A plethora of Amtrak engines that are either already scrapped, are in deadlines, or they're in severe danger of being scrapped. Not all of the great engines from the past 43 years can be saved...
Larry's Truck and Electric Service is full of historical railroad equipment. It is amazing to walk around through the scrapyard and just the sheer amount of old locomotives overwhelms you and leav... (more)
The 486 was in the process of being cut to pieces and dismantled for scrap when I took this. Despite the number board shattered, paint flaking, and rust showing through; this unit still looked go... (more)
The survivors of the F40 fleet are gathered and wait for final disposition after being put up for bid. This group of classic F40s was maintained out of Albanyserved their final days on the Maple ... (more)
Amtrak FL9 No. 486 served as a parts source for Maine Eastern's FL9s and was finally cut up after languishing for a decade in New Jersey. The story can be found at http://blog.railroadphotographer... (more)
Turbopower no more. Once the pride of Amtrak's Empire Service fleet, the lone RTL-II Turboliner set is now slowly crumbling away behind the former Super Steel Schenectady plant. Thi... (more)
Amtrak P30CH 707 sits among the rest of the recently mothballed P30CH fleet at the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal diesel facility on Christmas Day, 1991.