If you are interested, I have another site which covers my experiences as a pilot in Vietnam. geo-sea130.org
I would like to thank those of you who have supported the site over the years either through donations or submitting material to post. All have been great appreciated.
I was looking through some old material and I found a graphic from the early years of this site. I started this site in the early 1990's, back in the good old days. I started to track access in 1996 using Harvard Graphics. Initial monthly access was less than 1000 per month. By 2003 the monthly average was about 60K per month. Current access is less than that as there are many other ways to get railroad information, much via YouTube and mostly movies. I have an actual WEB site and not a YouTube channel.
While I continue to post current material, I do have an extensive set of fallen flags images. I have photos from the 1800's with an extensive collection of steam locomotives. I also have manuals, drawing, maps and other material.
This site is a true labor of love as I spend hours every week processing material. I cover most of the cost even though I do receive some donations.
I do have at least two trips to Georgia and I will get to do some actual railfaning at Cordele. I will also be traveling to Alabama so more railfaning in Montgomery. Each of these trips could generate over 500 images of high quality railroad engines/cars.
My archive contains over one million files on 1187 CD/DVD. I have supported many articles, historical societies, and modelers over the years. I have been granted access to many photo archives over the years. Unfortunately, many of these people have passed on, atleast their collections are on line.
This is not a request for donation, only a little venting. Between this web site and my "part time" job, my time is limited. I am thinking about retirement in 2025 (that will be the 4th time I retire).
Because of the continuing changing leasing agreements, I have been placing freight cars in their former operators. As an example, Wells Fargo has taken over the leases on several different companies. As an example, all ACFX and SHPX marked cars are placed in the ACFX block. The Freight Cars (Misc & Private owner) page is very large containing many different owners.
This is NOT a commercial site. I do not sell nor purchase railroad related items.
All photos are copyright by George Elwood, from my collection with credit to the photographer or by the submitter. The photos may be used by individuals for their personal non-commercial use (screen savers, modeling effort, photo albums) without restriction. Reposting or other use REQUIRES permission from the owner of the image or data.
Further reproduction is prohibited! If you wish to purchase a copy of the photo for commercial purposes, contact the individual who has submitted the file. NOTE - some emails or addresses are available in the MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR section.
I receive image files from other people and I assume that they belong to the submitter. If I am notified that the image file is from another person, I will remove the file from my system.
THOUGHTS - looking at some of the older photos being submitted, I wonder how many collections head to the landfill after the owner dies. It is important to capture these images and make them available as part the history of railroads. If you or your parents have some older railroad photos, consider getting them scanned.
SUBMISSIONS: If you plan on sending me submission material, please contact me prior to mailing. It is best to contact me and I will provide an address to mail the material.
I post the images with the original company when posting images. Over the years various car owners have change, especially with leasing companies.
I do not nor do most railroad historical societies have any ex-railroad personnel records in their archives. Those records are most likely lost. It is recommended that you contact the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, which you can contact at 844 North Rush, Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 751-4500. They also have a Web page at The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board.
If you wonder why you don't see my site pop up in search engines, I made decision to stop this function.
If you have slides or prints that you would like to share on this system, please contact me. I would like to add more images to make other areas more complete. I am looking for the older material for people who are modeling in that time frame. -- Thanks
If you come across a missing file, please let me know so I can correct the problem. -- THANKS
Note - the images on these pages is also available on the individual railroad pages in the system. All new images are double posted, in the New Material and in the RR Master listing. The new data list is kept here for no more than two months. Submitted corrections are normally only made in the master system.
Note - I try to work several days ahead so if you submit image files via email they may not show up the next day.
As noted above, I am always looking for new sources of OLDER material. Do you, your father or grandfather have a collections of railroad photos you wish to share?
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