Three Santa Fe GE C40-8Ws sprint west with a stack train as it approaches a rural farm crossing west of Leeds, Illinois, on August 26, 1995.

A southbound two-car Amtrak train is seen heading south along the former Pennsy SC&S crossing the B&OCT and IHB at Cal Park Junction. Tom Golden photo.

Today's Amtrak 317, The Hoosier State, consists of a Turboliner which is seen crossing the South Shore and N&W as it works its way along the former Pennsylvania Railroad's SC&S. Tom Golden photo.

A GP30 leads a train west through Porter Junction at CP 482 in 1977.

A Conrail SD80MAC pair are departing the small yard at Pottstown with a ballast train. The train was loaded during the prior week at a quarry in nearby Douglasville, PA.

SP 8035 races past the siding at Sibyl, which was located between the summit at Dragoon to the east and Benson to the west. The SP made sure there was plenty of power on the Blue Streak Merchandi... (more)

Chicago & North Western EMD GP15-1 No. 4417 switches a train at Butler yard in Butler, Wisconsin, after the passing of a quick moving storm toward the end of a day in June 1984.

Santa Fe’s 179 train sprints through Illinois farmland and flies through the town of Toluca on April 22, 1995. Three GE C40-8Ws along with a GE C44-9W pull the intermodal seen in an elevated view ... (more)

On lease to the Union Pacific. McCloud River Railroad SD38's 36 and 37 are found in Utah operating on Union Pacific's Salt Lake City to Provo line. Much of this line is now abandon or sold to UTA.... (more)

CNW 6834 leads a colorful consist thru Oak Creek, WI in November of 1991. The freshly painted unit is on the ex-passenger mainline, commonly known as the "Old Line". The herald on the no... (more)

SP 8035 charges west up the grade between Chamiso and the summit at Mescal with the Blue Streak Merchandize Fast Forward. The four new GE units and two EMDs provide plenty of power for this high ... (more)

For some reason, the engineer on Amtrak 224 sees to be a little distracted as he climbs down from the cab on a beautiful day in San Diego.

A pair of Milwaukee Road SD45s lead a westbound freight along the IHB in Dolton. Tom Golden photo.

Mount Carmel Junction Maneuvers – 5

Blue Mountain Reading & Northern engineer U33B is now on the east end of its train, and will begin switching International Paper in Mount Carmel... (more)

IC coal train led by SD-20 #2018 (nee SOU #2505) passes the former GM&O depot in Sparta, IL. This the same station Sidney Poitier arrived and departed in the movie “The Heat of the Night”.