In late 1890 the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley first reached Deadwood, SD. The Chicago and North Western Railway acquired control of the FE&MV in the late 1800s. In 1903, the FE&MV was formal... (more)
All the comforts of home as "The Greatest Show on Earth" plays in Memphis for the next four days.
Lions and tigers and bears......... The circus is in town and the red train finds itself staged in UP's Sargent Yard. This is one of the animal cars. If only this picture had a scent there'd be no... (more)
In Memphis, a southbound BNSF intermodal rolls by on main 1 of the Thayer South Sub, a loaded Scherer (RWSX) coal train is stopped on main 2 and the westbound UP MSFNL is on the NS west main makin... (more)
Built for the town of Blackpool, England in 1934, this topless tram found its' way to the Market Street Railway in 1984.
While hanging out in the Big Easy for the New Orleans Bowl I spotted this jewel rolling along the river. NOPB 2002 was built on the shortened frame of Conrail 3292, a GP40-2, in 1999. NOPB 1501 is... (more)
On display at the Western American Railroad Museum in Barstow.
The UP MNLCN has made the move across BNSF tracks and is now onto the CN Memphis Sub, at CN Junction, as it turns south for CN Harrison Yard.
UP 2210 leads the MNLMED train on the westside approach of the Harahan Bridge in West Memphis. The structure attached to the Harahan was once used for automobile traffic pre-1950's. BNSF's Frisco ... (more)
Among the hustle and bustle of railroad operations, the Canadian National Christmas Train is at CN Harrison Yard in Memphis. Formerly CN Johnston Yardmore)
Some fine horsepower pictured here as a BNSF locomotive passes by as I sit on my Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic. I got caught by the train while riding through Newcastle and this shot came to mind ... (more)
The Napa Valley Wine Train lumbers along in the afternoon sun on the way back to Napa.
MoPac caboose 13620 on display in Wynne, Arkansas at the Jessee W. Wallin Memorial Park located where the UP Memphis, Wynne & Helena Subs meet.
UP 1988 leads the ZDUMQ 27 passt one of many rice silos found in this area of Arkansas.
Yard engines UP 3203 and UP 3150 are ready to start work for the day.
