Inside the cab of an old school EMD with the next generation visible in the distance.
Helper loco of coal train.
The former Baltimore and Ohio Valley Line, from Harpers Ferry to Strasburg passes along the floor of the Shenandoah. In Charles Town the line crosses the former Norfolk and Western at grade and is... (more)
With some Deere on the head end, Santa Maria Valley's Town Job heads toward Betteravia with its 70-tonner #80 doing the honors. The flat with tractors will be parked at the team track in Betteravi... (more)
British Columbia, Canada - on my "to live at" list. This is one of the few trains I managed to photograph due an earlier avalanche, derailment (no injuries), and the consequent 2 day shut down of... (more)
Caboose hop at Smith Lake. With the Skookum Locomotive still experiencing intermittent technical issues, the folks from the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad elected to have all 3 of their opera... (more)
A sight normally seen only by signal maintainers, is on display here before this colorlight is scrapped. Incandescent bulbs provide the light that glow behind colored lenses letting train crews a... (more)
A taconite pellet train is being unloaded on the famous Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Railroad's Dock 6 in Duluth, MN. As the sun rises at 0700 hrs, the train catches enough light to provide this m... (more)
Three NS C44-9W cabs now stand silent in a field of scrap in Cresson, PA at Cresson Steel. The dash nines were not scrapped, but rather rebuilt with new cabs.
Autumn is in the air as the days are growing shorter, the shadows are growing longer, and the first tinges of color have struck the trees. This westbound intermodal train is rolling along the Flat... (more)
Visions of the ferroequine zombie apocalypse. Pre -Corman “streaks of rust” through some stuff they were scrapping after years of neglect.
Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) SD70ACs CC-122 is one of 7-units produced and delivered for this North African railroad that hauls Iron Ore through the countries of Mauritania ... (more)
Santa Fe’s famous warbonnet perhaps looked best on an Alco PA, as Mail Train 4 arrived Kansas City Union Depot with PA 74, Oct. 30, 1966. An ATS (Automatic Train Stop) shoe is on the 3rd axle ... (more)
A sad site as this is the graveyard for many locomotives that have traveled millions of miles across this country.
Engine has seen better days, and in several months time will be off the roster
The 2nd derailment of the 1st run test via the mountanious line of Tripolis.
Looking north from Anthony's Nose, one can see a southbound Metro-North train dashing along the Hudson River. CSX's River Line sits on the west side of the river, and the West Point Military Acade... (more)
Since nobody seemed to be bothered by me shooting pictues, I went in a little closer and got this. Maybe you will be able to recognize a long lost relative who worked for the LV at the time.
BN 9917 is a rebuilt from the CBQ 9987A (E9A). It started life in December 1955 replacing the romantic era of steam. These streamliners were just as beautiful. It continued life as a E9AM. Once ag... (more)
Conrail Blue leads the movement of the ABBA F units past the Rumsey Monument north towards Hagerstown and Altoona. The ex RPCX units included units with B&O and CGW heritage.
Redondo Over - Under. As Union Pacific 7625 leads the westbound rock train through Redondo Junction and toward the Alameda Corridor, Amtrak 785 cruises above on its decent toward CP Olympia... (more)
Standby power lays over in the coach yard next to (then) Philadelphia Municipal Stadium on the south side.
As if being spotted specially for the youthful photographers John Dziobko and Bill Rosenberg, B&O Mountain-type T-3b 5581 gets turned on the table at Robey St. Yard. Unlike Pennsy, B&O steam was ... (more)
The snazzy paint job on Montana Limestone Company’s SD50F Nos. 5404 and 5438 is seen at Warren, Montana, in the pouring rain on May 24, 2011. These two former Canadian National locomotives opera... (more)
EMD F3 takes a rest in the sun at the Steamtown shops in Scranton, Pa. The unit is being repainted fron CNJ colors to the DL&W freight scheme.
Sunset view from Mid-Hudson Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge, EMD SD70MAC No.4731 lead southbound CSX freighter, bordering Hudson river with massive former Poughkeepsie railroad bridge in backgrou... (more)
231 popped inside the Roundhouse so we could utilize an overhead crane to take apart its turbocharger. It was such a tease to have the 231 in between a Daylight-painted car and a Daylight locomoti... (more)
As a Southern Pacific West Colton to Taylor "Hauler" (led by SP GP38-2 4800) blocks a Los Angeles County Fire Department engine that is rushing to a call in Code 3 (lights and siren), but all the ... (more)
Doodlebug #4900, a 1936 product leftover from the SAL roster, serves as the power for a soon to be discontinued Champion, seen departing Arcadia. For the companion view taken moments before at th... (more)
Resting between takes, restored Santa Fe F7A 347C, owned by the California State Railroad Museum, is on loan for production of a promotional film for the Santa Fe.
