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12/27/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:John Schumann
Dates:8/1/1980 - 9/17/2024
Album Info:I like shortlines the best, and years ago I started keeping a list of all the ones I hit. This album is intended to be the picture record of ly baglist. I'm picking the one picture that epitomizes each line, as far as I'm concerned. I owe a lot of this to G.M. McDonald's publication "The Short Line". In pre-internet days, TSL is how I found many a shortline. Months & year are good, day is usually approximate, and not all pictures are up to standards-fair warning.
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C&NC Railroad (CNUR)
Title:  C&NC Railroad (CNUR)
Description:  This one really annoys me. I shot several units here, including a switcher actually lettered CNUR, but had my camera shutter spring crap out. This underexposed shot was the only CNUR picture I had come out.
Photo Date:  4/17/2005  Upload Date: 12/30/2014 8:24:45 PM
Location:  Connersville, IN
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  JTPX 2010(GP38)
Views:  280   Comments: 1
Georgia Florida Railnet (GFRR)
Title:  Georgia Florida Railnet (GFRR)
Description:  On the job in Georgia, shot with a throw-away camera that, well, really sucked, but still a weird consist. Couldn't pick up the fourth unit number.
Photo Date:  6/1/2005  Upload Date: 9/1/2016 9:23:09 PM
Location:  Albany, GA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GFRR 8050(GP10) CSP 5(B23-7) CSP 7(B23-7)
Views:  556   Comments: 0
Georgia Southwestern (GSWR)
Title:  Georgia Southwestern (GSWR)
Description:  F unit, very cool. Not sure where I actually shot this.....
Photo Date:  6/1/2005  Upload Date: 9/1/2016 9:23:45 PM
Location:  Albany, GA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GSWR 6308(FP9A)
Views:  237   Comments: 1
Garden City Western (GCW)-original shortline
Title:  Garden City Western (GCW)-original shortline
Description:  Stupid tank.
Photo Date:  11/1/2005  Upload Date: 8/31/2016 10:02:29 PM
Location:  Garden City, KS
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GCW 803(GP8)
Views:  289   Comments: 1
Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railnet (NKCR)
Title:  Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railnet (NKCR)
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/1/2005  Upload Date: 8/31/2016 10:10:23 PM
Location:  Holdrege, NE
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKCR 5(GP30M)
Views:  497   Comments: 1
Sand Springs (SS)-original sh“rtline
Title:  Sand Springs (SS)-original sh“rtline
Description:  Two units in mu went away when the steel mill closed, now Omnitrax is taking over, so this may all be a thing of the past.
Photo Date:  11/3/2006  Upload Date: 7/19/2014 6:27:48 PM
Location:  Sand Springs, OK
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SS 102(SW900) SS 100(SW900)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
Farmrail (FMRC)
Title:  Farmrail (FMRC)
Description:  On my way to a jobsite out in Texas, I got really lucky and caught Farmrail heading through Elk City. A minute earlier, would have missed them.
Photo Date:  1/25/2007  Upload Date: 7/14/2014 7:07:38 PM
Location:  Elk City, OK
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FMRC 8254(GP10) FMRC 8267(GP10)
Views:  548   Comments: 0
Grainbelt (GNBC)
Title:  Grainbelt (GNBC)
Description:  A Grainbelt train is tied up this Saturday. Small letters on the cab are only indicator of the owner.
Photo Date:  1/27/2007  Upload Date: 7/14/2014 7:08:10 PM
Location:  Clinton, OK
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GNBC 8126(GP10) GNBC 8335(GP10)
Views:  352   Comments: 0
Tulsa-Sapulpa Union (TSU)-original shortline
Title:  Tulsa-Sapulpa Union (TSU)-original shortline
Description:  The daily headlight meet between the TSU Jenks and Sapulpa locals is going down, as 104 brings in the UP interchange cars.
Photo Date:  3/16/2007  Upload Date: 7/22/2008 9:04:59 PM
Location:  Tulsa, OK
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  TSU 104(SW9) TSU 1905(SW7)
Views:  565   Comments: 0
Fort Smith RR (FSR)
Title:  Fort Smith RR (FSR)
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/17/2014 1:17:35 PM
Location:  Fort Smith, AR
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FSR 2038(GP20) FSR 2031(GP20u)
Views:  396   Comments: 0
Escanaba & Lake Superior (ELS)-original shortline
Title:  Escanaba & Lake Superior (ELS)-original shortline
Description:  High hood SD9s, very cool.
