The Diesel Shop
Mere weeks prior to its April 1959 discontinuance "The Southland" rolls through West Knoxville, Tennessee during March 1959. (Krambles-Peterson Archives).

Name Passenger Trains: The final installment appears this month of Art Peterson's on-going series of trains that once served the traveling public during the glory days of the modern streamliner with a look at South-Southeast Memories . All aboard! EMD's NW3 / NW5 It has long been suggested that Alco with its RS-1 of 1941 was the first to market a locomotive which offerred railroaders a diesel locomotive with broad versatility. Hold on a minute! Early EMD Versatility. Military Spotlight: USATC GEs in Australia From time-to-time, we like to focus our attention briefly on different branches of the U.S. Military or Government agencies. Consequently, our spotlight swings 9000 miles to the west of Chicago for a closer look at four GE-built 44-Tonners that contributed substantially to Australia's WWII effort. Take a look! U.S.A. 250th Anniversary Locomotives: The current number of locomotives painted to celebrate the country's Semiquincentennial now stands at 25 with perhaps a few more units yet to come. We'll continue to document each new participating locomotive as it is introduced.

In the Queue: May-- USATC GE 44-Tonners in Australia Service May-- NW3 & NW5 profile June -- Fawell's Four-Axle EMDs June-- Omaha Trip - 1973 July-- July--