Thanks to Tolga Erbora for bringing this excellent Eric Brown video to my attention. It illustrates the fascinating process of getting long ships up the narrow and winding Miami River. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the oddest experience. I’d just landed in Miami and started the day by the Miami River […]
I turned 66 today. Fifty years ago, on 10/24/76 I took my first “serious” railfan photo. Kodachrome. God bless that film. I was a junior in high school. What you can’t see is that by a bizarre twist of events, I found the Indiana University Railfan club. They accepted everybody. To my right and left […]
CSX GP40 #6611, an Atlas model in the YN2 paint scheme, sits in front of SALCO on the East Rail 2 layout. It’s the newest addition to my roster. Until recently, I only had two CSX locomotives to handle duties on The Downtown Spur. I’ve had both for many years, and they’re starting to show […]
I’d be hard-pressed to think of a location where you’re virtually guaranteed of seeing more intense switching action than Poorhouse Yard in York, PA. Both NS and York Rail have yards in town, Windsor Street and Lincoln, respectively. Every weekday morning, starting at around 8 am, they exchange cars back and forth at Poorhouse, located […]
Perfect subjects. Perfect lighting. Captured with the best film of all time, Kodachrome. A trio of Los Angeles Junction Alcos sit in front of the engine house at “A” Yard. In the distance we can see power from the Santa Fe and UP. Both roads made frequent interchange runs to the LAJ, the UP out […]