A pair of fairly new "bankruptcy blue" geeps lead an eastbound freight by the depot and grain elevator in Durant.

TPW GP40 1000 leads an eastbound freight over Santa Fe's Mississippi River bridge from Fort Madison, IA into Niota, IL and will regain TPW rails at Lomax, several miles east. This bridge is uniqu... (more)

Reading T1 2111 pulls tonnage on the PRR Northern Region in the Williamsport area. These engines were leased by the PRR as a cheaper alternative than doing class repairs on their own aging fleet ... (more)

F3's in dedicated helper service shove another one west up the slope past Alto.

The boneyard at Altoona Works, July 1952. The locomotive at the left is a 2-8-0 H Class Mikado and the one in the background is a 2-10-4 J Class Texas type.

The pair of new geeps are spotted near the old auxiliary coal dock. PRR class ES15m, in service 1951.

Brakeshoes smoke after descending the summit west of Altoona, the crew brought the train down the mountain safely and may run through. The coupler cover, still intact, is noteworthy. The station i... (more)

A light engine move past the invading diesels grabs John's attention away from the shop overview shots he'd been taking on this July morning 60+ years ago. The 2-10-0's were the heavy haulers on ... (more)

Cambria & Indiana RR coal cars are in the consist of a train rolling by on the main. C&I was nowhere near Indiana, the state, but revenues per mile of track for the small RR were the greatest of ... (more)

A Southern box car with a newly repaired door sits outside the shops near the Altoona station, seen in the distance.

Newly constructed and painted PRR gons are ready for their markings in this July 1952 scene at Altoona.

Rock Island's bicentennial E8 652 debutes on the 20th Century Railroad Club's Railfair '76 special from Chicago to Bureau, shown here departing Chicago.

John was in Davenport for a 3-week training at the RI Arsenal in 1967 and took advantage of his off time to capture images around the area. In the small town of Geneseo the Golden State Ltd. is a... (more)

The Golden State Ltd. is on borrowed time but looking sharp as it turns into downtown Davenport off the Golden State main, approaching Rockingham Rd. John was in Davenport for a 3-week training a... (more)

The crew of the West Dav switch peer into the future through John's camera as they cross Rockingham Road on Davenport's industrial west side. The tracks behind are known to railroaders as the "Go... (more)