Crossing the diamonds at 21st street in Chicago, a CB&Q (Burlington Route) freight with GP30 #957 , GP20 #935 and GP40 #172. 35mm slide from my collection, photographer unknown.
A colorful consist is idled at CSXT's Selkirk, NY yard on March 11. The SCRF GP40-2 6415 (ex-GT/DT&I) is heading west for delivery to the Chicago Fort Wayne & Eastern; the CEFX SD90MAC/43s 130 and... (more)
The westbound Sunset Limited crosses the mysterious Willcox Playa at dusk on an otherwise very quiet evening.
UP GP60 1038 leads the Troy Grover south through Earlville, busting through plow lines.
Early Amtrak "rainbow era" featured classic motive power.
Oops!
Cruising gracefully down the North Bank of the Columbia River George, another load of grain destined for Western Washington elevators and export overseas looks beautiful on a fine fall afternoon.
Pushing snow at Otterdale, stopping to PK CN Q107 with GTW 5949, CN 2108, CN 2448! This is the machine I operate for the winter months on CN, keeping the trains a moving!
Passing Starlights. The daily ritual, at least when both trains are on time, takes place in front of the beautifully resorted Southern Pacific freight house here in San Luis Obispo as Amtra... (more)
Former DLA 53205 pauses in the sun, after setting out a few cars in the business depot. She runs extremely well it would seem.
Brand spankin new PROX 17394 sits in track OG32 at Oakville Yard awaiting placement at the Procor facility in Oakville to be painted, these updated tank cars include riot shields, new rung ladders... (more)
In charge of priority freight to Hochelaga, CP 8791 East passes through the bush lining the clear and prestine waters of Lake Superior. 6700 feet back on his tailend is a robotized CP 8851.
on static display. Is fully covered in a dry indoor facility.
Completed in 1872, and out of service since the 1970's, the original bore at Big Bend is 6560 feet long, and lined with brick from end to end. This bore is best known for being home to the legend... (more)
With very little to do but wait out the summer months, Rio Grande Russell snow plow X-67 glows in Aspen Gold paint at D&RGW's Minturn Yard. This single track Russell was one of a kind on Grande's ... (more)
Always an impressive sight, the outbound Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train doesn't even warrant a glance from the guy in the yellow and blue in the lower left. But others strolling ... (more)
Heading East through Exshaw, Canadian Pacific's F-Units return to Calgary from Banff on a beautiful fall day
One of just three snoot nose SD40-2s on Norfolk Southern rests outside Juniata Shops. The unit was purchased used from CIT Group. The unit was origionally built for Union Pacific before it was sol... (more)
One of the "Lost Engines of Roanoke," sold for scrap long ago but never cut up.
Texas and Pacific 2-10-4 Steam Locomotive #610 sits in the fading East Texas Sun, after another day on the Texas State Railroad. The Texas State Railroad has been running "Polar Express" trains wh... (more)
The 1361 has come off the Conrail main line at Tyrone to board passengers for a round-trip to Bellefonte. At that time, the general public was not permitted to ride between Altoona and Tyrone, so... (more)
Not sure what happened to #7, but it may have been the lead locomotive in a collision with a trash truck in Crystal City, MS in late May. My 2.5-year-old son explained to his mom that the locomot... (more)
Westbound leaves Dewitt Yard as an eastbound with EMDs enters
Number 14, the eastbound Land O'Corn, heads towards the depot after departing Wood. The switch engine on the left is likely either the IC 430 or 432. The track panels on the left were built and us... (more)
Storming Archer Hill in a March snowstorm about to become a blizzard, U50 32 and a pair of GP30B’s head an extra out of Cheyenne for North Platte. Less than a year old in 1964, all three engines... (more)
A Busy Afternoon at HilandThere's a lot of activity at Hiland, the summit of the Southern Pacific's crossing of Cajon Pass, on July 2, 1978. A westbound sits in the siding as an ea... (more)
To negotiate the numerous curves found on today’s rails, innovative holding mechanisms were created and attached to these 89 foot flatcars which allow the large blades to pivot their way around ... (more)
Pennsy hammers the CNJ diamonds at CY on the Greenville Branch while the competition enters the picture overhead. CNJ traffic waits in the distance. PRR Class AS10. Note that the Lehigh Valley ma... (more)
Former Great Eastern Railway 'Claud Hamilton' class 4-4-0 No 8787 passes through Welwyn North station with an up Cambridge Buffet Express heading for Kings Cross, London at line speed as a humble ... (more)
The car are not derailed....
