#206 slides by the Unit Train strung out from Cemex still unloading. Another five minutes or so would have resulted in a three-way meet with counterpart #105 which was getting close from the nort... (more)

A ten car California-Nevada R.R. Historical Society Excursion is seen at Roseville California on November 30th 1957. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

The Old Clifton Shop. Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA Staten Island Railway's Clifton Shop maintained its fleet for decades before being replaced by a larger facility in late 20... (more)

For reasons unknown SP train number 19, the Klamath, has arrived Gerber California 8 hours & 15 minutes late on July 30th 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

The original Deutsche Bundesbahn Class 103 locomotive has been restored to its original Trans Europe Express Orient Red livery and leads an impressive charter train towards Köln. Unfortunately... (more)

Kuala Lumpur monorail No 2208 (left) heads away from KL Sentral with a service to Titiwangsa. The red unit 2725 (right) is exiting the depot (some sidings are visible below the train).

A fate worse than death? Maybe not but life was hard for an old unit on BS&G's makeshift railroads. One of the last truly ragtag old southern operations. Ramshackle "Snaptrack" laid on... (more)

On my way home one night in January, I decided to go home following some back roads just to see if I can catch a train. I figured it was going to be too dark to get a picture, but it's still good ... (more)

SW8 #11 is keeping busy this morning at Cleveland Cliffs in Riverdale, transporting ladle oxygenation cars back and forth between the basic oxygen furnances.

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe train number 19, The Chief, is departing Barstow California with seven cars in 1933. Otto's speed estimate was 12 MPH. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Union Pacific Railway GP40P-2 1375 first showed up in Anaheim in November 2021 with no graffiti upon it. Roughly two-and-a-half years later, it looks like this. Built by EMD in November 1974 as ... (more)

Eastbound manifest. Trailing units are SDF40-2 5252 and SD45-2 5823.

The Chessie heritage unit aways it call to lead 584 out of Chattanooga Tn. April 2024

It's hard to get much more Illinois Central than this. After an equipment failure in route with one of the trailing Amtrak Chargers, IC SD70 #1027 was sent to the rescue on this 7+ hour late City ... (more)

5 unit light engine move Southbound on the River Division behind ex-New York Central U30B 2847.