Amtrak 22 pauses for passengers in the late afternoon sun at the old GM&O passenger station in Springfield, IL. Former SAL tavern-observation 6601, now Amtrak 3341, adds a punctuation mark to the... (more)

CP Rail 1404 leads "The Canadian" through downtown Calgary.

We were different railfans in the 50's and 60’s.. We had different expectations and poorer film and cameras. Every train we saw we deemed to be the last we would ever see. The PA's were running ... (more)

The football special heads south through the Style G signals at Gilman. These signals were slated to be replaced 13yrs ago!

Via 6309 leads "The Canadian", Via #3 as it overtakes a westbound CN freight on the east side of Edmonton, Alberta, near CN's Clover Bar yard.

Although a Conrail train by this date, the former EL Cleveland to Youngstown train #28 heads east after crossing the ex PC Cleveland Line at Erie Crossing tower, just out of sight around the far c... (more)

It's 2:30pm on a Sunday afternoon, and patrons disembark from The Limited at Springfield about 60 days before this named-train would become a part of the disappearing railroad blues in the U.S. M... (more)

The Limited makes a station stop at Springfield. The train was due in at 2:30P, departing Chicago Union Station at 11:10A, perfect timing to have Sunday dinner aboard the train. Roundtrip fare: ... (more)

Longtime NWI-NRHS (Rockford, IL.) member Gerald Van Alstyne rode a Chicago-Springfield pre-Amtrak day fan trip. The group took an all-rail routing utilizing regularly scheduled trains, via the GM... (more)

While in Winnipeg for the NMRA convention in 1983 it was a surprise to see FPA4 6769 lead the Canadian into Winnipeg. In this view it is pulling west of the station after coming off #1.

While in Winnipeg with my father for the NMRA convention we spent several nice evenings shooting the action at the east end of Union Station. In this shot Via #110 is arriving from Edmonton. It ha... (more)

VIA #2 prepares to depart Winnipeg as a CN freight rolls by on the main.

The westbound "International" with VIA power and an Amtrak consist slows for the Durand stop, conductor ready at the door. Interminable delays at the Sarnia-Port Huron border crossing after 9/11 ... (more)

Eastbound Amtrak No. 40 on the CSX/B&O New Castle Sub.

GTW commuter trains lay over awaiting the evening rush. Note how locomotives are arranged: train that arrived on track at right stopped short of escape track so that its locomotive could move to... (more)