It seemed to us that the U-boats and SD40-2s and nicely matched coal trains would last forever but in hindsight it wasn't that long. Photo by Gary Zeitler.

FARWELL TX July 7 1986 — Santa Fe C30-7 8146 awaits an assignment. A few days later I shot this unit west of Mountainaire NM. GE built the 8146 as an RCE Locotrol master in June 1981 and deliver... (more)

Locomotive that caught fire in the tail of a pulp train

"BellRail" Sunday at KSHCO (Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation) brought about a rare photo op with their cosmetically restored L&N (Family Lines) C30-7, as CSX local L35223 brought empt... (more)

On the former NKP Chicago-Fort Wayne line. The crew had "gone to beans" at a local eatery and left the motive power locked and idling on the main. They uncoupled from their train a half ... (more)

EB coal approaching the passing siding. Of course you can rationalize if you will but this is late March forty two years ago. Notice the foliage. It's late March 2023. Leaves are out, trees ar... (more)

Looking a bit worse for wear but still elegant this special unit is leading an EB coal train on double track just east of the division point.

I heard complaints from crews about that winterized window. A bit out of place down south.

Somehow my usual expert labelling went awry, and I'm too lazy to dig thru all those slides but offhand I'd guess this is R460, the joint CSX/NS train to Winston Salem running ostensibly as a WSSB ... (more)

All auto racks on this date on this southbound train out in the bucolic scenery of central Kentucky. Photo by "Boxcar" Jim Satterwhite. From my collection. A vintage automobile thrown... (more)

In the warm fall afternoon light a southbound mixed freight races through the rolling hills of what I like to call the Bourbon State. Bluegrass tastes awful and gets stuck in my teeth. Photo by ... (more)

Up until December 27, 2002, I had not had a camera fail on me. I'd had film not catch. I'd made my own exposure and focus mistakes, but I'd had good luck with the cameras themselves. I don't beliv... (more)

Looking good awaiting an assignment. Photo by Dave Petke.

What happened to the good old days, when GEs used almost as much water as fuel. Or that was the rumor. Wabtec just doesn't make it as a name. Sorry WABTEC.

There were so many of them it seemed.