Alco RSD-15 and GP35 3339 are on an eastbound Speno rail grinder work train running against the current of traffic at Nelson, Arizona, March 22, 1973. This location is on the old Kingman District ... (more)

If you're going to crash, might as well make it spectacular. Southern Railway's new aluminum "silver side" coal hoppers detailed atop a trestle near Frisco, Tenn. and the Big Hook was uprighting ... (more)

Railfans watch a SB freight charging down the former-ACL main. BTW these same fans found and reported multiple failed bolts in the crossovers. Did it prevent a wreck? Who knows.

Seaboard Coast Line GP40 #1524, with former Seaboard Air Line paint scheme "Jolly Green Giant" paint showing thru the black, leads southbound train #335. #1524 was built May 1966, on order #7885,... (more)

After working an industrial area along the Cooper River, a switch crew heads along a litter-strewn branch back to Bennett Yard.

Hell bent to "get out of Dodge" at dusk, four Western Pacific GE's and an EMD unit smoke it up eastbound through downtown Elko, Nevada en route Salt Lake City on April 18, 1980. Fortunately the t... (more)

Chicago and North Western’s yard office at Bill, Wyoming, is where C&NW train crews report to work in Powder River Basin. It is also the workplace of two friendly lady railroaders in the corner ... (more)

On approach to the Daggett airport, my father banked the airplane over "hard" so I could take photos of the Union Pacific Yermo Yard with coal trains, a two unit helper set, and a SD40 switcher. T... (more)

Nightfall at Hearst
On the evening of September 19, 1993, power for Algoma Central and Ontario Northland slumber the night away at Hearst, Ontario. Algoma Central No. 103 is a GP7, whil... (more)

Fourth of July fireworks
A Burlington Northern coal train is ready to leave Alliance, Nebraska, on the eve of July 4, 1996. Four GE C30-7s power the train under the bright light towers ... (more)

Back when Tennessee Eastman was related to Kodak and Kodak meant photography and they owned their own units this new switcher is working the massive tank farm at their gigantic chemical plant, the... (more)

At Taylor, Katy's line forked. To the left, the line to Houston. To the right, Katy had trackage rights on the Missouri Pacific to Austin and San Antonio.

Another cloudy July morning in the Washington cascade mountains. Eastbound BN F45 no. 6642 has just arrived at Skykomish.

Soo Line tested the Burlington Northern SD60MACs in 1993. Here, Nos. 9500, 9503 and 9502 are leading Soo Line train No. 430 and is meeting train No. 431 led by a Soo SD60 at Green Island, Iowa, on... (more)

Union Pacific pool power leads Rio Grande coal train #735, approaching the UP wye connection at Ironton. The 84 car train of aluminum IPPX coal hoppers were loaded at at Skyline mine and will be s... (more)