A pair of GP7 rebuilds in bankrupt blue are spotted in the yard at West Dav., active today under the IC&E banner.

A Rock SW8 works the Oscar Meyer plant on Davenport's west side. This landmark still dominates the skyline along River Drive, but the tracks are buried and haven't been used in years.

A view of the crane used at the Rock Island Arsenal where the photographer worked.

U.S. Army switcher waiting for work at the Rock Island Arsenal, the photographer's employer. This engine migrated to Utah last seen in 2009.

U.S. Army switcher is spotted at the Rock Island Arsenal, the photographer's employer.

After getting off Dri-Line trackage and crossing Schmidt Rd., the rear-end of a Milwaukee westbound grabs orders at West Dav tower, a single story structure behind the action. Perhaps someone wi... (more)

With a set of fresh orders in hand, hooped up via the Operator at West Dav, a westbound Milwaukee move makes the turn off the Dri-Line onto the shared trackage with the Rock at West Dav Yard befor... (more)

How can the Rock get no respect with colorful scenes like this? In the summer of '76 the Rock still had money for weed control and West Dav trackage gets the treatment admidst other rail activity... (more)

Proving that there WAS a budget on the Rock Island for weed control, at least in 1976, as a crew work a sprayer in the yard at West Dav, getting a good tan in the process.

A Southern Railway special with the American Freedom engine #4449 crosses the NW/VGN main running northbound to Alexandria. At D.C., the engine will rejoin the AFT consist. After NS was created,... (more)

In the nation's bi-centennial year 1976 the SP 4449, dressed in AFT colors, runs with an excursion on the Southern from Atlanta to Alexandria over the course of two days. There it will rejoin the... (more)

In the nation's bi-centennial year 1976 the SP 4449, dressed in AFT colors, runs with an excursion over the Southern from Atlanta to Alexandria over the course of two days. She's seen here pullin... (more)

All is well in Warbonnetville as the power from that day's inbound Super Chief is cut off for servicing just as the marine haze has lifted allowing that soft California sunlight through to illumin... (more)

The Super Chief has just arrived at LAUPT. It has finally run out of track to run west on.

Just in from Chicago, the Super Chief cools it's heels at LAUPT. Bringing up the markers today: Vista Canyon, one of four obs cars built by P/S for use on the Super. In 1954 SF squared off the r... (more)