An eastbound with a varied consist just north of Picacho.

MARTIN UTAH Aug 6 1981 — Utah Railway RSD-4 301 is tied down and awaiting its fate. Alco built the unit (b/n 78948) in February 1952 and delivered it on Feb 29 1952. It went into service on Mar ... (more)

A pair of freshly rebuilt ex dash 9's lead a westbound MFWWC at Willcox, AZ.

The Chicago Rail Link is seen shoving up the Beverly Branch to serve Great Northern Lumber at 127th Street.

Destination Canada? Hard to say. This is a unique former Canadian Pacific "horse car" once used by the RCMP to transport horses to their shows across Canada. It is one of three to the be... (more)

Back in the days when Santa dispensed goodies anywhere along the line, hopefuls are waiting in anticipation of some treats. Those guys on the front are strapped down and keeping an eye on the tra... (more)

CB (Conductor Brad) gives a salute to the crowd of railfans watching the first passenger train come up the FRS to Longmont in over 8 years!

Ex SP B30-7 sits awaiting it's fate in the small town of South Fork, CO, 47 miles west of Alamosa on the old D&RGW Creed Branch.

BNSF 9647 the Celebration unit for the BNSF merger leads this XTY Coal train through Trinidad, CO with BN 9690 & BN 9659. This was a Texas Power coal train returning to the Powder River.

AT&SF train 21, El Capitan, is seen near Trinidad Colorado in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Last Minute Save? One of the oldest locomotives on the Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway roster, LS 600 (née-BM 1127, SW1, 8/1953) was sitting in the Pittston, Pennsylvania yard on May 10, 2... (more)

The Airbnb vacation home we rented in Montana had an outdoor fire pit perfect for hanging out, enjoying a beer and grilling brats over an open fire. An added attraction is a westbound BNSF train g... (more)

WRWK... Warwick Railway, Providence & Worcester, and GATX all have a part in these new autoracks. In the long consist of train M209, 3 brand-new CPKC auto carriers head south under the power of t... (more)

A quartet of Montana Rail Link SD70ACe helpers return from Elliston, MT to Helena after moving a westbound unit grain train over Mullan Pass (cut-in mid-train). Herds of cattle are not an uncommon... (more)

New Home. This former UP unit has found a new home with the rarely photographed Charlotte Western Railroad (the official name even though the unit is lettered Charlotte & Western). The CWR... (more)