Mamiya 645 color negative
Wisconsin and Southern Plow Extra works easttbound clearing line from Janesville, Wisconsin to Fox lake, Illinois.
Union Pacific Railroad Alco FA1#1635, and 2 FB1's. Photo taken from my slide collection, photographer unknown.
The cab of PREX FP9 1752 is decorated for the Santa Special with garland across the windows and Christmas lights powered by battery. The crew was offering cab tours during each stop.
The Sisters Defying Time: The Pan Am Railways OCS crosses the Androscoggin River from Lewiston into Auburn, Maine on its trek west to Rigby yard in Portland. A beautiful day coupled with an equall... (more)
A Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway’s passenger train crosses the old La Selva Bridge for the last time on its journey along the Pacific Coast from Santa Cruz to Watsonville at sunset. After thi... (more)
There are few freight cars that are more distinctive than the B&O’s “wagontop” box cars. Conceived out of the necessity to replace older double-sheathed boxcars with steel ones, the class M1... (more)
Bringing an "A" back to life.
Right at Home Union Pacific "Centennial" DDA40X 6936 is spending its first morning inside its new home at the former Rock Island shops in Silvis, Illinois. The historic unit was ... (more)
Amtrak 305 hasn't pulled one of America's Passenger trains at 79 MPH in a long time, the unit along with 3 "heritage" cars has been getting a lot of use over the last 15 years training F... (more)
The seldom used Kains Siding on the CP Marquette Sub sees a meet between two trains, both are fully powered by EMD locomotives. The southbound mixed freight with three engines meets a northbound w... (more)
K4 in action, possibly backing up to his train. This view is looking north, and is where PRR swapped steam for elec/diesel power. There was a small yard & engine terminal at one time. Then a jo... (more)
CSX's #911 (Spirit of our First Responders) leads Q693-03 along with the CSX #1776 (Honoring our Veterans unit) across Boone's Creek trestle near Johnson City, TN.
Canadian Pacific's Holiday Train rolls across the Nahatlatch River, which drains into the muddy Fraser River. Located on CP's Thompson Sub, this section of track typically only sees eastbound trai... (more)
Frisco E8(A) 2018 and 2013 leads The Oklahoman passenger train which ran between St. Louis and Oklahoma City, seen here at Kirkwood, Missouri September 19, 1966. Photo taken from my slide colle... (more)
Two Milwaukee Road FP7 units have arrived from Omaha with THE ARROW. The lead units displays the train number in the number board as was the practice with SP and UP.
C&O Streamlined Hudson built for the ill-fated "Chessie" on display alongside B&O P-7 "President" Pacific
A beat up up SD70M assists 11 into snowy Portland.
Santa Fe’s premier train, eastbound Super Chief-El Capitan with two FP-45s, pauses at La Junta, Colo. for a crew change and accept passengers from the connector Train 201 from Denver, which arri... (more)
After the first major snowstorm of the year(On Christmas Day, no less), dumping 20-25cm of goodness, westbound train 406 hits a nice pile of snow at one of the crossings at Hampton, New Brunswick.... (more)
Ed Dickens, Union Pacific Railroad's Manager of Heritage Equipment (better known as the UP's steam program), who had been fireman on Santa Fe 3751's trip from San Bernardino to Los Angeles, climbe... (more)
A pair of Alcos,A9108-A9104, led on a special freight train as an excursion for Greek railfans club.
The morning fog has not yet burned off as a bluebonnet F7 leads a sizable train on one of Santa Fe's many Kansas branchlines. Scanned from High Speed Ektachrome.
DRGW 3082 leads an eastbound manifest uphill into Belden siding. A downhill helper set waits on the track along the Eagle Mine. View from Highway 24 high above.
Standing on the pile of dirt and ballast as the lead engine burrowed its way into the row. good news is its still under warranty !
It was supposed to be a strike day on spanish railways and contractors think they can finish the job on tracks. Until a Talgo train arrive...
By the former trasandine railway line between Los Andes (FCTC Chile) and Mendoza (FCTA Argentina) over the great Andes mountain (closed in 1984 except the section Los Andes - Rio Blanco which rema... (more)
