Early October, 1964, word is out among Denver railfans that something new is coming to town. Fresh off the GE erecting floor at Erie, Pennsylvania, four of Burlington’s new U25Bs are making thei... (more)

Starting in the mid-1960s one might encounter power from almost any railroad on Union Pacific’s Wyoming mainline. Still it was a bit unusual to find a single Burlington leading on all-UP consist... (more)

The D&H Penn Division detour helper crew backs their power toward a waiting train at the west end of East Binghamton Yard. After all connections are made, the road crew at the other end of the tra... (more)

Late afternoon in the piñon and mesa landscape of southern New Mexico. The temperature on July 29, 1967, has just slipped below 100 degrees as GSX, the Golden State Express, otherwise known as #9... (more)

Rock Island U25B 202 left its own rails behind 45 miles ago, in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Now it’s rolling through the piñons on the Southern Pacific just south of Vaughn, hell bent on an early e... (more)

The crew man on the ground is waiting to get the ok to throw the switch to get onto the B&O tracks.

On a transfer run to DeCoursey I think.

When you can't find an Alco to shoot I guess an old GE U25B is just as good. When L&N U25B's were on their last leg they were used around Cincinnati as transfer power to the other yards around her... (more)

Train 82, the morning freight east from Denver, is just starting its trek across the high plains at Mesa, behind year-old U25b 213. Today, this scene is all suburban sprawl, but on Feb. 3, 1965, U... (more)

It's the day after Christmas, 1985, and the D&H is coming back to life after the holiday shutdown. The Belden Hill line is closed due to a tunnel enlargement project, so all northbound trains are ... (more)

Southern Pacific 3100 rests silently in the night awaiting the morning when visitors come to Orange Empire Railway Museum's Day Out with Thomas event.

Lehighton Bicentennials 3 - After being teased with a sighting of an EL bicentennial in helper service after the sun had dipped below the mountains, I returned to Lehighton the next day. A westbou... (more)

Rock Island U25B 218 and Alco FA 135 were probably discussing some of their latest runs and hoping for many more before their demise. The Alco has been re-equipped with EMD Blomberg trucks.

Should you ever want to complain about your working conditions, think of the employees who had to work in this pit in the days before EPA. Rock Island U25B 218, Alco FA 135 and EMD E8 645 awai... (more)