Late Afternoon came as the snow kept falling while the B&E RJED sits ready to roll with former CSX 7727 on point with it's rather unpleasant light blue nose from the PanAm days.

Two ALCOs getting mechanical attention. Taken with permission of the property owner.

Up 6052 sit's on a flat car awaiting repairs from Altoona.

Track 303. In the "mud boot" days, it was an arduous trip down to photograph construction progress, but today you can ride a train here. The state of affairs of what is now Track ... (more)

Crowds near the station, on its penultimate day as part of Myanmar's rail network. I suspect the crowds were unaware of this fact. 9th December 2019. The loco is Alstom Bo-Bo-Bo 1247 which had hau... (more)

KCS 5003 leads CPKC 301 across the Fraser River at Cisco.

Phase VII Standard Cab. An unusual test train was operated out of Amtrak's Albany-Rensselaer Shop on Monday, March 18, 2024. Testing various upgrades, including PTC installation, Train 863 ... (more)

The 2023 Norfolk Southern + Amtrak "Capital Region" Toys For Tots train is stopped in front of the Delaware and Hudson depot in Oneonta, New York, during its southward run from Albany to... (more)

The hostlers pull an outbound train forward after putting the head end power on (as seen from Pepper Ave, over West Colton Yard). They will then hop on the helper unit and take up to the other end... (more)

Returning to Portland after overnighting in Redding, the "Shasta Daylight 1990" excursion special passes Grass Lake.

Santa Fe train number 4, the California Limited, is seen approaching Lamar Colorado in 1950. ATSF 3455 is coupled to EMD F3A number 24. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

A CN crew spots ore cars for unloading at Dock 6 as the veteran laker s/s Wilfred Sykes loads for Indiana Harbor as the end of the Lake Superior shipping season nears.

Flying Above the Clouds by Rail This very well may be the most difficult and rare of weather events to capture along the Flatiron Range. Meteorology calls it an Inversion and it can b... (more)

E9s 9901, 9916, 9913 and 9924 rest after the day's work.

An eastbound with a varied consist just north of Picacho.