MILW H16-44 nos. 424 and 434 relax in the weeds near the roundhouse at Savanna, IL in January 1976. Their duties are over and they await the scrapper's torch on this snowless winter day.

WRRX 1277, built for the C&NW pauses briefly with a cut of loaded scrap gondolas before continuing about its switching duties. 1277 is employed by the CMC (formerly Gerdau) steel mill in Knoxville... (more)

Among the confines of Odus Pack Motors in North Little Rock, the fall sun fades away as a series of locomotives have reached their final resting place after decades of service. Included in this as... (more)

An old string of Stored ATSF C40-8W's rot away in BNSF's Murray Yard. Not too much time for these old soldiers before the torch with BNSF starting to round them up again.

"Retired M3s at Blissville Yard" An M3 Pair (LI 9781/ 9782) sits on Track 4 in Blissville Yard waiting to be de-trucked, loaded onto flat cars and transported to Frontier Metals ... (more)

The cab of an Amtrak F40 rests in the weeds next to its frame at Larry's Truck and Electric in McDonald, OH. Although it is sad to see so many locomotives in this state, many of their components h... (more)

"Market Local at Sal's" The daily CSX Hunts Point Market Local heads east through the sidewalk of Sal's Scrap Metal just before descending back towards the Northeast Corridor. This is one ... (more)

"Market Local at Sal's" The daily CSX Hunts Point Market Local heads east through the sidewalk of Sal's Scrap Metal just before descending back towards the Northeast Corridor. This is one ... (more)

At exactly 10:19AM on July 28th, 2019, the classic PRR signals that stood for over 60 years were removed from service. Scrap crews made quick work of the bridge once is was off of the ROW.

Shenandoah Valley 8701 sits in the scrap yard at Cresson Steel Company, its fate unknown. Photo taken with permission.

Only the cab of Norfolk Southern 8941 remains at the Cresson Steel Company, were I counted 10 NS engines are in various stages of been scrapped. Too bad the cab of NS 8941 isn't destined for some... (more)

Schnitzer Steel's small 44-tonner (I think) shuffles cars around at their facility located in the middle of Birmingham, Alabama while a strong squall line quickly rushes in. One can't help but fee... (more)

These Union Pacific locomotives have reached the end of the line at Progress Rail Service's facility on President's Island in Memphis, Tennessee. The two C40-8's and one S6-1B (former GP50)are bei... (more)

Sitting in the same spot as it has for several years, 1390 lives the rest of it's life in a scrap yard.

Former Conrail unit awaits further scrapping at Cresson Steel