Maryland & Pennsylvania. NW2 #85 switching at York, PA on September 22, 1980. The MA&PA was absorbed by sister road Yorkrail, who in turn was absorbed by the G&W family of shortlines in 2002.

MA & PA NW2 #81 is switching a string of the lines blue 50' boxcars at York, PA on 9/22/80.

Massachusetts Central. C424 #4264 with a cut of cars at Palmer, MA on April 28, 2000. The Mass Central began operation in 1979 over a Conrail (ex NYC) branch from Palmer to South Barre, MA that was purchased by the State of Massachusetts.

MCER. C424 #4263 is on the Adirondack Scenic RR at Utica, NY on November 4, 2000 after being sold by the MCER. Both of the big Alcos were ex-BN units obtained via the Arkansas & Missouri (the #4264 is now on the Livonia, Avon & Lakeville).

MCER. GP9u #960 (an ex Milwaukee Road "GP20") and C424 #4263 are switching the Conrail interchange on the east side of Palmer, MA on February 27, 1998. The MCER opened an inland container port at Palmer in 1984.

MCER. Rare NW5 #2100 sits at the intermodal facility in Palmer, MA on January 11, 1996. The NW5 was an elongated NW2 switcher with a short hood. Only 13 were built, and this one was the ex-Southern RR #2100, a one unit order for the Southern that spent most of it's time assigned to New Orleans.

Meridian & Bigbee. GP38 #4999 (ex GTW) pulls out over the Sowashee Creek bridge at Meridian, MS on June 10, 2005. Trailing units are from fellow Rail Management Associates lines, a Georgia Central U23B and a Bay Line GP38.

M&B. Earlier power on the line was represented by GP10 #107 out back of the shop in Meridian, MS on 6/10/05. Just days earlier the RMA group of shortlines (with the exception of the Copper Basin Rwy.)was sold to Genesee & Wyoming Corp.

Milford-Bennington RR. SW900 #901 pulls a train at Richardson, NH on September 28, 2000. The M-B hauls crushed rock from a quarry at Lydonborough 8 miles to Granite State Concrete in Milford, NH, and makes several runs each weekday.

M-B. As there are no run-around facilities at either end, the train runs backwards in one direction using this ex Conrail caboose, #21288 which has been equipped with a headlight, horn and bell.

M-B. The train comes over a bridge and under the remains of a telltale at Wilton, NH on 9/28/00. The State of NH owns part of the line, Guilford the balance and each carrier has trackage rights over the others portion.

Minnesota Valley. SD24 #904 and SD35 #322 are westbound at Bongards, MN on August 18, 1994. The train is on Twin Cities & Western trackage here and is moving along at a respectable speed....that would soon change.

MV. The train is now on it's own line at Hamburg, MN and train speed is down to a crawl as the train rocks and rolls it's way on the miserable track. This is one of the few times I feared for my safety and moved far back from the tracks after getting my shots, for the train was about to traverse.........

MV. Possibly the most rancid running track I have ever seen, including Penn Central trackage. This shot is taken in the opposite direction from the preceding one. Not suprisingly the MV gave up operations on this ex C&NW line that December. Pioneer RailCorp operated it as their Minnesota Central for a while, and today it is run as a division of the TC&W.

Mississippi Export RR. The majority of the MSE roster is lined up outside the shop at Moss Point, MS on June 7, 2003. GP38-2's #66, 65, SW1500 #64 and GP40 #95. Note that the class lights have been blanked out and replaced with the units road number.

Mountain Laurel RR. GP10's #16 and 17 are at the P&S shops in Brookville, PA on July 24, 1994. The Mtn. Laurel was owned by the Pittsburg & Shawmut and was created in December 1991 from ex Conrail trackage using 6 of these ex IC Paducah rebuilds.

Mtn. Laurel. After the G&W bought the Mtn. Laurel and the P&S in 1996 some units were transferred to other G&W roads, such as GP10 #13 (ex IC #8119) shown here on the Louisiana & Delta at New Iberia, LA on March 17, 2001.

Montour RR. SW9's #77, 76 and 78 are lined up outside the shops of this little coal-hauler at Coraopolis, PA on September 20, 1980. #76 is still in it's bicenntenial paint scheme.

Montour RR. SW9's #73 and 84 are at Coraopolis, PA on October 19, 1980. The Montour was wholly owned by the P&LE by this time (at one time the PC owned 50%).

Montour RR. SW9's #84 and 81 at Coraopolis, PA on 10/19/80. When the online mines shut down, operations were suspended in 1983 and the line abandoned in 1986.

New England Southern. GP18 #503 is propped up on wooden blocks while it's rear truck assembly is in the shop at Concord, NH on Sept. 28, 2000. The NEGS operates several ex B&M lines and also had an ex Conrail GP10 for power.

New Orleans Public Belt. MP2000D #2001 and MP1500D #1501 are south of downtown New Orleans on March 16, 2001. The NOPB is owned by the city who also own the Huey Long Railway bridge across the Mississippi.

