While Union Pacific never painted a locomotive for the American Bicentennial, they did, however, loan E9A 951 to the Preamble Express, a special train that was to be used in the final plann... (more)

The Shasta Daylight is burning up the Cal P near Elmira on a hot summer day in 1956. This image was taken by the late John E. Shaw, Jr.

Southern Pacific FP7 6453 lead the Coast Daylight south near San Francisco, passing a commuter train heading into the city. R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

On a typically gloomy spring day in Wisconsin on March 30, 1985, Glenn Monhart’s Charleston & Western Carolina F7 No. 901 does some freight duties during car clean up at the end of operations fo... (more)

The Adelaide to Port Pirie train awaits departure time. The classic 900 class, built by the South Australia Railways, looked like they were inspired by the ALCO PA design but their innards were En... (more)

Bloomington to Venice freight switches customers in Carlinville, IL.

GM F9A 462 with test train is at Milwaukee Road Savanna Engine terminal.

Powerpack 617 is spending the weekend on the Speonk DEF Track. Converted Alco locomotive to provide Head End Power for the passenger coaches. Lighting and heat. SK Block Limit Signal high above 61... (more)

Santa Fe F7(A) 24C leads an ABBBAABBA set of F7s on a passenger train in California. R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

Thanks to everyone for there help identifying the location of the meet between 4-8-4 #5623 and the CB&Q freight. I do believe the location is Savanna, and also found this picture that I believe w... (more)

Clinchfield Nº800 stands in the early morning's dense fog at Oak Ridge, Tennessee prior to the day's work ahead which will see the venerable EMD F unit lead a revenue run to the NS interchange in... (more)

When my father was in the San Francisco area for business in the 1960s, he often photographed the Northbound Lark before work. The Lark was an overnight train between Los Angeles and San Francisc... (more)

My father rode a fan trip out of Chicago pulled by CB&Q 4-8-4 #5632 in the early 1960s. Here the train meets an eastbound freight led by the incredible combination of CB&Q F3(A) - GN FT(A) - GN F... (more)

An F9 ABBA helper set will assist a freight on its climb to Marias Pass.