Chicago and Northwestern AS616M 1561 at Iron Mountain, MI June 1972. The 1561 was built in January 1952 and rebuilt by EMD in 1962 with a 567C prime mover and EMD long hood. The 1561 was retired i... (more)
Easing along, an interesting consist. Photo by Gary W. Zeitler. Note that Manufacturers Railway insulated boxcar in the background. It proves that it’s okay to raise the roof if it means you ... (more)
No dynamic brakes “burglar alarm” bell. Not the way I would have go but hey, it’s interesting so vive la difference. Photographer unknown. From my collection.
Whose railroad is it anyways? CNW 7008 leads a SP stack train thru Beverly, Iowa late in the evening of July 29th, 1993. The yard switcher watches the passage of this train that is detouring off t... (more)
West of Flagg, Illinois, on a cold February 13, 1994, is a westbound Chicago & North Western piggyback train led by C&NW EMD SD40-2 No. 6901, Soo Line EMD SD60 No. 6053 and C&NW EMD GP50 No. 5078.