Photo Date:  9/25/2007  Upload Date: 11/16/2013 6:57:15 PM
Location:  Channing, MI
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ELS 1221(SD9) ELS 1224(SD9)
Views:  502   Comments: 1
Vandalia RR (VRRC)
Title:  Vandalia RR (VRRC)
Description:  This shot is crap, but all I have. I was in town working a job, and had no chance to get away during the day. I shot this using my rental car as a 'tripod' and a street light. Bitterly cold night with a gale-force wind which kept shaking the camera. Out of 10 or so pictures, this is the only one even close.
Photo Date:  2/26/2008  Upload Date: 7/14/2014 9:04:59 PM
Location:  Vandalia, IL
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VRRC 104(SW9)
Views:  224   Comments: 2
Missouri & North Arkansas (MNA)
Title:  Missouri & North Arkansas (MNA)
Description:  Got a lot of other pictures of MNA, but like this the best. They may be road slugs, but they still look like hi-nose geeps in full MNA paint.
Photo Date:  4/5/2008  Upload Date: 7/17/2014 1:16:34 PM
Location:  Carthage, MO
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MNA 4164(Road Slug) MNA 4163(Road Slug)
Views:  403   Comments: 0
Kansas City Terminal (KCT)
Title:  Kansas City Terminal (KCT)
Description:  Bad shot, but you take what you can get sometimes.....
Photo Date:  7/13/2008  Upload Date: 7/13/2014 7:34:37 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WAMX 3852(GP35R) WAMX 2005(GP20)
Views:  436   Comments: 0
Caddo Valley RR (CVRY)
Title:  Caddo Valley RR (CVRY)
Description:  Caddo Valley RR enginehouse, at Pike Junction, just outside Antoine. High speed rail on this line. Since this photo, CVRY has been abandoned and torn up.
Photo Date:  11/29/2008  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 5:37:20 PM
Location:  Antoine, AR
Author:  John Schumann
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CVRY 7530(GP10)
Views:  875   Comments: 2
Stillwater Central (SLWC)
Title:  Stillwater Central (SLWC)
Description:  Stillwater Central's Lawton turn is switching the yard just north of the Goodyear plant.
Photo Date:  12/12/2008  Upload Date: 7/14/2014 7:09:02 PM
Location:  Lawton, OK
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WAMX 4128(SD40-2) WAMX 5112(SD50)
Views:  356   Comments: 0
Pacific Harbor Line (PHL)
Title:  Pacific Harbor Line (PHL)
Description:  Well, its off my normal beaten path. The only shot that came out, at the tail end of a work trip.
Photo Date:  2/18/2009  Upload Date: 3/8/2010 10:31:15 PM
Location:  Long Beach, CA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PHL 21(MP20GP)
Views:  1880   Comments: 3
Texas North Eastern (TNER)
Title:  Texas North Eastern (TNER)
Description:  Texas North Eastern has a branch from Texarkana to (more or less) New Boston. 2166 cools its heel at the Lone Star Army depot.
Photo Date:  3/14/2009  Upload Date: 12/16/2009 3:02:58 PM
Location:  New Boston, TX
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  TNER 2166(GP7u)
Views:  480   Comments: 0
Baton Rouge Southern (BRS)
Title:  Baton Rouge Southern (BRS)
Description:  63 is tied up for the day, along with sisters 1211 and 60.
Photo Date:  3/19/2009  Upload Date: 12/16/2009 3:03:32 PM
Location:  Baton Rouge, LA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WAMX 63(MP15DC) WAMX 1211(SW1200) WAMX 60(MP15DC)
Views:  1053   Comments: 0
AKDN 701
Title:  AKDN 701
Description:  Always wanted to grab 701, but she had been elusive up to this point.
Photo Date:  3/21/2009  Upload Date: 12/16/2009 3:34:54 PM
Location:  Opelousas, LA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AKDN 701(GP30)
Views:  1015   Comments: 1
Santa Fe Southern (SFS)
Title:  Santa Fe Southern (SFS)
Description:  Hard to catch these guys working freight, so passenger will have to do.
