Dwarfed by an interestingly designed apartment complex, Amtrak's Capitol Limited cruises through Gaithersburg, MD without an ALC-42 Charger in sight. "The Crossings," which was constructed in 2016... (more)

One of the more interesting Paducah rebuilds.

ALAMOSA CO Oct 21 1977 — The last vestiges of the below-the-horizon sun illuminate Rio Grande GP40 3077 as the moon climbs skyward at right. My photo.

GP18 and GP35 team-up to power the westbound local. GP18 178 was the last diesel put into service by an independent CofG before the Southern takeover in June 1963.

The Levack Job heads to the shop tracks to tie up for the night. Meanwhile over at Diesel Electric Service its a hub of activity with a Herzog MPM, VIA Rail's Budd Car (3), and G&W power for Huron... (more)

A Moment In Westernport. On the morning of Monday, June 21, 2021, former Western Maryland EMDs WM 7471 (SD40, 8/1966) and WM 7436 (SD35, 12/1964) were photographed during the short time tha... (more)

Shoving across the US/Canada border at m.p. 165.5 (Drawbridge) on the CN Rainy Sub. Once in the US the train will swap crews and continue on towards CN's Pokegama yard (Superior WI.) and points b... (more)

The "Bloody Nose" heritage unit, Amtrak 161 shoots through heavy rain on the point of the Capitol "Extremely" Limited to Chicago, IL.

Aesthetically my favorite of the line, this experimental, crammed onto an SD35 frame presents a big old chunk of power, as am I. Well, a chunk anyway. And old. I was delighted to catch it worki... (more)

Another favorite railroad has passed into the history books. As 2023 draws to a close so does the lease of the old Northern Pacific mainline through the Rockies by Montana Rail Link. One of the ne... (more)

Ex CSX SW 1500 leads a strings of loads from the load out at star bridge over the upper submarine bridge toward Alexander. These loads will then be taken by the A&O, and handed off to CSX.

Empire Builder Eastbound Empire builder crosses Nason Creek while sliding down Steven's Pass in typical Cascade Mountain weather. This location has been popular with railroad buffs for ye... (more)

The steam locomotive L-3535 (2-10-0) is preparing to coupling to the train #821 Haivoron - Khashchuvate

My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., was a design engineer at Baldwin and he would give my father different Baldwin Locomotive Works builder's cards when my father would visit him in Collin... (more)

Southern Pacific train number 43, the Californian, is seen at Los Angeles with ten cars in 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.