Two major players competing for traffic in the viable transportation corridor that is the Columbia River Gorge momentarily roll past one another on the river's Washington banks at Dallesport in a ... (more)
With plenty of freight to move, and a scramble to acquire used locomotives to fill its roster, early Wisconsin Central was a colorful railroad. Three weeks after its startup, WC train 42 approache... (more)
CSX 8660 is just one of many CSX SD-50s stored at the Larry's Truck and Electric facility in Lordstown, Ohio. There is plenty of motive power from various railroads stored at LTEX. Photograph take... (more)
Sitting quiet at the C&O railway museum in Clifton Forge, the Greenbrier Presidential Express locomotive 614 rust's away on display.
Minnesota Commercial's Alcos and MLWs are joined together in the yard as a string of dead line locomotives. Though I never was able to get a photo of MNNR 35 in action, it is a consolation to at ... (more)
Up 6052 sit's on a heavy duty flat car at Altoona Pa.
Another unspecified passenger train looking good with the Warbonnet leading the way. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.
Some small talk at Up's Las Vegas yard, showing the impressive DD40X. Pretty bad weather this day.
In the 1980s, the development of high-power output diesel locomotives was yet to meet the rapid growth of freight train demand. China decided to import locomotives along with its technology from t... (more)
High above the Shasta Valley, the northbound Coast Starlight crosses Dry Canyon in summer 1994. An Amtrak engineer once told me that if the signals were all green and the train was making track sp... (more)
62V passes the remains of Bethlehem Steele at CP 87.
People Will Never Learn. Although the train was quite visible for anyone paying attention, this Volvo SUV pulled forward onto the crossing in close proximity to the train. A moment later, ... (more)
Many of these locomotives will be sold, scrapped, or used for parts.
Wabash train number 79, the Chicago Express, is seen leaving Detroit Michigan in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
Central of Georgia heritage leads NS coal train #812 (Quincy,WV - Lamberts Point,VA) past the Virginian Railway searchlight bracket at 'Lincoln'.