NOPB. SW1500 #151 sticks its front end out of the roundhouse in New Orleans on 3/16/01. The NOPB was powered by these SW1500's and SW1001's exclusively until the arrival of the M-K's.

Nicholson Terminal & Dock. A rare Lima LS-750, #22 pauses at Ecorse MI on September 11, 1979. In a salute to the bicentennial, the unit has had white and red stars added to the hood and surrounding the headlight.

Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt. SW1200's #104 and 103 are at Portsmouth, VA on September 24, 1980. Though still in existence, the N&PB today is invisible to most fans as they now use NS diesels to perform all work.

N&PB. SW1200 #106 pulls a cut of cars past the roads shop buildings in Portsmouth, VA on 9/24/80. Note the distinctive flashing light mounted high on the cab roof.

North Louisiana & Gulf. The daily freight is headed north nearing Gibsland, LA on September 21, 1983. MP15's #42 & 43 are bracketing an ex Rock Island slug #50. Stone Container sold the line to the Midsouth RR (now KCS) who sold off the MP15's.

NL&G. The train backs a cut of cars onto an interchange track at Gibsland, past the shops of the Louisiana & Northwest and one of their F7's and a side-door caboose. September 21, 1983.

Ogeechee Railway. Brightly colored GP7 #1551 rolls along at Metter, GA on April 22, 1999. The Ogeechee began operations in 1989 eventually leasing 4 separate branches from NS under their Thoroughbred Shortline Program. Today these lines are run by the Georgia Midland RR.

Oregon Pacific. Formed in 1991 the OP operates about 5 miles of the old Portland Traction Co. out of suburban Milwaukie, OR. SW1200RS #1202 (ex CN) is at Milwaukie on July 21, 2007. OP also operates another disconnected line (ex SP) about 20 miles to the south.

Ottawa Central. RS-18u's #1838, 1828 and 1846 have dropped off their cars in the CN yard at Coteau, PQ on August 24, 2006. The OCRR began operations in December of 1998 over 113 miles of former CN lines.

OCRR. The 3 Alcos have a very short train #521 with a caboose just north of Glen Robertson, ON.

OCRR. RS-18u #1842 is at Walkley Yard in Ottawa, ON on August 24, 2006. The OCRR's units all ex-CP (same #) and had their noses chopped when rebuilt by CP at Angus Shops in Montreal in the early 1980's.

Pee Dee River. GP16's #1764 & 1842 are eastbound at Tatum, SC on October 18, 2003. The railroad started operations in 1987 over an ex CSX (exx ACL) branch and is owned by the Aberdeen & Rockfish RR.

Pee Dee River. The train has arrived at the CSX interchange at McColl, SC. Both of these units are ex Seaboard System rebuilds of old GP7's and GP9's at their Tampa Shops.

Pioneer Valley. Formed in 1982 from 20 miles of ex Conrail branches, the Pioneer Valley operates with 4 of these ex Santa Fe CF7's. #2647 at Westfield, MA on June 8, 1997 was rebuilt in 1970 from F7 #210L.

PV. CF7 #2647 in on PV-1 at Holyoke, MA on May 17, 2001. The Pioneer Valley is one of the Pinsley family of short lines all of which share this attractive color scheme.

PV. CF7 #2647 heads out of Westfield, MA onto the Easthampton Branch on February 24, 2004. The line in the foreground is the branch to Holyoke.

Pittsburgh & Ohio Valley. The little P&OV ran entirely on Neville Island in Pittsburgh, PA and was owned by Shenango Steel. Here is SW1 #5 on 9/20/80.

P&OV. SW900 #6 is pushing a molten slag car towards the dumping area on Neville Island. September 20, 1980. The P&OV was sold to CSX in 1993.

Pocono Northeast. SW1 #601 (ex CNJ #1012) is at Pittston, PA on September 20, 1986. The PNER ran a collection of ex Conrail and D&H lines in the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre area of Pennsylvania.

PNER GP9 #1751 is at the D&H shop in East Binghamton, NY for work on May 23, 1987. The PNER ceased operations in 1993....Luzerne-Susquehanna and Delaware-Lackawanna run portions of it's lines today.

Portland Terminal. S-2 #1054 & S-4 #1063 are at Rigby Yard, in South Portland, ME on August 3, 1981. The PTR was a terminal road, owned by the Maine Central and folded into Guilford with the MEC and B&M acquisitions.

Rarus Railway. GP9 #106 is at the yard in Butte, MT on September 6, 1997. The Rarus took over operations of the mining shortline, the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific, which was at one time an electrified operation.

Red River Valley & Western. CF7's #307 and 304 are at Breckenridge, MN on August 19, 1994. The railroad began operations in 1987 on over 600 miles of ex BN grain gathering lines in ND and MN.

RRV&W CF7 #309 is spreading ballast at Casselton, ND on August 19, 1994. For the first several years the RRV&W was powered 100% with CF7's, having acquired 10 of the ex Santa Fe hybrids.