Forlorn and forgotten

An EMD NW2 switcher for the former Kentucky May Coal Company, #1058, sits forlorn and forgotten, tied down with a few cars in a yard near Jackson, KY on the form... (more)

Mississippi Central (PREX #7) parked in the north leg of the old wye in Grand Junction, TN just off the NS West End Memphis District, PREX #107 is ex BN #5 NW2

The flagman runs ahead of the Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad excursion train to flag the West Maple Road crossing as the train passes the Linthicum station. This is the B&A swan song, as the road ... (more)

The Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad participated in the Ferndale Days celebration hosted by the town of Ferndale, Maryland. In 1986, the railroad offered excursions powered by a leased C&O NW2. Her... (more)

After serving nearly a year in place of an OOS Genset, the old NW2 that's switched cars recently at GATX has been placed in a deadline (and the genset has been revived). Anyone know the history of... (more)

Parked for the day in New Albany.

Early Conrail repaints displayed a multitude of variants, with the only constant being that they were blue with white lettering. Lettering font, full spelling of “Conrail”, can opener herald, ... (more)

An Indiana Harbor Belt train clatters over the former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio at Argo Crossing. The tower was closed in 1993 and demolished shortly thereafter.

In a scene that will soon disappear forever, an unpatched Lehigh Valley NW2 spends the weekend next to the Coxton sanding tower. In general, the local units hung on to their legacy roads’ number... (more)

This 1945 NW2 began life on the DL&W, working through the Erie-Lackawanna merger and the Conrail consolidation. Some information suggests that it spent some time on the Brandywine Valley before en... (more)

While still under Bethlehem Steel ownership, five Conemaugh & Black Lick EMD switchers idle on the lead to the enginehouse. Three NW2’s and two SW7’s, all vintage 1950 and earlier, are in the ... (more)

Hiding in an industrial area of Cheraw, South Carolina, on October 17th, 2008, is South Carolina Central SW1200r #8. This engine was built by EMD as Phelps-Dodge NW2 #8. PHDX sold the engine to ... (more)