CN's New Power: CN's most recent power acquisition are a group of ex-CREX 90xx series Dash 8-40Cs. They will be given crude patch jobs and numbered in the CN 20xx series at Mac Yard.

On a frosty December 1960 day, a Santa Fe westbound departs Gallup, New Mexico, with six F7 diesels, in an A-B-B-B-B-A configuration led by 232C, on the point. (Frank "Woody" Woodburn photo, Craig... (more)

Seen in Montchanin, DE, ESPN 2173 works hard with 3 other GP's in tow. They were picking up an Ethanol extra on this day.

A very short train heads for Wisconsin Rapids on Milwaukee track north of Necedah. CNW 4307, 927, 6864 has 2 cars and a caboose flying right along on the rebuilt Milwaukee Valley Line. The 4307 is... (more)

Only a month or so from retirement RS-2 4001 rests in company of another "short timer" on the BN roster. No photographer information on slide and its my guess about it being at Vancouver due to th... (more)

A former GM&O GP30 - in fresh orange and white - is in familiar territory as it greets the early morning sun with a Paducah rebuild from that 'other' road.

The Seattle and North Coast Railroad was a 50-mile long shortline born from remnants of the Milwaukee Road’s operation on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. The only connection to any other rail... (more)

The Lachlan ALCo Locomotive Group's 4486 shunts LVRF loading at Cooks River.

This is sort of the "Google Street" view of a brand new BNSF SD70ACe rolling across the overpass in Granite Falls, working as a DPU of a northbound coal train.

Approaching Silverwood on the Palmdale Cutoff, the UP's Mojave Flyer out of West Colton is making good time climbing the grade on Cajon Pass, and shortly the train will reach the high desert on th... (more)

When United States Steel ceased movement of crude ore by rail at their Minntac iron ore mine in northeastern Minnesota they sold off their large fleet of locomotives. This DM&IR train was the larg... (more)

GSC Floating Bolster 3 Truck
The FB-3 truck was created by two casting foundries, General Steel Castings Corporation (GSC) and Adirondack Steel Castings for use on GE six axle locomot... (more)

Just south of Kelsey this trio of Bessemer tunnel motors roars by the distant signal headed for Proctor.

Its crazy to think how many units have passed by this classic Missabe spot. Steam engines, F units, first generation SD's, SD38-2's and now, for what I believe is the first time ever (the trip) a ... (more)