Here's a neat then and now. I have begin scanning a bunch of pics from an unknown railfan who's collection has been sold off. I'm scanning prints, negs, etc. This one stumped me, its a Seaboard U23B No. 2800, ex L&N, photographed in July 85. I did not know where the photo was taken until a fellow railfan recognized it. Its in Hokinsville, KY. So I looked up on Google maps the city, snooped around a bit and found little has changed at the depot there, where this pic was taken 25 years ago. This is Google's street view of the same location, recently:
From the look of the weeds growing on the ballast and no shine on the rail tops, I'd say the line isn't seeing much traffic theses days. Interesting old depot.
Quite the opposite, actually. 30+ trains a day through there isn't uncommon. There were at least 10 through in the 4-5 hours I was over there last weekend. Very fun line to railfan. Half dozen intermodals, another 6-8 mixed freights, and then you get into numerous coal & grain trains. The stuff growing in the ballast is probably something spilled from one of the passing grain trains.