Photo Date:  7/9/2009  Upload Date: 7/13/2014 8:50:08 PM
Location:  Santa Fe, NM
Author:  John Schumann
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SFS 07(GP7u)
Views:  377   Comments: 1
Grafton & Upton (GU)-original shortline
Title:  Grafton & Upton (GU)-original shortline
Description:  212 was cut up just a couple of weeks after I was there, despite being a runner.......
Photo Date:  9/10/2009  Upload Date: 7/13/2014 7:33:26 PM
Location:  North Grafton, MA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GU 212(S4)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
Fore River Transportation (FRVT)
Title:  Fore River Transportation (FRVT)
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/2009  Upload Date: 7/13/2014 8:24:36 PM
Location:  Quincy, MA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FRVT 101(B23-7)
Views:  1128   Comments: 0
Peoria & Western (PWRY)
Title:  Peoria & Western (PWRY)
Description:  Flight to catch, looking for the F-units, but got GP20s instead. Oh well.
Photo Date:  10/18/2009  Upload Date: 7/13/2014 9:05:44 PM
Location:  Peoria, IL
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PREX 2047(GP20u)
Views:  188   Comments: 2
Tennessee Southern (TSRR)
Title:  Tennessee Southern (TSRR)
Description:  So I arrived at the TSRR shop and asked the TM for permission to shot pictures. He thanked me for asking and then said No. Confined to shooting whatever I could off the street, I had to settle for dead GP9 1782 and really dead GE 5572. Sometimes you have to take whatever you get and don't throw a fit.
Photo Date:  11/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/14/2014 9:06:20 PM
Location:  Pulaski, TN
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  –R· 2782()
Views:  421   Comments: 0
Arkansas Southern (ARS)
Title:  Arkansas Southern (ARS)
Description:  Typical WATCO shortline scene-WAMX units painted for K&O, and working on Arkansas Southern.
Photo Date:  1/1/2010  Upload Date: 1/2/2010 9:10:47 AM
Location:  Heavener, OK
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WAMX 3804(GP38)
Views:  484   Comments: 0
Dardanelle & Russellville (DR)-original shortline
Title:  Dardanelle & Russellville (DR)-original shortline
Description:  100 year old family owned shortline-that is getting rare.
Photo Date:  3/7/2010  Upload Date: 3/8/2010 10:29:08 PM
Location:  North Dardanelle, AR
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DR 15(SW1) DR 16(SW1)
Views:  616   Comments: 0
Natchez Railway (NTZR)
Title:  Natchez Railway (NTZR)
Description:  The All Alco (OK, actually MLW) roster of Natchez Railway, LLC.
Photo Date:  3/19/2010  Upload Date: 3/22/2010 8:36:20 PM
Location:  Natchez, MS
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SMNR 3518(M420W) GRYR 1865(RS18u)
Views:  895   Comments: 1
KYLE
Title:  KYLE
Description:  The Kyle & I have a tortured relationship-plenty of time by the tracks, no trains until this time. A SD40 & SD45 struggle to lift 45 loads after stopping at the elevator to make a pickup.
Photo Date:  7/3/2010  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 9:05:11 PM
Location:  Stratton, CO
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CFNR 4098(SD40) KYLE 9254(SD45T-2)
Views:  982   Comments: 4
Rock & Rail (RRRR)
Title:  Rock & Rail (RRRR)
Description:  Rock & Rail at the cement plant.
Photo Date:  7/9/2010  Upload Date: 7/14/2014 7:12:34 PM
Location:  Portland, CO
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RRRR 201(GP40-2) RRRR 401(GP40)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
Nashville & Eastern (NERR)
Title:  Nashville & Eastern (NERR)
Description:  WOW what a rust bucket.
Photo Date:  9/10/2010  Upload Date: 7/13/2014 8:19:37 PM
Location:  Nashville, TN
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NERR 4218(B23-7)
Views:  286   Comments: 0
Kiamichi (KRR) switching Paris
Title:  Kiamichi (KRR) switching Paris
Description:  Never seen anything at Paris until now, and this was kinda different, so worth the electons. I have other pics of them, but like this one the best.
