CANYON TX July 6 1986 — ATSF C30-7 8025 is in charge of a TOFC train on the Transcon. GE built the unit (s/n 41692) in March 1978 with an air conditioning unit mounted in the nose, 74:18 gear ra... (more)

Just after sunrise, the northbound Coast Starlight rolls through the Devil's Garden. This area is a lava flow created by eruptions of nearby Mount Shasta.

PRR K4s No. 1361 is halted on the old Bald Eagle Branch during a Horseshoe Curve Chapter NRHS round-trip excursion from Vail, PA (near Tyrone) to Bellefonte, PA. No. 1361 was built by the Juniata... (more)

On its way from Montreal to New York, the Adirondack just crossed the Saint-Lawrence and will soon diverge from CN

Black River & Western 60 races by the Ringoes Station shortly after a heavy spring storm.

In the Qinling Mountains on a clear winter day, passenger trains pass through rime-covered mountains. Trains spiral up the mountains, where only more locomotives can pull the train over the Qinlin... (more)

One of 23 Santa Fe EMD GP60B 3800 hp (325-347) built in July 1991. The Santa Fe was the sole railroad to use this cabless GP60B model. ... (more)

Combino tram 5001 running a route 6a service to Moreland prepares to shunt over a portable turnout due to track works further ahead at Melbourne University.

The 1218 is northbound on the Shenandoah Valley Line on a circle trip from Roanoke to Balcony Falls on the C&O, down the James River Line to Lynchburg, and back to Roanoke over Blue Ridge. The Cl... (more)

On a beautiful fall morning, VIA Rail's westbound Canadian races along the calm Yellowhead Lake in Yellowhead, BC on October 1st, 2022.

MORRIS KS Sept 29 1979 — Santa FE C30-7 8019 traverses the HiLine with a TOFC train. GE built the unit (s/n 41672) in December 1977 with an air conditioning unit mounted in the nose, 74:18 gear ... (more)

Flatback Electric. When the Pennsylvania Railroad was seeking to replace its P5a electric freight motor fleet, they looked at a number of options. The order for 66 of the General Electric E... (more)

The Santa Fe Super Chief is seen at Albuquerque New Mexico in 1943. Note the wartime headlight visor on the EMC E6. Jack Delano photo, from the Library of Congress collection and my collection.

Raton New Mexico Super Chief station scene four days after Christmas in 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

AT&SF train number 19, The Chief, is departing Raton New Mexico at 10 MPH on March 26th 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.