Southern Pacific train 131 departs San Francisco. My 70's photos https://www.railpictures.net/album/8659/

Light Power as seen from 7th street ovverpass

Rock Island's GP-7's were not equipped for suburban service, and so 1217 must be functioning as a switcher or pilot rather than the motive power for the whole train. That duty is probably going ... (more)

Had to laugh when I saw this TTOX 2-wheel flatcar head out on this KC to Chicago freight train. You can hardly have one of these on a light power move anymore. Back in 1994, things seemed a little... (more)

I don't remember a lot of Chicago to KC Q-trains running, so I think this was a little odd for 1995. Also odd was how the Santa Fe found the CNW 6564 unit. The 6564 was the one-off that was rebuil... (more)

A local tiptoes by some old buildings with cars for an industry. Lucky business. As I recall IC Industries was more interested in bottling fizzy sugar water or some such at that time. Photo by ... (more)

Southern Pacific SW1500s 2552 and 2632, now owned by Union Pacific, work the UP's Huntington Beach Local. These two "Cruds" have cut a Centerflow covered hopper off their train and are ... (more)

The Rio Grande has the Wasatch Mountains to cross and the top is called Soldier Summit. The base of the grade where it starts is Helper, Utah. Hence the name where helpers are added to trains to m... (more)

A Suffern Turn has dropped a cut of cars and two switchers in Hillburn Yard and is now running light to grab it's pulls. Power is an ex Penn Central GP35, an ex Lehigh Valley GP38AC, and an ex Eri... (more)

Chessie B&O 4130-7225-8401, crossing the Youghiogheny River coming off the FM&P at S Connellsville, Pennsylvania. May 8, 1987. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Here's another forgotten slide of half a dozen Southern cabooses. The railroad was already Norfolk Southern but there's no evidence of the merger here. The number X420 goes along with Sweetwater 4... (more)

Illinois Central’s Markham Local speeds southbound between Peotone and Manteno, Illinois, on a clear January 21, 1989. Leading the train is solid orange Illinois Central Gulf EMD GP10 No. 8186.

This unit was a regular there and today is doing the regular shuffle of cars.

BN 1991 leads a loaded coal train out of the Black Thunder mine. Returning to the main at Reno Junction. (Tom Ellis photo)

Soo Line 6240 (1 of 54 SD39's made by EMD) leads a Lake States train out of Milwaukee, WI in May of 1987. Much has changed since this photo was taken. The Milwaukee skyline has added a building or... (more)