Photo Date:  12/26/2010  Upload Date: 3/20/2011 8:28:05 PM
Location:  Paris, TX
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RMPX 2602(SW1500) KRR 3812(GP38)
Views:  490   Comments: 0
Arkansas & Missouri (AM)
Title:  Arkansas & Missouri (AM)
Description:  This one captures the A&M for me-6 C420s are clawing the rail to lift 68 loads from a dead stop on a grade in Van Buren. Run 8 past the depot.
Photo Date:  4/22/2011  Upload Date: 7/13/2014 6:36:36 PM
Location:  Van Buren, AR
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AM 46(C420)
Views:  213   Comments: 1
UTAH
Title:  UTAH
Description:  At least this train had a couple 'real' Utah units. I can't take orange on Utah Rwy engines. Seems like finding gray & red is getting tough.
Photo Date:  12/27/2012  Upload Date: 7/14/2014 9:54:39 PM
Location:  Salt Lake City, UT
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UTAH 2003(GP38-2) UTAH 2002(GP38-2) UTAH 3001(GP40)
Views:  495   Comments: 2
Iowa River RR (IARR)
Title:  Iowa River RR (IARR)
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 3/22/2013 10:13:50 AM
Location:  Steamboat Rock, IA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IARR 3004(GP30)
Views:  725   Comments: 2
San Luis & Rio Grande (SLRG)
Title:  San Luis & Rio Grande (SLRG)
Description:  Sunday's passenger train pulls into the Alamosa depot.
Photo Date:  7/6/2014  Upload Date: 7/23/2014 10:04:24 AM
Location:  Alamosa, CO
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SLRG 1100(FP10)
Views:  489   Comments: 3
AT&L Railroad  (ATLT)
Title:  AT&L Railroad (ATLT)
Description:  Road power waiting to take the second half of a unit train to El Reno, after dropping the first half at Calumet.
Photo Date:  1/10/2015  Upload Date: 1/11/2015 11:06:57 AM
Location:  Watonga, OK
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATLT 3001(GP40) ATLT 1948(GP9) ATLT 8102(GP10)
Views:  813   Comments: 1
Blackwell Northern Gateway (BNG)
Title:  Blackwell Northern Gateway (BNG)
Description:  Roster on the BNG. I've been stopping by Blackwell over the years, and until now never found any power. Of course, the last couple of times I stopped, BNG wasn't even operating.
Photo Date:  3/13/2015  Upload Date: 3/21/2015 4:28:24 PM
Location:  Blackwell, OK
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNG 84(GP38-2) NIWX 1617(GP7)
Views:  412   Comments: 1
Great Western Rwy of Colorado
Title:  Great Western Rwy of Colorado
Description:  Local passing through Johnstown on optimistic 10 mph rail.
Photo Date:  3/18/2015  Upload Date: 3/21/2015 4:29:40 PM
Location:  Johnstown, CO
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HLCX 343(GP38-2)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
Progressive Rail (PGR)
Title:  Progressive Rail (PGR)
Description:  First encounter with Progressive Rail. This is PGRs pretty obscure operation in Faribault. The unnumbered 45 tonner looked like it hadn't moved in a while, but there were several cars on the line that had obviously just come in. Not sure what they are using for power.
Photo Date:  12/6/2015  Upload Date: 12/13/2015 8:10:18 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NSP 5(45Tonner)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
SMS Rail (SLRS)
Title:  SMS Rail (SLRS)
Description:  New Jersey is about as far off my normal beaten path as it gets, but I had a project out there only a few mil`s from the Pureland Industrial Park where SMS has their home base. I got very lucky and got a guided tour this day (doesn't hurt to hawe ties in the railroad industry...). SMS is a real class act, great people and a first class operation.
Photo Date:  8/11/2016  Upload Date: 8/13/2016 8:42:10 AM
Location:  Bridgeport, NJ
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SLRS 308(S12)
Views:  141   Comments: 1
Savage, Bingham & Garfield RR (SBG)
Title:  Savage, Bingham & Garfield RR (SBG)
Description:  Finally caught these guys tied up & plugged in at their office. If the sky looks wierd, it is actually smog held at ground level by an inversion.
