DRGW 5344 on the Jansen Turn, near Walsenburg, CO, Mar 21, 1977

The WNYP's Driftwood Turn smokes it up as they pull empty stone hoppers under the old PRR signal bridge in Emporium. Two MLW 636's bracket an M630 for today's consist.

As the morning sun rises, the crews of the WNYP get their power started up for the days operations.

The Rio Grande had full faith in its ability to get freight trains over the road in a timely fashion. Train 87 left Denver about an hour ahead of the Rio Grande Zephyr, and didn’t expect ... (more)

The day begins with SQSC Nº 1466 SQSC is making the shovel move up the Jasper Branch for the US Gypsum Processing Plant to loading yard with a cut of inbound cars to be loaded. A lot has changed ... (more)

A pair of SD40E helpers shove hard on the rear of loaded corn train 40T to assist it over the grade in Cresson on the Pittsburgh Line.

Steam fever spreads. Even the engines making up Iowa Interstate’s CBBI (Council Bluffs, Iowa to Blue Island, IL) are puttin’ it out as Big Boy fever spreads. IAIS 601 (GP38, ex-Missouri Pacifi... (more)

A GP38-2 that was built back in 1972 for the L&N is seen here in HLCX Maroon colors, as it leads the BNSF Westbound local from GM Yard in Hodgkins, IL to Galesburg Yard in Galesburg, IL.

Freeport McMoran #63 slogs up the steep 5% grade up Shannon Hill with a long train of empties for Morenci. This steep, winding section of track was originally a three foot gauge branchline to Shan... (more)

NECR 608 heads south past Columbia Junction with two 38's notching up, letting out a little smoke.

I was asked by a guy in a car driving by the tunnel if the N&W 611 was coming, I said no. If he had stayed for the show he may have thought I was lying at first. A brand new SD70ACe emerges out of... (more)

CSX Local Wauhatchie, Tn to Nashville, Tn. is seen here crossing over the NS AGS North Subdivision with a GE CSX YN2 on the point.

The Auburn yard job smokes it up by the old Auburn Cement and leaves to make way for GS-2.

An eastbound train on the Modoc Line disturbs the peace of a quiet Sunday morning in Likely, California. A standpipe for refilling steam locomotive tenders with water was probably the reason for ... (more)