This photograph shows the Conrail River Branch Yard Office at 113th Street on the Calumet River's east bank in southeastern Chicago. Laying over on the River Branch Secondary main at left is the A... (more)
TRRA EMD SW1500 1502, slug and another SW1500 shove toward the hump crest at the railroad's massive Madison, IL hump yard. Downtown St. Louis is located about 4 o'clock to my right, across the Mis... (more)
An unknown Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI train passes the monumental Pennsylvania Railroad freight house, as it prepares to leave CUSCo. property on its way East.
During the eighties, before I became a locomotive engineer, I occasionally had days off in which to do human activities! One of the things I loved to do was ride behind steam locomotives, especial... (more)
I took a trip out east to Pittsburgh with my new VW Jetta GLI in August 1986 to photograph trains and steel facilities. Little did I know that there was a steel strike underway! Nevertheless, I di... (more)
On a trip to central Illinois in February 1984, I paced a northbound C&NW train on its "SI" line (between Nelson, IL and East St. Louis, IL) through blizzard conditions. After the snow paused for ... (more)
Belt Railway of Chicago Alco C424's 604 and 602 round the curve just south (railroad east) of Beverly Jct. on the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railway. They are lugging a heavy, 100-plus car ... (more)
