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Mrs. Sandpatch retired today and being a Volkswagen owner and avowed fan, her workmates knew the perfect theme for her cake. :D

:D True! Maybe the painters formulated the paint to rapidly degrade. I was young when PC ruled and started taking train pictures late in its life. One of the few PC shots I have is this one of a former NYC Geep switching at Union Station in Chicago, March 1975.

Caught Norfolk Southern's train 12R yesterday with the Penn Central heritage unit leading. Given its black paint, NS wouldn't have to reach too deep in the paint cabinet to touch up the 1073. This is the second time I've seen the PC and both times it's been in heavy overcast. :rolleyes:

Had a good outing on Sunday, capturing CSX F779, NS 238 behind Union Pacific power and NS 15R.

From 07/25/1975 at Elgin, IL, a very short "dinky" led by an EMD F-40C operated by the Northwest Suburban Mass Transit District. Built in April 1974, the unit is just over a year old, one of 15 built. Milwaukee Road crews called their commuter trains "dinkies" and Chicago & North Western crews...

Amtrak's northbound Silver Star (now combined with the Silver Meteor) is running 8-1/2 hours late today. I caught up with it at Lugoff, SC at the only spot I could think of where trees wouldn't block a view of the entire train. Before the trains were combined a few months ago, the Star had one...

Caught NS 1068 this evening on grain train 51D, the Erie heritage unit. It was heavily overcast and the rush hour traffic was impossible, so I abandoned my plan to intercept it further north and settled for this roadside grab shot. Gotta love digital photography -- 3200 ISO! I know that...

Also caught NS and CSX doing their thing this week.

Finally caught up with Norfolk Southern's Heritage Unit honoring the Jersey Central, though not in a good spot for photography. Nonetheless, I wanted to capture an image of some sort. The Jersey Central's tangerine and blue paint was born of optimism at the close of WW-II and many of their road...

Found CSX F764 yesterday working an industry. Sometimes I blunder into a decent shot. I like the way the gateposts frame the picture and the headlight reflection in the puddle is a bonus. I guess that the crew had the front door open to catch the breeze.

Following up on my 09/22/21 post here, I saw my third Fahrenheit GTI today. The Fahrenheit GTI was of the MK-5 Generation. Here's it, along with my 2021 MK-7, recently obsoleted by the MK-8.

Today's NS 238 at Columbia, SC. This is a daily train that operates from Atlanta, GA to Charleston, SC. The two trailing units are switchers bound for duty at NS's yard in Charleston. I'm not usually a wide-angle kind of guy, but gave it a try here.

A fun find inside of our VW Jetta Sportwagen headlight assembly. meanwhile, on a MUCH older VW.....

Found this old EMD SW-900 switcher, built in 1956 or 1957, working at a steel mill. It was originally owned by Oklahoma's Sand Springs Rwy.. I had to stand around for a while on a highway bridge until it broke cover. The things we do for a train photo .....

Train 18D with another load of BMWs for export from the Port of Charleston, SC (USA).

Today's grab shot, NS Train 192 arriving at Columbia, SC from Macon, GA. The three units were working hard as they passed by at slow speed and sounded great.

Found a classic SW-1 yesterday at a pasta plant, former Chicago & North Western, built 1953.

As I waited for the Nickel Plate train to arrive, I found a Federal Railroad Administration inspection car set out on the mainline and within minutes, power arrived to move it onto the siding and clear up. I've ridden in a similar car once and the view is unmatched. :cool:

Yay - after ten years I finally caught up with Norfolk Southern's Nickel Plate heritage unit today. This is a northbound train, so the sun is always in an awful spot for photography, but I know of a short segment on the line that runs east/west and it affords nice light. The Nickel Plate Road...

Caught new CSX train F784 at the south end of the siding in Camden, SC today. It was a beautiful day to be out. This train restores a daily manifest through train to this line, eliminated several years ago through Precision Scheduled Railroading changes. Glad to have it back! :)