Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe train number 19, The Chief, is departing Barstow California with seven cars in 1933. Otto's speed estimate was 12 MPH. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Last of its Kind NS 8688 is the last GE Dash 8 on Norfolk Southern's fleet, and it'll probably stay that way for a while. Though it was retired in the late 2000s, this C39-8E found a new l... (more)

The Chessie heritage unit aways it call to lead 584 out of Chattanooga Tn. April 2024

It's hard to get much more Illinois Central than this. After an equipment failure in route with one of the trailing Amtrak Chargers, IC SD70 #1027 was sent to the rescue on this 7+ hour late City ... (more)

8711 leads UP SD60 6034.

With the snow capped Sierra mountains in the background, and a cold breeze blowing an eastbound Z train slithering like a snake through the S curves at Glenshire just east of Truckee, CA.

5 unit light engine move Southbound on the River Division behind ex-New York Central U30B 2847.

Where rail meets sail. As the Algoma Innovator is escorted into the Cuyahoga, a Norfolk Southern intermodal train sails over the river

The elements have not been kind to the 603, the sole Amtrak E60 in preservation.

E9As 9913 and 9902 stabled after the evening commute.

GP60 4028 leads SD45B 5502 and EMDX SD40 6501 on an eastbound.

NS AC44C6M 4620 and Wells Fargo SD70MAC 8871 lead loaded ethanol train 6K4 upgrade on Track 3 at Lilly, PA. NS is reportedly starting to gather the Wells Fargo SD70MACs to return them to the less... (more)

Battle River Railway's ex-CP Rail SD40-2 5951 and ex-CN SD40-2(W) 5353 make a light engine move past the former Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevators in Forestburg.

A roster view of CSXT 1897, sporting a partial Monon paint job with laying over at Raleigh. This is the first of CSX's Heritage fleet to operate here.

A manifest comes into West Colton Yard off the Palmdale Cutoff. Power are a pair of SD40T-2s (SP and DRGW) bookending a MK SD40M-2 rebuild. Oct 25 1995.