania. The Job 66 crew has a train of empty CSX coke hoppers in tow which were picke... (more)

I was able see the Salt Lake Garfield & Western heading west. With some creative driving, I a was able to get myself in position for a shot. MP15DC DS-12 and GP39-2 high cab haul a train to the we... (more)

A quartet of Union Railroad MP15's roll over the viaduct in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as they bring a train of loaded ore cars south. These cars are picked up from the interchange with CN's Be... (more)