A Great Northern Train Heads to Seattle From The Twin Cities

This Great Northern train heads to Seattle from the Twin Cities.  Today's train has carloads of grain and a Seaboard Coast Line box car that is making its way to the West Coast from the Carolinas. 

 

Frisco, Louisville and Nashville, Seaboard Coast Line 3-Engine Exhibit Andy Fletcher

Frisco was known for its slogan "Ship It On The Frisco!"  The Frisco, formally known as St. Louis-San Francisco, played played a key role in linking railroads from the Southeast and the Southwest.  Here we see a Frisco GP35 connecting to the Louisville and Nashville.  Louisville and Nashville would then deliver carloads to the Seaboard Coast Line, taking those carloads to Virginia, Carolinas and Florida.

See my 3-Engine Exibits on YouTube https://youtu.be/vN2ooCsEEcQ
 

"Seaboard Coast Line, Pulling For You" Music Video by Andy Fletcher

A Big Thank You to my Good Friend, Ron Flanary, for contributing his wonderful photos of Seaboard Coast Line and to my good friends Ralph Berg and Larry J. Pearlman for contributing their photos of Hamlet Depot and Museums to help make my music video “Seaboard Coast Line, Pulling For You”. Watch the video on my AndyFletcherMusic YouTube https://youtu.be/sbL26kCn0GE?si=WOhbNd0yUBvNXeE3

 

A Seaboard Coast Line GP38-2 at Hamlet, North Carolina

This Seaboard Coast Line GP38-2 leads a fast freight at Hamlet, North Carolina.  When in Hamlet, visit the Hamlet Depot and Museums.

See my Seaboard Coast Line artwork at http://www.customtrains.org

Seaboard Coast Line- Pulling For You!

Seaboard Coast Line had the slogan "Pulling For You!"  This Seaboard Coast Line Train is Pulling For You as it carries its carloads of freight towards Jacksonville.

To see my Seaboard Coast Line artwork, visit my website http://www.customtrains.org/seaboard-coast-line.html

A Seaboard Coast Line GP38-2 with a Fast Freight at Miami

A Seaboard Coast Line GP38-2 leads a fast freight from Miami to Atlanta.  Many of the intermodal trailers on today's train are bound for interchange with the Louisville and Nashville railroad.  Seaboard Coast Line and Louisville and Nashville are part of today's CSX.

To see my Seaboard Coast Line 11"x17" matted print, visit my website customtrains.org and/or my eBay store

A Seaboard Coast Line Freight Train at Hamlet, North Carolina

A Seaboard Coast Line Train heads south out of Hamlet, North Carolina.  On its journey, it will pass through Columbia on the tracks of the old Seaboard Air Line as it makes its way towards Jacksonville.  Seaboard Coast Line is part of today's CSX.

To see my Seaboard Coast Line 11"x17" signed poster, visit my website customtrains.org and/or my eBay store

Drawing of the Day-February 13, 2016-Family Lines System (SCL) SD40-2 8089

Today I drew Family Lines System (SCL) SD40-2 #8089.  The Family Lines was composed of five railroads- Seaboard Coast Line, Louisville & Nashville, Clinchfield, Georgia Group and Atlanta & West Point.

Early Amtrak E-Units Poster by Andy Fletcher

Amtrak began service on May 1, 1971.  Amtrak was born from the passenger services of America’s railroad systems.  As a result, the equipment Amtrak inherited at its conception was the secondhand passenger equipment from America’s railroads.
Today, we can often forget that Amtrak was born from our railroad systems.  Amtrak was created as a solution for America’s passenger rail service, and it is held in high esteem by its riders, its workers and America as a whole.
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Drawing of the Day February 6th, 2016-Amtrak/Seaboard Coast Line E8 #249

Here is today's finished drawing of Amtrak E8 #249.  It is a former Seaboard Coast Line E8 from the era of Amtrak's inception.

Applying the Ink to Amtrak/Seaboard Coast Line E8 #249 and compling Early Amtrak Poster

Here I am applying the black ink to today's drawing, Amtrak Seaboard Coast Line E8 #249.  It is important to trim around the areas I fill with ink with a fine-tip pen.
This locomotive is the last of a six locomotive poster celebrating the early E-units of Amtrak.  I have been working on these locomotives for just over a week.  Often, I draw engines in a series that can be compiled to make a themed poster.