Utah 306 is sitting outside the shop in the morning sun at Martin. I was able to spend a few days in Utah and Colorado during June 1980 and put the time to good use as far as rail photography, muc... (more)

BN switch power in the form of 6163,580 idle away at the BN yard in Omaha. The SD9's could be found in all kinds of service at the time, probably everything except coal and maybe that even happene... (more)

Everyone who has ever railfanned has had one of those adventures where You sometimes have to question the sanity of the "sport". Here is the setting for one of my big ideas, daylight train action... (more)

A couple of tired Milwaukee warriors rest near Iron Mountain. The 108A and 114B were assigned to service in the area. The plywood port holes and rusted out side panels show the work and abuse thes... (more)

After taking a few minute break to await the passage of Soo Line train 943, Milw. Road train 246 powered by GP38-2's 350,361,352 clatters across the Soo diamond at Junction City with 52 cars eastb... (more)

Montana may be Big Sky country but I think Wyoming would be a close second, especially around the Powder River basin. BN MAC's 9494,9823,9425 head coal east around a long sweeping curve near Coal ... (more)

An early morning westbound is lead by 4258,2541 with 116 cars at Lyle. The wind whipped Columbia is visible in the background.

MRL 324,391.7544,216,680,7545,352,367 are attacking the west side of Bozeman Pass with train ML.

A tired looking GP30 has lead train 42 from Munising Jct. to Trout Lake and is now pulling into the yard with the 44 cars picked up along the way. The WC retired most of the Ex Soo GP30's that the... (more)

Spotless DMIR 164 works west on the old DSS&A line a few miles out of Trout Lake with 34 cars of mainly logs and pulp. The WC had DMIR SD9's on the property nearly steady during the mid nineties t... (more)

Pretending to be a Alco, by pouring out the smoke. CNW SD18's 6636,6647 work the Dumper Job at Wells. The two units were originally SD24's but were rebuilt to SD18 status by CNW.

CNW 6723,6716,6720 roll east near Macfarland on a sunny fall afternoon. The big Alcos had quite a few more years of ore service in their future and did not get laid up until Dec. of 1986.

WC 6655,6507,6597,6004,2252 amble north with train 11 at Limer. The amount of power on the train reflects the rugged nature of the former ACR line north of Sault Ste. Marie and the fact that on th... (more)

CNW 6729,6712,4140 chug out of Powers with ESGBA. The smaller 4 axle Alcos have already been withdrawn from service and the C628's will only last until the end of the year before joining them in t... (more)

Business was heavy in CP in the fall of 1986. Here is the 2nd section of train 482 working through the Northern Ontario forest near Upsala. Notice the green flags flying on 5971 meaning at least o... (more)