Riding and chasing not one, but two U-boats, pulling vintage passenger coaches? A true railfnas dream, I would say.

Just south of the Jones Valley Drive crossing in south Huntsville, AL, HMCR locomotives 9554 and 3986 lead a 19 car southbound train of covered hoppers.

PARSONS KS April 1977 -- MKT U23B 350 s tied down all alone.

A trio of high-hood four-axle GEs leads an EMD counterpart on an eastbound train along the former Nickel Plate Chicago to Fort Wayne mainline. Tom Golden photo.

A trio of Lehigh Valley U23B's 508, 511 and 501 power a train through Bound Brook NJ.

Once a high hood U23B, this ex-Southern U23B now works as the switcher for Dagsboro Materials.

Southbound HMCR U23B 9554 and B23-7 3986 (out of sight) cross Hegia Burrow Road at Burrows, AL to pick up a couple of covered hoppers from a customer at the very south end of the line.

A Conrail freight train led by a long-hood front U23B (so it's facing forward believe it or not, these units were known as "Long Snauters") passes through Princeton Junction on April Fool's Day 19... (more)

Two U-boats are kicking up the leaves along the old Reading main line somewhere south of Schuylkill Haven, on their way to Tremont. No. 2398 was built for Conrail in May, 1977.

NORMAN OK April 26 1981 -- Santa Fe U23B 6311. GP39-2 3616 and a Western Maryland lease unit approach the Brooks Street crossing. The mixed freight is traveling south (Santa Fe west) as it approac... (more)

NORMAN OK June 1977 -- Santa Fe U23B 6347, GP20 3162 and U23B 6341 lead a mixed freight past an early cell phone tower (behind 6347's cab roof).

Passengers aboard the Heritage Railroad excursion get a great view of the Appalachian mountains and surrounding scenery as they are pushed by this former L&N GE U23B, originally numbered 2817. On ... (more)

Southern Railway U23B 3915 with high short nose at Columbus, Ohio, December 30, 1988.

Finally got one of the shots along the HMCR that I've wanted the whole time I've been in Huntsville - a train crossing the Aldridge Creek Trestle. Thanks to a well-timed heads up, I had time to dr... (more)

NORMAN OK January 1975 -- Santa Fe U23B 6318, GP38 3524 and GP20 3151 are headed west (compass south) at the Indian Hills crossing between Moore and Norman.