A light engine movement heads east over a snowy Cajon Pass on December 30, 1974.

Strange Bedfellows. Awaiting Monday morning's call to duty, two MCER motors spend the night in Palmer. Smartly-painted #960 is a Milwaukee Road veteran (and past benefactor of a MILW... (more)

Massachusetts Central Railroad heads south towards the CSXT interchange in Palmer Massachusetts after the conductor throws the switch leading down towards the yard.

Southbound to switch cars at Koppers tie plant.

Having completed their chores in Guntersville, ATN's M715 switcher climbs into Albertville, where it will switch more customers before continuing on to Gadsden.

ATN M715 skirts the backwaters of Lake Guntersville as it begins its return trip to Gadsden. Lake Guntersville, created by TVA's Guntersville Dam on the Tennessee River, is Alabama's largest lake.

ATN switches a grain elevator in Albertville as the sun sinks toward the horizon.

ATN's M715 job arrives in Guntersville where it will work a few industries and be wyed for its return trip to Gadsden. The ATN is an Omnitrax shortline. This portion of the line is former NC&StL.

Dropping down off Sand Mountain, ATN's M715 job arrives in Guntersville where it will work a few industries and be wyed for the return trip to Gadsden. The ATN is an Omnitrax shortline. This porti... (more)

Long hood forward in rural Macon County.

A Georgetown Railroad GP20 sits outside of the shop, looking like she won't run again.

The engineer of this Mass Central Railroad train looks towards the sun as he waits for the conductor to throw the switch leading down into the interchange yard.

The Keokuk Junction Railway turn from Keokuk, Iowa prepares to cut off its train to the crew using the two FP9A units of the Peoria & Western. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

With out of service fire damaged B unit left in LaHarpe, the Canton Cannoball heads eastward with the matched pair of Aunits on the Peoria & Western. The Bunit has been repaired after fire damag... (more)