Modern power mixes with steam in this 1955 view at Morris Park engine terminal.

"Original" Norfolk Southern #1609 working at Raleigh, NC in September 1955. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

CPR GP9 8700 is loading the barge with carloads of lumber on Slocan Lake, after which the Iris G will take the barge and its load to Slocan City at the south end of the lake for connection to the ... (more)

In the waning days of steam, we made several trips to Burlington's Clyde Yard in Cicero to find steam survivors. On this beautiful sunny day we also saw steam's eventual replacement, EMD FT AB 109... (more)

An interesting mix of Clichfield RR power leads a northbound freight through Spruce Pine, NC during the summer of 1970.

A wild mix of Clinchfield EMD power leads a northbound freight up the mountain at Camp Two in the summer of 1970.

A SD40 / F7B / GP38 trio shove on the rear of a southbound loaded coal train at Spruce Pine, NC in 1970.

Before this I didn't know SP would let a unit out on the road by itself. At least it's an EMD. This one's pushing a westbound, apparently one without a lot of tonnage.

Erie's newest Alco PA-1 sits in the joint facility at Hoboken. Erie had two newer units which were both PA-2s.

The engineer of class A 1216 looks back as his engine crawls upgrade behind Y6 2-8-8-2 2129 with coal. The safety valves of both engines have lifted as they near Blue Ridge station just around the... (more)

I said I wouldn't post until all the SP is digitized, labelled, etc. (45 boxes). Then I ran across this gloriously SP unit. Wheel antenna, steam generator, ash can light, the whole nine yards! ... (more)

A booster unit is shoved past John's camera. PRR Class AF16.

This Seaboard Air Line passenger train is carrying a Louisville & Nashville car, perhaps indicating some sort of joint service.

A classic scene. Seaboard Air Line ABBA FT's haul a southbound freight at Alberta, Virginia.