The helpers on a Texas-bound Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train roll into Palmer Lake, Colorado. After the train is on the single-track, the three C30-7’s will run around the caboose to couple it t... (more)

A Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train skirts the water at Palmer Lake, Colorado. The usual five 3000-horsepawer C-C’s include a Santa Fe Substitute.

Paul Meyer photo.

Beautiful evening light in the steppe, GE DASH7 (C30-7) locomotive pushing a freight train to the Khoolt pass.

A relaxed crew member enjoys the ride on a Pusher Set assisting an eastbound coal train heading for Bluefield WV. They have just exited Vivian Tunnel.

Santa Fe 8028 races east through Daggett, California.

An eastbound Santa Fe intermodal train crosses the Illinois River over this substantial truss bridge at Chillicothe, Illinois, on the morning of April 30, 1988. This double track bridge, replacing... (more)

Heavy thunderstorms the night before have left a little lake around some of the stored locomotives at the NRE facility, including the former Conrail 7136. This locomotive has since been scrapped a... (more)

Not yet cleared by the dispatcher to proceed to Colorado Springs, a Santa Fe manifest holds on the Joint Line at Spruce, Colorado.

A westbound Union Pacific manifest rolls into the setting sun along the Columbia River.

Four GE’s lead a westbound Santa Fe TOFC train nearing the Arizona state line at Manuelito, New Mexico.

Approaching the east end of Abo Canyon, New Mexico, a Santa Fe train of pigs and perishables passes the signals between bridges 4 and 5. My vantage point has most likely been excavated as part of ... (more)

Norfolk Southern #110, a general merchandise freight running from Decatur, IL to Bellevue, OH, passes by elder Wabash Railroad searchlight signals formerly located at the east end of Lagro, IN dur... (more)

A westbound Santa Fe freight descends Cajon Pass as the sun is about to drop behind the San Gabriel Mountains, bringing a day of railfanning to an end. ATSF C30-7 8160 leads a five-engine consist... (more)