Dismal Daybreak | Just past 8 in the morning on a gloomy Saturday, January 27, 2024, a southbound CPKC grain train cruises across a dirt road near Asbury, MO.

EMC SW1 SP 1000 is seen working at Oakland California in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Montana Rail Link's SDP40 290 with it Montana Centennial paint job. Leads a seven unit string of MRL blue's. (Tom Ellis photo)

Exiting out of the spiral tunnel CP 5802, 5828, 6647. At a time when the SD40-2's reign over the Canadian Pacific roster was coming to an end. (Tom Ellis photo)

A forty nine car southbound freight is seen at Fresno California in 1938. Otto's speed estimate was 8 MPH. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Gray Day Railroading | A northbound light power move runs through the light fog of a cool and wet Tuesday, January 23, 2024 morning north of Decatur, AR.

Caliginous Countryside | Passing a row of mailboxes south of Decatur, AR, a southbound CPKC manifest train cruises through the fog on the gloomy morning of Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

Decatur Dawn | A southbound manifest train on the CPKC Railroad heads through the town of Decatur, AR on the foggy morning of Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

An ETR-500 class "Frecciarossa" high-speed train coming from Milano crosses this plain on its way to Bologna Centrale.

With four B truck locomotives, two EMD, two GE. On the train they were bought for a high speed hot shot pig train. (Tom Ellis photo)

"CT Steam at the Outlets"

On the afternoon of December 31st, 2023, former Connecticut Coke Corporation H.K. Porter 0-4-0 Fireless #3 sits on display at the Westbrook Outlets... (more)

Five GP's are in charge of a manifest in the Price River Canyon. GP40-2's, a GP40, and GP35 brings up the rear. D&RGW 3120, 3095, 3089, 3119, 3047 at Kyune, Utah.

AT&SF 2-8-8-2 1797 awaits its next helper assignment on Raton Pass near Morley Colorado in 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2-6-2 1874 leads a freight east of Pueblo Colorado in 1945. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

NYC FM CFA16-4 6601 leads a freight near South Bend Indiana in 1954. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.