Two major players competing for traffic in the viable transportation corridor that is the Columbia River Gorge momentarily roll past one another on the river's Washington banks at Dallesport in a ... (more)

Minnesota Commercial's Alcos and MLWs are joined together in the yard as a string of dead line locomotives. Though I never was able to get a photo of MNNR 35 in action, it is a consolation to at ... (more)

With plenty of freight to move, and a scramble to acquire used locomotives to fill its roster, early Wisconsin Central was a colorful railroad. Three weeks after its startup, WC train 42 approache... (more)

Sitting quiet at the C&O railway museum in Clifton Forge, the Greenbrier Presidential Express locomotive 614 rust's away on display.

ATSF 2912 (Northern class 4-8-4) sits at the depot in Pueblo, Colorado.

Santa Fe RSD-15 "Alligator" #847 leads four units on a westbound symbol train out of Summit in September 1969. Alco RSD-15 #847 with 2400 hp was built in 1960, Santa Fe rostered the... (more)

Another unspecified passenger train looking good with the Warbonnet leading the way. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

OKLAHOMA CITY (October) 1975 — Rock Island GP40 355 makes its way through Harter Yard while a switcher works a cut of cars. My photo.

Some small talk at Up's Las Vegas yard, showing the impressive DD40X. Pretty bad weather this day.

One of Pere Marquettes, E7 No. 107 resting at the C&O yard at Dearborn, Michigan on March 30, 1961. Photo by E. Goulash, form my collection. ... (more)

In the 1980s, the development of high-power output diesel locomotives was yet to meet the rapid growth of freight train demand. China decided to import locomotives along with its technology from t... (more)

Many of these locomotives will be sold, scrapped, or used for parts.

62V passes the remains of Bethlehem Steele at CP 87.

Stevens Pass The Great Northern Railroad surveyed Stevens Pass in 1890 and chose it as the the location for its Transcontinental Mainline. The original alignment was plagued by problems a... (more)

SP 7851 leads a northbound at Valley Jct. in Sauget, IL on Union Pacific's Chester Sub. This Southern Pacific train, which consisted of a little bit of everything (intermodal, auto-racks, manifes... (more)