Four NYSW B40’s are storming up the 1.36% Gulf Summit grade and across Starrucca Viaduct, working hard but making good speed on a gorgeous Sunday summer evening. This is the ruling grade on the ... (more)

In a close approximation of a famous California Zephyr publicity view used by WP for the 1954 Annual Report cover, the 1994 Portola excursion train crosses Clio Trestle in early evening sun, inbo... (more)

Early in the morning on an already hot and hazy Virginia day, three P30CH’s haul the Auto Train NB only a few miles from the destination of Lorton VA at the end of a nonstop sprint from Florida.... (more)

Where WSOR E's run today WICT F's ran in 1989 (and MILW cabs before that). A Wisconsin & Calumet excursion train runs between Walworth and Zenda with the late Glen Monhart's F7A leading the WB tra... (more)

Another reason to like Bensenville Yard--- United inbound to O'Hara, Soo yard bound at Bensenville. Soo #1216 was built Nov 1954 for The Milwaukee Road and was transferred to Soo as MILW #711. Bec... (more)

Old old teams with new old. The D&H Alco had been operating on this railroad since 1963. In 1991 it is being joined by CP MLW RS-23 #8028 from the new owner of the D&H. The pair is covering switch... (more)

Photo line shadows. As recorded by the shadows, at least 8 railfans line up on the NYS Route 205 overpass to record the end of day departure of the Southend Picnic train. Railroad: Canadian Pacific Railway
Locomotive: MLW C424
Location: Oneonta, New York, USA
Locomotive #: CP 4221
Train ID: CP Southend Picnic Train
Photo Date: September 22, 1991

Just out of Hinton, the 1989 New River Train begins its WB journey back to Huntington. The A-B combo was turned on the Meadow Creek wye and run B unit first into Hinton on the way into town due to... (more)

Shortly after CP's take over of the D&H in the Fall of 1990, the much anticipated arrival of 6 axle MLW's was occurring. On one of the first weekends of operation on the old D&H, three 6 axle MLW'... (more)

The 1989 version of the New River Train (Huntington, WV to Hinton, WV) rolls by the Thurmond Station. The power for the 1989 train was CSX FP7 #118 and CSX F7B #119. CSX #118 started life in 1952 ... (more)

Train 556 is pulling down thru the south end of Saratoga Yard. After yarding the train on 2 tracks, the power will cut off and run to the house. An EMD MPI lease unit will be added to the consist ... (more)

Three former WP F units gather and pose at the Portola Railroad Museum in 1994 (now Western Pacific RR Museum). The 913 and 921-D are two of the “Fab 4”. The Fab 4 were the last four WP F unit... (more)

The standard 5 unit set of 6 axles are pulling hard as they lead the SB Oil Cans over the Tehachapi Loop. The second unit is SP SD45T-2R #6815 followed by a VMV lessor and 2 more SP's.

The standard afternoon Keddie view with a CNW in the mix. Trailing units are UP SD60 #6019 and CNW SD40-2 #6877.

The EB Night Owl was an overnight train, with sleepers, from Washington to Boston. It was also a key mail train, hence the extra headend cars. It's rolling by Shaw's Cove on the Thames River in NE... (more)