Northbound Seaboard Coast Line Railroad extra uses ex-Atlantic Coast Line Railroad line from Petersburg, Virginia, to Richmond in late 1967. Former SAL line is at right. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-119-04
Amtrak passenger train passes northbound Seaboard Coast Line Railroad freight train north of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in late 1967. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-119-05
Southbound Seaboard Coast Line Railroad train near Aberdeen, North Carolina, on former Seaboard Air Line Railroad line in late 1967. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-119-06
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad local twists around S-curve on ex-Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad line north of Meridian, Mississippi, in August 1975. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-119-12
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad freight for Jackson, Tennessee, pulls out of Thomas Yard in Birmingham, Alabama, as Frisco units await clearance in June 1976. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-120-04
Westbound Illinois Central Gulf Railroad local en route from Hammond, Louisiana, to Baton Rouge in August 1976. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-120-05
One of the last Illinois Central Gulf Railroad trains westward from Meridian, Mississippi, prepares to leave siding at Meehan in April 1986. Like many others, lead unit was never repainted and renumbered. Train has just met eastbound train to Meridian. It will return to Jackson tomorrow, pulling the curtain on this part of ICG. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-120-07
Southbound Norfolk Southern Railway stack train approaches Meridian, Mississippi, behind units from Norfolk and Western Railway, Southern Railway and NS in August 1987. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-121-01
Northbound empty Union Pacific Railroad grain train departs Taylor, Texas, in May 1983. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-121-02
Southbound Union Pacific Railroad train (left) meets inbound at yard in Texarkana, Texarkana, in August 1996. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-122-08
Northbound Union Pacific Railroad empty coal train, en route to Wyoming, turns a corner in central Texas (south of Taylor) in May 1997. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-123-01
Engineer's view as Southern Pacific Railroad's Memphis Blue Streak Merchandise passes northbound auto train south of Corsicana, Texas, in September 1990. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-123-06
Southern Pacific Railroad's Memphis Blue Streak Merchandise slides around bypass track at yard in Hearne, Texas, as Amtrak Houston-Dallas train awaits clearance in September 1990. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-123-08
Southern Pacific Railroad's Memphis Blue Streak Merchandise pulls into Kirby yard (San Antonio, Texas) where train will be split into two sections, headed to different parts of Louisiana area in September 1990. "I went to yard office for lunch and then a walk around terminal." Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-123-11
Southern Pacific Railroad's Memphis Blue Streak Merchandise (left) at fueling facility in Kirby Yard at San Antonio, Texas, in September 1990. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-124-01
In late afternoon, Southern Pacific Railroad's Memphis Blue Streak Merchandise glides down long grade west of Hondo, Texas, after leaving Kirby Yard in September 1990. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-124-05
Engineer of Southern Pacific Railroad's Memphis Blue Streak Merchandise after leaving Tyler, Texas, before dawn in January 1991. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-124-08
Sunset at Tucson, Arizona, finds Southern Pacific Railroad's Blue Streak Merchandise pulling out, while Memphis Blue Streak Merchandise awaits signal in August 1990. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-124-17
Eastbound Chesapeake and Ohio Railway coal empties pass station in Cotton Hill, West Virginia, in June 1958. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-125-04
Norfolk and Western Railway empty coal local waits at Norton, Virginia, in March 1985. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-125-06
Northbound Seaboard Coast Line Railroad freight train near Aberdeen, North Carolina, in August 1967, on ex-Seaboard Air Line Railroad line (note: ex-SAL units). Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-119-07
Meridian, Mississippi, lineup of Illinois Central Railroad, Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and Illinois Central Gulf Railroad units in May 1975. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-119-10
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad units backing toward northbound train at Thomas Yard in Birmingham, Alabama, in June 1976. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-120-03
Norfolk Southern Railway freight train (left) passes local in Meridian, Mississippi. Both trains northbound in March 1987. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-120-11
New Union Pacific Railroad crew meets eastbound train at Taylor, Texas, in July 1985. Their train will pick up crushed consist in a nearby town and return northward toward Dallas area. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-121-04
Northbound empty Union Pacific Railroad coal train north of Granger, Texas, in August 1984. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-121-08
Pair of Union Pacific Railroad freight trains wait for crews at sunset in yard at Taylor, Texas, in August 1985. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-121-12
Westbound Union Pacific Railroad local, headed by ex-Western Pacific Railroad unit, waits on siding north of Taylor, Texas, as manifest rushes past in August 1983. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-122-02
Southbound Union Pacific Railroad freight train passes former Texas and Pacific Railway headquarters in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, in July 1995. Train has come eastward from UP's Davidson Yard before turning southward at downtown interlocker. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-122-06
Northbound Union Pacific Railroad freight train arrives in yard at Texarkana, Texas, in August 1996. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-122-07
Eastbound empty Union Pacific Railroad coal train departs Taylor, Texas, led by 4 units with 3 paint schemes in August 1997. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-123-02
Rearward view of Southern Pacific Railroad's Memphis Blue Streak Merchandise as it approaches Luling, Texas, in September 1990. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-123-09
Southern Pacific Railroad's Memphis Blue Streak Merchandise reaches tower at Flatonia, Texas, and Sunset Route Line to San Antonio and El Paso in September 1990. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-123-10
Southern Pacific Railroad's Memphis Blue Streak Merchandise gets a new crew at Del Rio, Texas, in September 1990, around 8:30 PM, over 13 hours since I began my ride in Tyler. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-124-07
Westbound Southern Pacific Railroad stack train passes Sybil siding, west of Benson, Arizona, in August 1990. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-124-12
Westbound Southern Pacific Railroad freight trains pass on Sybil siding, east of Benson, Arizona, in August 1990. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-124-15
Southbound Chesapeake and Ohio Railway empty coal train passes station near Limeville, Ohio, (exact location not recorded) in June 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-125-02
Northbound Seaboard Coast Line Railroad freight train passes Norfolk Southern Railway crossing at Boylan Tower in Raleigh, North Carolina, in late 1967. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-119-01
New Orleans-bound Norfolk Southern Railway stack train departs Meridian, Mississippi, in June 1987. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-120-10
Eastbound Chesapeake and Ohio Railway freight train crosses bridge in downtown Richmond, Virginia, in October 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2017, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-02-125-05
