The head-end brakeman on the local switch job is dressed in the traditional classic railroader's garb of 1972. The mandatory wearing of bright colored safety vests is still decades away.
Fast and swift looking ATSF E1 3 is seen near the station at Raton New Mexico in 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.
VGN 2-8-8-2s 739 and 710 are seen leaving Page West Virginia with a freight in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
AT&SF train 17, The Super Chief, glides downgrade on Raton Pass with a nice looking set of F7s leading the way, in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
ATSF 2-6-2 1105 is leading Colorado & Southern train number 1, The Colorado Special, north bound with twelve cars at Colorado Springs on June 28th 1925. Directly behind the Santa Fe locomotive is ... (more)
PRR-Westinghouse 2-C-2 number 4782 leads train 28, the Broadway Limited, at 70 MPH near Stelton New Jersey on August 19th 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
ATSF locos 1797 and 3811 are working hard near Morley, with 936 shoving at the rear. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
Son Mike and his cousin Lisa observe as the engineer prepares the narrow gauge steam locomotive for a trip at the Brookfield Zoo. Unlike most amusement park trains, this railroad functioned simila... (more)
D&RGW train 1, the Scenic Limited, is seen at Salt Lake City Utah on September 6th 1936. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
The Chief is detouring near Littleton Colorado, with 13 cars at 50 MPH, on July 15th 1951. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
An eleven car El Capitan, ATSF 21, is seen on the move at 60 MPH, east of Trinidad in 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
ATSF 2-10-4s 5034 and 5030 lead a 62 car freight, east of Belen New Mexico, in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
This image is kind of special because it's one of the last photos taken by the legendary Otto Conrad Perry. He died at his home in Colorado on December 23rd 1970, two days after his 76th birthday.... (more)
These huge 800 class freight motors could accelerate quite rapidly, even though they were almost 89 feet in length.
Eighteen car SP train 56 is seen at Glendale station in 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.