Carrying the classic white flags designating an extra train, the crew is backing down onto maintenance of equipment.

There's black and white and there's black and gray. CSX had no monopoly on yuck, though this does seem somewhat more "tasteful". I tell myself "Cheer up, it's not Fishwicky Icky&q... (more)

Working the Facility. The AIKR local pulls forward while working W.R. Grace near Aiken.

Moving the Participants. After the Lerro participants deboard, the passenger cars prepare to meet the 1301 climbing the hill.

AB Line Work. The AIKR works Active Minerals near Aiken as part of its generally twice-weekly outing. Active Minerals is located on the Southern's AB Line, which at one time extended betwe... (more)

Working. The AIKR 4201 works W.R. Grace as part of its twice-weekly efforts around the neat city of Aiken, SC.

Riding the Line. The AIKR 4201 viewed from the cab of Aiken 4202 as it moves cars on the historic SA line. Taken with permission.

The 2pm excursion returning back Boulder City

A high load on a depressed-center flat car is transported in a short Santa Fe train, led by GP303211 (ex-ATSF 1211). The two tank cars may be there as buffer cars. (La Mirada California – Augu... (more)

Wisconsin Central was a friendly railroad to be around with a camera. I frequently wandered around the engine facility, as well as locomotive and car shop at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin—or “S... (more)

This boxer belonged to an A-OK employee's family who lived right beside the KCS-AOK interchange. It took a while for it to decide that me shooting 2442 was ok.

Aiken 4201 and 4202 wait for the next call to duty at their small yard in Aiken, South Carolina.

Eight years after the Norfolk & Western, Southern RY merger, both of these units are still in service and still in their home road's livery. N&W GP30 530 and Southern RY GP38AC 2838 are on duty at... (more)

Southern Railway GP30 2601 shoves a made-up freight train around the grounds of the North Carolina Transportatioin Museum in 2009.

Its all quiet in Lebanon Ohio as LM&M locomotives basks in the beautiful evening sunlight.