CSX's first paint schemes were an admirable paean to the two sides of the Mason-Dixon line, but they did little to attract interest at grade crossings, coming out of a fog! It was interesting to ... (more)
Sufficient power for a local? The start of CSX brought a flood of non-Chessie locomotives to Michigan rails, and some of them ended up performing some rather unusual services.
The UP in Wisconsin, GTW in Mississippi, NS in New York ... oh, how mergers and acquisitions mix up the railroads! In Plymouth, Michigan this Seaboard U-boat prepares to drill the local Ford (lat... (more)
The advent of Soo Line's longhaul freights on CSX across Michigan (continued later by CP) brought a welcome upsurge of activity for railfans but marked a disturbing economic trend, that Michigan w... (more)