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I think I posted some of these pictures a while back, but I recently re-scanned the negatives. These were taken at Hudson, OH in July 1976 and Alco's presence was strong. Conrail is only four months old, but the paint shops have been busy with their stencils. [Nikkormat FTn]

New Jersey's Black River & Western once operated a vintage Pennsylvania Railroad "doodlebug", built by Brill in 1930. Powered by a 6-Cyl. Hamilton diesel with a 4-Cyl. Waukesha diesel for excitation and battery charging, and two-chime horn, she sounded as fine as she looked. The 4666 survives...

Taken in 1975 at North Western Station in Chicago were these time exposures using Plus-X 125 ASA film. I forget if I brought a tripod along or if I braced the Nikkormat FTn on ironwork. Everything that appears is gone today, even the classic station opened in 1911 which was replaced with a...

Thank you. I'm sure other people could do a lot better. I think the emulsion is suffering some sort of spotty degradation on a portion of my negatives, leaving hundreds of oddly shaped white spots all over the images. Others have a lot of dust spots, regardless of how much I use my rocket...

Who you gonna call when the going gets tough? The Bucyrus big hook, that's who. [07/16/1976, Kodak Plus-X, Nikkormat FTn]

My hunt for Norfolk Southern's "Heritage Unit" for the Southern Railway always seems star-crossed, with the locomotive not well positioned. It happened again this evening, with its nose coupled to another unit and its nose door open. Can't complain too much though.

Got out trackside today for the first time in many months. Caught NS 191 crossing the Congaree River in Cayce, SC. 191 was late departing, which caused me to lose a shot at another spot with NS's Erie Heritage Unit leading a freight. :( Oh well, that's railfanning.

On a beautiful Saturday April 9, 1988 at Attalla, AL, 1218 is making her first trip of the season on a Birmingham <=> Chattanooga run. [Kodachrome 64, Nikon N2020]

Here's another shot that I so wish I had captured on Kodachrome -- Burlington Northern's special Bi-Centennial locomotive 1976 at Rochelle, IL, resplendent in red, white and blue.

I miss those '70s diesel lashups, randomly mixing generations and builders to collect enough horsepower. This was taken 02/14/1976 at the Soo's yard at Schiller Park, IL near Chicago. [Plus-X, Nikkormat FT-n]

The EJ&E replaced the Baldwins with SD-38s, SD-38-2s and GP-38-2s. Boy I wish I'd have been shooting Kodachrome back then, but I was a high school kid with a basement darkroom and b&w was the only affordable route.

From about 1975 at O'Hare Airport in Chicago. These are Convair 580s I think. [Kodak Plus-X, Nikkormat FT-n]

Learning how to scan b&w negatives. Some are not in good condition, but others are okay. These are from the mid-1970s in northern IL. All were processed in a basement darkroom built by my Dad for my brother and I. [Plus-X, Nikkormat FTn]

From November 1981, Sandpatch was at Sand Patch, PA with friends to see the B&O's Allegheny summit. [Kodachrome, Nikkormat FTn]

My favorite 1980 Honda Accord LX 5-Speed adjacent to a General Electric B23-7 at Catawba, SC in February '91. I'm not sure what became of the locomotive, but my Honda would soldier on for another year, sold at 195,000 Miles. [Kodachrome, Nikon 2020]

Our Golf was there too ..... in the parking lot. :D

A fine looking Westy and a '62 Beetle.

A priceless VW bumper sticker and a cute li'l VW camshaft. ;)

Fine looking Black River & Western 2-8-0 No. 60 at Flemington, NJ in June 1980. She was built by Alco in 1937 for Colorado sugar hauler Great Western and is still in service with the BR&W. [Kodachrome, Nikkormat FTn]

My wife and I went to a Volkswagen meet today and had a fine time despite overcast skies. One of my favorite VW GTIs is the 2007 MK5 Fahrenheit Edition and I caught one there. I'm an old skool guy and so enjoyed seeing this one as delivered with the factory wheels, paint and stance. Just a...