Local power.

EX L&N in a short-lived but nice modern paint scheme.

I remember being taken aback when first I saw these. No dynamics, no subtlety there, unique spotting feature of the C&NW. Photographer unknown. From my collection.

Somehow, though SP had hundreds, the U boats always seemed like rarities. I guess it was because they were first things stored, disliked by crews, etc. This one arriving from the Bay Area has mi... (more)

The spoilers have gotten to this one but not his companion. Photo by Mike Dolenski. Where are you Mikey?

Newly married and off to a new career in California and thrilled to see SP in it's native land. Back in the day when large crews decorated the end platforms and Alcos were rather commonplace.

Photographer unknown, from my collection.

A few SP GP-9s were built without dynamic brakes. They ended up in Bay Area Commuter service. This one has just finished up on train #142.

At sunset on a summer evening, a Boston & Maine SW9 works the largely empty yard at White River Junction, VT. Milepost 14 gives the distance to Windsor, where ownership of the Connecticut River Li... (more)

A Boston & Maine local freight with a maroon and yellow RS3 on the point enters the Boston Freight Terminal yard at Somerville, MA, and concludes its run.

In the early days lettering was minimum and this unit was better looking that most of the IC's legacy.

Love those spark arrestors. Photo by Gary W. Zeitler.

My all-time favorite F unit in its finest form, lights, dynamic brakes, icebreakers and snow plows, reprising its former role, leading the "San Francisco Zephyr".

CN has positioned a number of air repeater cars at their former DM&IR Proctor yard as cold weather nears. The side-dump cars are also used seasonally in the winter to move limestone from Duluth to... (more)

If fresh paint of the victor this old unit is bringing to an end a fine railroad and is an integral part of the era of the “rust belt”.