"SD70ACU" NS 7335, an SD70ACU rebuilt from an SD90MAC in late 2018, soaks up some April sun in South Fork. Though Norfolk Southern rostered 100+ ACUs at one point, since selling ... (more)

Union Pacific Railway GP40P-2 1375 first showed up in Anaheim in November 2021 with no graffiti upon it. Roughly two-and-a-half years later, it looks like this. Built by EMD in November 1974 as ... (more)

I get the trains back in the 90s weren't the 700 car monsters they are today, but crazy that they would throw 2 SD38's on at Galesburg and run a decent size train it to Northtown with no issues. T... (more)

Awaiting the passage of a directors' special bound for Oregon, Southern Pacific's PTLAT train is parked in the siding at Mott, California.

Y131 crosses the NS Bear Creek Running Track, as it enters the Port of Baltimore Seagirt Marine Terminal.

The Iowa Northern had leased some LLPX units to help out while their power gets PTC installed back in 2020 These units have been pretty common on the local Waterloo switcher during the day time. H... (more)

The Chessie heritage unit aways it call to lead 584 out of Chattanooga Tn. April 2024

A fifty eight car freight is westbound near Eads Colorado in 1950. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

E9As 9913 and 9902 stabled after the evening commute.

With the snow capped Sierra mountains in the background, and a cold breeze blowing an eastbound Z train slithering like a snake through the S curves at Glenshire just east of Truckee, CA.

5 unit light engine move Southbound on the River Division behind ex-New York Central U30B 2847.

It's hard to get much more Illinois Central than this. After an equipment failure in route with one of the trailing Amtrak Chargers, IC SD70 #1027 was sent to the rescue on this 7+ hour late City ... (more)

Golden Hour Empress The much-awaited return of steam to North Dakota was met with a phenomenal show from the whole CPKC crew. At golden hour, the CP Empress steam locomotive... (more)

Rebuilt using EMD switcher frame and trucks and using a Caterpillar 3512 prime mover with a Kato generator. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

The elements have not been kind to the 603, the sole Amtrak E60 in preservation.