The eastbound W&W "Sandman" was slowly dropping downgrade at Indian Hollow, VA on Oct. 10, 1986, led by RS-11 No. 863. No. 863 was purchased from N&W and arrived as No. 2863. W&W restored the un... (more)

By the mid-1980s, thankfully, W&W had started to paint and/or letter some units. RS-11 No. 351 had received a fresh coat of black with W&W lettering and lettering had been added to the S-6s. In ... (more)

The frost was still hanging on the field as the eastbound W&W "Sandman" was literally clawing its way up Gainesboro Hill on Oct. 28, 1983, probably at little more than walking speed. RS-11 No. 35... (more)

The eastbound "Sandman" was easing around a curve at the bottom of Gainesboro Hill on a cool, crisp October morning. The frost if finally melting off the top of RS-11 No. 351, which has begun to ... (more)

The eastbound W&W "Sandman" was clawing its way up Round Hill, just east of Hayfield, VA, on April 21, 1980. The climb up Round Hill was brutal, but the climb up Gainesboro Hill was worse, requir... (more)

The eastbound W&W "Sandman" was easing around the curve at Indian Hollow, VA on April 21, 1980, looking out for cattle and automobiles. The first few years after Unicil (now Unimin) bought the W&... (more)

An eastbound NF&D freight train was shaking things up a bit as it accelerated through Adams Grove, VA on June 30, 1980. The train was moving at a respectable clip, taking advantage of the investm... (more)

An eastbound NF&D freight train was rolling through a location known as Kingsberry, just west of Emporia, VA on June 30, 1980. It was named for Kingsberry Homes, a modular home manufacturer that ... (more)

An eastbound NF&D freight train had them in the wind as it rolled through a dip east of Emporia, VA on June 30, 1980, with RS-11 No. 204 leading two N&W units. The A&D was in sad shape when N&W b... (more)

Many a short line led a hand-to-mouth existence. Norfolk, Franklin and Danville and its predecessor, the Atlantic and Danville, surely fell into this category. Before N&W purchased the A&D and c... (more)

A pair of helpers from Binghamton are on the front of a Westbound as it exits the Belden Hill Tunnel.

A blue and yellow RS-11 leads a pair of burly N&W SD-45s out of the Belden Hill Tunnel on a winters day. At the time I was disappointed that the leader was not a lightning stripe unit, but it does... (more)

BN 4188,1977,828 roll 62 cars east near Wishram. Although the sky was mainly clear on this summer morning I still managed to get zapped with a small cloud. Back when I was much younger I used to s... (more)

Northern Pacific Alcos 912 and 908 are at the shops in Pasco, WA in the summer of 1970. Note the differing style of numbers and a roof mounted bell on only one of the units.

Maine Central had only two RS-11 #801-802. The U25B #226 was an ex Rock Island unit with the same number.