Photo Date:  12/31/2016  Upload Date: 1/2/2017 10:49:15 AM
Location:  Midvale, UT
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SVGX 8619(GP38AC) SVGX 8620(GP38)
Views:  304   Comments: 1
Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Rwy (SCMB)
Title:  Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Rwy (SCMB)
Description:  The entire SC&MB roster is shut down on Memorial Day. The rails were really rusty, making me wonder if they have been shut down for a while. Only cars on the line were storage tank cars.
Photo Date:  5/29/2017  Upload Date: 6/2/2017 8:57:03 PM
Location:  Watsonville, CA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SCMB 1101(F9PHA) SCMB 1102(FP10) MH 89(GP9)
Views:  1127   Comments: 1
North Louisiana & Arkansas (NLA)
Title:  North Louisiana & Arkansas (NLA)
Description:  I give these guys props for effort. Lots of trackwork underway, but long ways to go. Appears sole traffic right now is car storage. Hope for the best.
Photo Date:  7/13/2017  Upload Date: 7/18/2017 8:32:02 PM
Location:  Lake Providence, LA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NLA 21(SW1)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
Delta Southern (DSRR)
Title:  Delta Southern (DSRR)
Description:  Great shiny paint and terrible track, thats the current Delta Southern. They appear to be serving an industry at the Madison Parish Port, and storing cars north of the wye to the port.
Photo Date:  7/16/2017  Upload Date: 7/18/2017 8:33:13 PM
Location:  Tullulah, LA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DSRR 1585(GP9u) DSRR 1597(GP9)
Views:  668   Comments: 2
Great River (GTR)
Title:  Great River (GTR)
Description:  GTR is a weird one. They are still an 'active' shortline as far as the Feds are concerned. They are still listed by the Rosedale Port on their website as the port's rail connection. However, GTR has been under a formal embargo of rail traffic for years, meaning they are active but can't accept any cars. So their two Alcos slumber away, and the tracks have disappeared under the kudzu.
Photo Date:  7/16/2017  Upload Date: 7/18/2017 8:34:36 PM
Location:  Rosedale, MS
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTR 2(S2) GTR 8341(S1)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
V&S Railway LLF (VSR)
Title:  V&S Railway LLF (VSR)
Description:  Right out of the gate, there is a discrepancy out there as to the actual reporting marks of the V&S. It is listed as either VS or VSR depending on where you look. This unit is listed under VS here, so thats what I went with (although I think VSR is actually right). Long strange rrip to Medicine Lodge got me this super rare HR412W. Beast of an engine, and used as their only road unit to make the trip to Attica for interchange.
Photo Date:  5/12/2018  Upload Date: 5/13/2018 11:42:52 AM
Location:  Medicine Lodge, KS
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VS 3536(HR412W)
Views:  424   Comments: 0
Columbia Terminal (COLT)
Title:  Columbia Terminal (COLT)
Description:  Sunday found COLT locked up at the transloading site. Thankfully they parked 2001 where I could get a shot through the fence.
Photo Date:  5/27/2018  Upload Date: 5/27/2018 8:09:32 PM
Location:  Columbia, MO
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  COLT 2001(GP7u)
Views:  512   Comments: 2
Ozark Valley (OVRR)
Title:  Ozark Valley (OVRR)
Description:  OVRR didn't look too good on this trip. Down to switching one industry in Mexico, plus lots of old 100 ton hoppers in storage. Track into the industrial park really rusty, doesn't look like they are servicing the industries over there. I finally found the units down at the interchange.
Photo Date:  5/27/2018  Upload Date: 5/27/2018 8:10:13 PM
Location:  Mexico, MO
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OVRR 1306(GP7u) OVRR 1321(GP7u)
Views:  559   Comments: 1
Savage Davenport Railroad (SDR)
Title:  Savage Davenport Railroad (SDR)
Description:  So, SDR wound up making it all of a year. They filed to discontinue service, stating that they weren't making enough money. Davenport Industrial RR took over on January 6, 2020.
Photo Date:  8/11/2018  Upload Date: 8/16/2018 11:14:29 AM
Location:  Davenport, IA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SVGX 1361(SW1200RS)
Views:  222   Comments: 0


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