Missing the seal. I wonder why.

Years ago I had a seasoned SCL Chief Dispatcher explain to me that there were three degrees of derailments. The "Aw Shucks" wasn't too bad. A little worse, but not totally devastating, was the "... (more)

CNR F7 9074 was the unfortunate victim of a washout on the Three Hills Sub at Huxley, Alberta between Calgary and Mirror in August of 1968. A large thunderstorm took out the track which derailed ... (more)

CNR SW1200RS 1212 had a bit of an oops when trying to negotiate the switches at Hamilton Junction, Ontario. This accident tied up the Grimsby Sub to Niagara Falls and Fort Erie for a while which ... (more)

A CNR MLW RS18 and a CLC C Liner are headed into Hamilton, Ontario through Bayview Junction in the summer of 1966 probably on train 463 from Toronto to Fort Erie.

A classic painted F7 of green and yellow highlight this CNR westbound freight leaving Jasper, Alberta in the fall of 1967.

It takes a lot of power to lift heavy trains over the Tehachapi Mountains, as evidenced by this Santa Fe eastbound lead by F45 5903. Ten six-axle diesels from factories in La Grange IL and Erie P... (more)

Conrail train WHWC-21 has just finished spotting empty hoppers at the small coal load out at the end of the line west of Good Spring, PA on May 12, 1987. The light engines will run a short distan... (more)

Eastbound Conrail train WHSN-04 slowly ambles up the rickety track through the remains of the old Glen Burn Colliery at Shamokin, PA on April 29, 1987 with three MP15s. The scrappers were dismant... (more)

PRR #1453 makes a stop. Ansco Color ASA 10 original.

The iceman...is here. Note stencil that car is for ice service only.

A Burlington Northern switchman rides a Cotton Belt box car while making up a train in McCook, Nebraska, on August 19, 1980.

A westbound B&O manifest struggles around Turkey Foot curve and past the CPLs on October 21, 1979. Back then, it always fascinated me just how much tonnage B&O could tie on to two worn out Geeps.... (more)

Three high-hood Geeps, one a "torpedo boat" with air reservoirs topside, power train 555 northward across the Trading Cove trestle from Uncasville into Norwich just before 7:00 PM. Today the firs... (more)

Heading home to Manitoba I stopped at Rugby, which had a manned station at the time, and was told a westbound was coming within minutes. I took the photo and headed on my way not realizing at the ... (more)