This railroad serves Ft. Liberty (formerly Bragg) for the most part using Army locomotives. In 1985 their main traffic was fuel for Pope AFB, at the north end of the line. One of three active un... (more)

This railroad serves Ft. Liberty (formerly Bragg) for the most part using Army locomotives. In 1985 their main traffic was fuel for Pope AFB, at the north end of the line. Looks like they are ge... (more)

The former US Army MRS-1, now lettered for the Toppenish, Simcoe and Western Ry, continues to do nothing year after year while the former MRL SD45 stands by to service the lone customer at Royal C... (more)

Alaska Railroad Alco MRS1 1601 works the roads yard in Anchorage in the summer of 1980. At the time there were several of these former US military units running. there low clearance profile is cle... (more)

Yreka Western 244 enters Montague with the first half of its train, veneer loads going to Oregon. It has had to double a grade out of the Shasta River lowlands. Once these cars are spotted in the... (more)

On a clear summer morning, Yreka Western switches cars at the interchange with Central Oregon & Pacific.

USAX B-2071 in line to be scrapped.

United States Army MRS-1 B-2082 awaits scrapping at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. I photographed this and other military engines being scrapped in 1998.

Texas State Railroad's 1953 ALCO /GE MRS-1 locomotive - built for the United States Army (as their No. 2101), this "Military Road Switcher" (or "Military Road Service") locomot... (more)

The South Branch Valley switches the Pilgrims Pride feed mill in Moorefield, West Virginia.

A South Branch Valley work train rolls across Jefferson Street in Moorefield, West Virginia. Thirty-five years later, the tracks and the utility pole are the only items in this photo that still re... (more)

You Really Gonna Leave Those Things In Our Yard?

Most of the population of remote McNeill, West Virginia is staring down the South Branch Valley maintenance train as it drops some ... (more)

In late 1982, The South Branch Valley was busy improving its infrastructure, as witnessed by this tie train at McNeill, West Virginia, just south of the “trough”. The improvements were short-l... (more)

Two U.S. Army Alco MRS1 road switchers lead a train off of the Aberdeen & Rockfish and onto the tracks of the Cape Fear Railway, based in Fort Bragg. Today’s consist is entirely made up of aviat... (more)

The colorful Alco that worked for a time on Yreka Western heads west with some empty chip cars.