Engineer Bill Megill pulls the throttle on Nevada Northern 81 as it reverses through the East Ely Yard.

Night gas rolling
Floating on a carpet that is Montana Rail Link’s Tenth Subdivision main line approaching Perma is the night gas local heading west on September 21, 2006. The rain fi... (more)

Late in their service life a few units were selected to be dedicated to Maintenance of Way services and were dolled up as "pumpkins" making them instant celebrities in the railfan world. Photo by... (more)

Battered but not beaten this former L&N veteran sits proudly in the winter sunlight. Photo by Craig Hatter. From my collection.

July 28, 1978 - South Amboy, NJ - Having turned a rail with its train, Raritan River SW900 #6 has disconnected from its train and pulled forward to wait for additional help to arrive. We had been ... (more)

UPY 1403 and UPY 1296, a pair of MP15DCs, sit at the port in Granite City. They will eventually be repainted in UP themed colors and renumbered at PHRR 1403 and 1296. The other unit is a GP40 al... (more)

CSX 4571 leads M316 across the Shortline Sub towards Cumberland Maryland

This 1978 built General Motors unit is one of the last Operation Lifesaver painted locomotives active on the NS. Originally built for the Burlington Northern, NS 3495 was acquired from CIT Group ... (more)

UP 1507 (GP40M) passes the Union Pacific's operations building at the North Yard in Denver, Colorado.

As a passenger watches out the rear window, the California Zephyr 5 train gets ready to enter the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel.

Running coal trains thru Galesburg Yard wasn't too common practice. Once in a while, MofW or traffic issues would force the hand, and the trains would run by the roundhouse and out thru Waterman t... (more)

FLS/CSXT 1713 is getting a break from switching duties at Riverside Yard in South Baltimore. The former SBD 4613 (GP16) was born (12/1952) as CRR GP7 912, but rebuilt in 05/1981 and redesignated â... (more)

I listed it as Bunge but in fact unit was probably ex-EJ&E, leased from RELCO. This one changed hands many times. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

Bnsf 7259 has just brough the H-NTWTUL into town. Surprise visitor 2nd out and a long way from home rails.

Conrail "Baby Tunnel Motor" rests between assignments at Port Newark.