DRGW 5771 (F9A) had a storied career in Colorado, leading the Rio Grande Zephyr until 1983, when it was then used for some time leading the Colorado Ski Train, and she even ran some freight before... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s 840 local departs Trident, Montana, on September 21, 2008. In the background on the other side of the Missouri River is the empty, abandoned grade of Milwaukee Road’s Pacif... (more)

The Colorado Railroad Museum's Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad's #491 (2-8-2) gets backed into the roundhouse after spinning on the turntable.

Amtrak train 36, the eastbound Desert Wind (Los Angeles CA to Ogden UT) cuts through the haze as it passes the old Santa Fe station sign for Casa Blanca (White House), a neighborhood in Riv... (more)

My, what big radiators you have
With all of the added emission restrictions over the last couple of decades, the cooling capabilities of modern locomotives demand larger radiators, culm... (more)

Eight bovine agree....the eighth (of ten) such steam locomotives delivered to FEC in April 1920 looks right in 2024...it may be 4/20, but you are seeing things right....for the weekend, US Sugar r... (more)

The RS 70 has a heavy stone train today 39 cars.

Engineer Bill Megill pulls the throttle on Nevada Northern 81 as it reverses through the East Ely Yard.

July 28, 1978 - South Amboy, NJ - Having turned a rail with its train, Raritan River SW900 #6 has disconnected from its train and pulled forward to wait for additional help to arrive. We had been ... (more)

UPY 1403 and UPY 1296, a pair of MP15DCs, sit at the port in Granite City. They will eventually be repainted in UP themed colors and renumbered at PHRR 1403 and 1296. The other unit is a GP40 al... (more)

CSX 4571 leads M316 across the Shortline Sub towards Cumberland Maryland

UP 1507 (GP40M) passes the Union Pacific's operations building at the North Yard in Denver, Colorado.

Running coal trains thru Galesburg Yard wasn't too common practice. Once in a while, MofW or traffic issues would force the hand, and the trains would run by the roundhouse and out thru Waterman t... (more)

FLS/CSXT 1713 is getting a break from switching duties at Riverside Yard in South Baltimore. The former SBD 4613 (GP16) was born (12/1952) as CRR GP7 912, but rebuilt in 05/1981 and redesignated â... (more)

I listed it as Bunge but in fact unit was probably ex-EJ&E, leased from RELCO. This one changed hands many times. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.