A westbound B&O manifest was splitting the signals at Turkey Foot, WV on October 21, 1979, led by WM GP40 No. 3795. If you note the concrete footing to the left, one can see that at one time a si... (more)
Delaware & Hudson's nearly new Alco C628s looking great at Wilkes-Barre. At the time, D&H was still 100% Alco.
Eastbound Amtrak No. 704, the "Blue Ridge," was passing Mexico Tower at the east end of Cumberland Yard on Oct. 12, 1975, led by Amtrak E9A No. 400. To the left in background was an eastbound Tra... (more)
Chasing the setting sun, the Rio Grande Zephyr train #17 is minutes away from its regular station stop at Provo.
There are a few things in this world that I believe I could never get tired of. Watching an Alco RS-2 or RS-3 switch cars is one of them. It was in just such an environment that I acquired my in... (more)
A view from the coal dock at East Altoona reveals active and stored steam. John had permission from a high-up in the PRR to roam East Altoona, not often accessable to railfans. This is one of 16... (more)
Pictured is a moment of weather drama I will never forget! I was driving through the west part of downtown Salt Lake City where both UP and D&RGW had passenger mainlines that ran down the middle o... (more)
BN Extra Transfer led by a quartet of GP9's from the predecessor Hill roads has just departed Balmer Yard in Seattle minutes ago and is crossing the Lake Washington Ship Canal en-route to Everett ... (more)
Like many fellow railfans, when on vacation with family, I get up early and head on down to tracks. In the case of this image, I was still vacationing with my parents, as I caught Amtrak 152 in th... (more)
Night fall in Pavonia brings out night trains. In the middle of the image three switch jobs wait for an RS-11 to clear. All are waiting for a freight way left background to clear the yard. On the ... (more)
An I1s 2-10-0 shoves flats of farm implements in the Spring of '56.
The Blackhawk enroute to Dubuque Iowa at Roosevelt Rd. For a collection of shots taken on this trip see the Godfatherrails.com Channel
Oiler #211581.
An unusual early PC lashup of NYC and PRR engines
CNR U-2-g 6218 and U-2-e 6167 blast out of Washago for Huntsville, Ont.. The weekend doubleheaded trips were run to salute the retirement of 6167 and inauguration of 6218 in excursion service.
