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Wow, that's a breathtaking fare, about $4/Minute. :cool: Back in '83 I paid $50 for a 120 Mile day trip with friends from Newark, NJ to Bay Head, NJ and return aboard Lehigh Valley 353, built 1916. We had a fine time that day; here we are at Bay Head. Pullman Clover Colony ahead of LV 353...

There, cell tower gone! :o

Today's Silver Meteor ran seven hours late in daylight and as good luck would have it, the train carried private car Chapel Hill. Built in 1922, she was acquired by the Chesapeake & Ohio as a business car in 1937. I should edit out that confounded cell tower .......

Norfolk Southern has been borrowing a lot of Union Pacific power lately. Here's this afternoon's 15R at Blythewood, SC, with a trailing Canadian Pacific unit thrown in for good measure. Clouds moved in to darken the shot, but it was nice to be trackside.

I love little cars. I'm not sure I'd fit in this one, but I'll bet it's a blast to drive. Fiat 500 Abarth. VW Beetle ... lowered.

Fiat 500 Abarth. Not sure why the owner removed the chrome trim that surrounded the logo and the slot on the grille, looks unfinished.

Also found a real deal GT40. I might have some of the details confused, but the owner said that it was originally acquired by a company that bought Ford's inventory of GT40s, parts and drawings when Ford exited Le Mans racing. This car did not race at Le Mans (which by the way is this...

From this morning's Cars & Coffee, a Dodge Charger R/T with "Tick Tock Tach". :cool:

Happened to catch Columbia, SC's "celebrity" high hood GP-38-2 #5004 this morning as it returned on local turn P77. NS's high hood geeps are becoming increasingly hard to find. It's been working the yard, so has been difficult to capture in a photo.

Thank you. Yes, 238 handles everything it seems, with today's train including ballast, some stacks (20D is the line's primary stack train), baretables and tank cars. 238 makes for a better picture than 18D which is solid graffiti-covered auto racks. When I arrived, I found the entire...

Today's 238 at Hopkins, SC, destined for Charleston. I'd been wanting this shot for a while, as I like the composition with the old jointed light rail sidetrack. South Carolina's flat "lowcountry" makes this a very fast piece of railroad.

Caught today in gloomy overcast on the former SAL main in SC, another very late northbound combined Silver Star/Silver Meteor. My D5100 has always struggled to fire in poor light when set to continuous shooting mode and this shot was no exception. The first shot was blurry because it had...

Today's 238 featured NS 4000 on the point, the road's first AC44C6M DC to AC conversion unit, as completed in 2015. NS took the time to paint the first handful with gray carbodies and blue, yellow and black noses.

From exactly 30 years ago today on 05/16/1992 at Ridgeway, SC, what I'm thinking is #156 advances north. [Nikon N2020, Kodachrome or Fujichrome]

I am kinda sorta maybe thinking about a new Nikon body to replace my decade-old D5100 and was somewhat surprised to find that B&H and Crutchfield have no D7500s. Other suppliers might have them; I didn't spend a lot of time looking around. I've had really good luck with B&H over the years...

A fine way to start the weekend, catching a late-running combined Silver Star/Silver Meteor this morning. This train normally passes through in darkness.

Back to current times, caught a coal train today with my trusty D5100. Had a friend tell me that the gray colored section behind the cab of the lead unit houses dynamic braking equipment. Looks like a swap was made before paint could be applied.

From July 1976 at Hudson, OH, an Alco C-425 digs in. Conrail is just over three months old.

A Santa Fe piggyback train climbs west at Dalies, NM on 10/23/1996 [Nikon N 2020, Kodachrome]

I'm thinking that highway grade crossing protection is the primary reason. Disadvantages are reduced visibility for the crew. The N&W preferred long hood forward too. NS no longer recognizes the long hood end as the front, as confirmed by the little F by the nose of the 1111. Modern...