MILW 71A, part of an A-B-A set caught at Pigs Eye Yard, St. Paul, MN was still in its orange and maroon scheme, quite a rarity in 1970. Also unusual was the black pilot as these were normally pain... (more)

Milwaukee 576, an RSC-2 rebuilt into a low nose RSC-2.5 or 2M, shows off its damage at La Crosse, WI in July 1972. The unit was damaged on its train as it passed by Eau Claire Sand & Gravel after ... (more)

This vintage shot was taken at Eau Claire Tower, capturing a classic piece of railroad history from the 1950s and 60s. The tower operator hands up orders to the engineer of train 172, powered by a... (more)

BN 800, a former NP F9A, gets some attention in the Interbay shops in Seattle, WA. This area tended wheel/axle changeouts as well as traction motors (one to the left). A former Burlington Route SD... (more)

Reports estimated more than 10,000 visitors to the UP 4014 display in Altoona, WI the afternoon of July 23, 2019. The historic event also quietly celebrated the 56th anniversary of the last Twin C... (more)

Train 2, CP's Canadian waits in the hole on top of Kicking Horse Pass while a westbound sulfur train rolls by. The mid-train remotes are passing by the Canadian's power, using a radio control car ... (more)

BNSF 8465 and a GEVO ease around the curve as they lead an empty coal train over Skyline Trestle on their descent of the east side of Mullan Pass near Austin, MT. NP's former mainline mountain cro... (more)

A pair of Conrail Geeps shuffle coal hoppers at Ashtabula, OH on a typically dreary March day in 1981. Conrail was nearing its fifth anniversary, the country was in a recession, and Stanley Crane ... (more)

This is no April Fool's joke. A quartet of former Erie-Lackawanna Alco C425s arrived at BN's Interbay facilities en route from the newly formed Conrail to new owner BC Rail. BN handled the units w... (more)

Northern Pacific's original mainline went up and over Mullan Pass to cross the Continental Divide. Evidence of the original line abounds with remnants of old trestles hiding in the trees. One can ... (more)

CNW 4087A awaits its afternoon departure at Green Bay, WI with a bi-level "streamliner" that will head to Milwaukee and Chicago. The consist includes a diner with a bi-level shroud. The box in fro... (more)

A tour of the Duluth-Superior harbor revealed this last remaining span of the former Great Northern Ry. interstate bridge between Duluth and Superior. Prior to about 1961 this bridge handled most ... (more)

BN 2033 shows off its rear end and its new BN green paint as it awaits its next assignment at Staples, MN along with two other former Great Northern units. As GN 2033, this high hood GP20 was one ... (more)

UP 2000, a UP local operating as a caboose hop passes MILW SD9 502 and the big hook at Auburn siding, Auburn, WA. The MILW crew is cleaning up a minor derailment involving a Thrall all-door lumber... (more)

BN 9802, a former NP passenger F9A, leads the Mainstreeter eastbound into the former Minneapolis GN station. The train was 6 months away from disappearing under the creation of Amtrak. The train i... (more)