LEFT: CSX eastbound produce train L090 is stopped at MP 373 alonged the famed former New York Central “Water Level Route” on the west side of Rochester, N.Y., with Union Pa- cific AC6000CW No. 7507 on the point on De- cember 12. This train is known by railfans as the “Salad Shooter” in reference to its dedi- cated coast-to-coast run. — PETE SWANSON


BELOW: In this day of Internet, cell phones and instant everything, some things never go out of style. This half-century old GE center cab continues to perform the job it was in- tended, switching grain cars and serving in- dustrial customers at the Kentland Elevator & Supply in Sheldon, Ill., along the Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern on July 19. — CRAIG MC


GREGOR


BELOW: Western Maryland Scenic 2-8-0 No. 734 rounds Helmstetter’s Curve just outside Cumberland, Md., on January 28 during a Carl Franz photo special, creating a timeless winter image. — MATTHEW MALKIEWICZ


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