Almost every westbound Illinois Central freight would pause in Broadview to pick up or drop off a cut of cars from the IHB interchange. That was great from my point of view because I could sit bac... (more)

Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. By this late date, NKP 173 was used as protection power for the ALCO PAs o... (more)

On a cold December day, Chicago Burlington & Quincy 5615 heads a freight west at Congress Park, Illinois. I managed to get this shot as she slowed to work the Indiana Harbor Belt interchange.

UP 3985 was one of the second versions of the Challenger. She was built in July, 1943 by ALCO and her design drew heavily on experience with the famous Big Boy locomotives. She has 69 inch drivers... (more)

B&O Barr Yard was located on Chicago's south side. We were lucky to catch B&O T3c 4-8-2 5587 looking mighty fine. I was always impressed with the clean look of these mountains.

Northern Pacific Y-2 Class 2-8-0 No. 1264 was built in 1902 by ALCO-Richmond. She had 63 inch drivers, 22 x 30 inch cylinders, operated at 200 psi and could exert 39,200 pounds of tractive effort.... (more)

The Peninsular Railfans Club promoted a trip on the Atlantic Coast Line on May 1, 1949. The trip was headed by ACL 4-6-2 427, one of 45 P-3 Class locomotives built in 1914 by the Baldwin Locomotiv... (more)

The Trilby, San Antonio & Cypress Railroad, known as the Orange Belt Route, was a tourist line in Florida that utilized an ex-ACL line in the west central part of the state. Orange Belt No. 203 wa... (more)

Atlantic Coast Line 4-6-0 Class K-6 386 was built in 1906 by Burnham, Williams & Co. She had 64" drivers, 20 x 26 inch cylinders, boiler pressure of 185 lbs, and produced 25,623 lbs of tractive ef... (more)

The March 7, 1981 Family Lines Rail System Safety Express ran round trip from Orlando, Fl to Ybor City (Tampa), a distance of about 90 miles one way. Chesapeake & Ohio 614 was the power for this t... (more)

The Suwanee Steam Special ran from Southern Railway's Simpson Yard in Jacksonville, Fl to Valdosta, Ga, a distance of 106.5 miles each way. Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 611 was the power this d... (more)

ICRR 4-8-2 2402 was a regular sight in Broadview, Illinois, about 15 miles west of Chicago. She was built by Alco-Schenectady in 1923, had 73 inch drivers and delivered 51,121 pounds of tractive e... (more)

We're at Birmingham's Southern Railway Terminal Station in the early morning. T&P 610 has attracted a crowd that is watching her being serviced. The train will depart for Chattanooga at 7am.

The 1987 NRHS Convention was held in Roanoke, Virginia. The schedule included an excursion trip from Roanoke to Radford on August 1, 1987. This trip featured N&W 1218 with a coal train and N&W 611... (more)

The March 7, 1981 Family Lines Rail System Safety Express ran round trip from Orlando, Fl to Ybor City (Tampa), a distance of about 90 miles one way. Chesapeake & Ohio 614 was the power for this t... (more)