Kyle Railroad SD45T-2s switch the Arriba, Colo. grain elevator as they work their way east on the former Rock Island mainline in eastern Colorado.

On June 30, the Helena Local got a real late start, not arriving at Townsend until sunset. My friend Dave Gayer and I were returning from Lombard thinking we might get lucky and see the train our ... (more)

BN 6327 and a former NP passenger F7 or F9B drag a Northtown to Superior freight into Hinkley. The train is operating on the former GN and is about to cross the former NP. The NP line would eventu... (more)

BNSF 4625 heads west along the Columbia River near Lyle, WA. The train is exiting Tunnel 10, Jackson's Tunnel, and will thread through three more in short order on its way west to Vancouver, WA. C... (more)

BN 6607 and mate pick up a switcher at North La Crosse, WI. BN 6607 was formerly GN F45 No. 434, and shows off its fresh new paint. I could smell the fresh paint on this unit and suspect it was it... (more)

BN is a month old, and they have not had time to re-number these units on the point of a train that most likely has arrived from Superior, WI on the former GN line. The big change is that NP/GN po... (more)

Afternoon rush hour has begun and several CNW commuter trains wait there turn for platform space for the afternoon parade north and west out of Chicago. CNW 504 is a "Crandall" E8 rebuilt by CNW f... (more)

A quartet of former Reserve Mining SD9 locomotives sit in storage on the Escanaba & Lake Superior at Escanaba, MI in the company of a couple of baldwin roadswitchers. It does not appear they will ... (more)

Milwaukee Road GP35 idles at Bensenville Yard in September 1972. Removed from transcontinental duties, it has lost its dynamic braking as did most if not all GP40s delivered with them. This unit w... (more)

This passenger train was assembled and put on idsplay next to the former Milwaukee Road station in Madison, WI. MILW had a real no. 35A, an E9A locomotive. This version is an E8A and dates back to... (more)

CP 1403 and a GP9 glide the eastbound Canadian over the top of Kicking Horse Pass under a backdrop of some of the most beautiful mountain peaks on the continent. This location is at or near the BC... (more)

Oelwein was a major locomotive over hall and rebuild center for CNW after the 1968 merger with Chicago Great Western. It was also a place where locos would end their career. Fortunately for CNW 44... (more)

Corrected caption: This view shows the rear end view of the locomotive. Milwaukee Road boarded up this end eliminating the ability to control the unit from either end. In February 1995 the colors ... (more)

Soo Line GP30 703 seems to be crying out for help at the small museum at Colfax, WI. The museum has a variety of interesting equipment and could use the support of any rail enthusiasts to help get... (more)

GN 573 was the first SD9 purchased by Great Northern Railway, following acquisition of 23 SD7s, mostly for service in iron ore country. This is a Phase 1 SD9, looking essentially the same as an SD... (more)