ATSF 2-8-8-2 1797 and ATSF 4-8-4 3777 are working hard pulling a 13 car Chief at 30 MPH, near Raton New Mexico, on April 9th 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The legendary photographer Otto Perry captured this AT&SF 17 car mail train, number 8, doing 50 MPH at Bernalillo New Mexico on September 20th 1947. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Southern Pacific train number 4 is seen at San Diego California on April 23rd 1933. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

A Southern Pacific freight is seen near Cougar California, with snowcapped Mount Shasta visible in the background, on July 26th 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., was a design engineer at Baldwin and he would give my father different Baldwin Locomotive Works builder's cards when my father would visit him in Collin... (more)

Former Lehigh Valley SW-1 #114 is in charge of the Halloween Express as it hauls the train full of passengers through Ashland.

Westbound at Pine Lodge California, with 46 freight cars at 25 MPH, on April 26th 1933. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The Chief is detouring near Littleton Colorado, with 13 cars at 50 MPH, on July 15th 1951. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Departing eastbound from La Junta Colorado on October 2nd 1932. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Lancaster and Chester SW1200 #94 sits under the lights at the interchange with the NS along with two GMTX lease units. The leasors have long sine been returned and the end cab was later sold to th... (more)

Never to be repeated- two Penn Central E-33s eastbound on the old PRR Atglen & Susquehanna Branch at Washington Boro, PA. Note the crewmember in the trailing cab. For a photo of the lead locomot... (more)

Western Maryland 1309 performs a runby at West Sunnyside for the Trains Magazine photo charter.

ATSF 3460 leads a twelve car Fast Mail Express, ATSF train 7, doing 60 MPH, just east of La Junta Colorado, on June 4th 1939. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 3940 is seen in mid-train helper service, near Pine Lodge California, on April 26th 1933, during The Great Depression. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

A 12 car El Capitan, ATSF train 22, is seen near Morley Colorado on March 26th 1950. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.