The westbound Austin Western Giddings Turn passes through the sleepy town of McDade, behind a very colorful consist of standard cab EMDs. The trailing GP35 and SD40 are both ex-SP and therefore on... (more)

A westbound Austin Western rock train departs Giddings, TX.

Ex-SOO SD60 6011 leads a westbound rock train through Paige, TX

A well-weathered ex-SOO Line by way of Indiana Railroad SD60 leads a westbound rock train into Paige, TX on the evening of November 23rd, 2021.

A well-weathered ex-SOO Line by way of Indiana Railroad SD60 leads a westbound rock train into Butler, TX on the evening of November 23rd, 2021.

A well-weathered ex-SOO Line by way of Indiana Railroad SD60 splits the vintage SP searchlights in Elgin, TX with a westbound rock train on the Austin Western on the evening of November 23rd, 2021... (more)

A well-weathered ex-SOO Line by way of Indiana Railroad SD60 leads a westbound rock train on the Austin Western past some vintage Southern Pacific searchlight signals on the evening on November 23... (more)

A pair of CEFX SD60s leave Langsville Tunnel in the dust as they near Hobson Yard. These SD60s have since left the Kanawha River.

In May of 2016, the deadlines in Roanoke consisted of over 200 locomotives said to be retired. A large amount of what was there no longer is; this veteran SD60 included. Formerly a SOO Line, and l... (more)

The deadlines at Roanoke host a wide variety of power and a few motors rare to the Norfolk Southern system. CEFX 6011 still wears it's original Soo Line paint, while sporting the Indiana Railroad ... (more)

My vantage point atop our Ford Edge gave a nice view over the tightly meshed fence that lines the yard in Roanoke, and gave opportunity to shoot the Former Soo Line and later Indiana Railroad SD60... (more)

A storm dropped wet, heavy snow on the Twin Cities a few days ago, disrupting the usual flow of rail traffic. The bright side; a former Indiana Railroad nee SOO SD60 sits at Northtown.