This ended up being one of my favorite chases of the year, for numerous reasons. The Holiday Express with "Shreveport" leading back to Shreveport.

Soo Line F7A 214A in original color scheme at Schiller Park, Illinois on December 01, 1963. Photo by Bob Malinoski, from my collection.

The Broadway Limited running eastbound through Englewood with an E8 and E7 for power.

LIRR FL9 AC 301 & 300 await the scrappers torch in Metro North's east yard. Returned from the LIRR because the dual mode testing is finished and they have no need to keep them on the roster.

Photographer unknown. From my collection.

In 1941 B&M ordered three A-B sets of F2's for passenger service for the lower speed operation in the hilly territory. At the diesel shop in October 1958, idled 4226 A&B now painted in one of th... (more)

The Holiday Express has quickly recrewed, toned up UP for their permission to swing around town onto their rails and head north. Initially, UP had cleared a path for them to run like the wind, bu... (more)

With the combined CP & KCS, they were able to provide three holiday themed trains across the USA this year. The KCS Holiday Express handled 13 dates across Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. As i... (more)

Amtrak acquired 12 ex Penn Central, nee New Haven, FL9s from Conrail in 1976. Over two and one half years later, Amtrak 487 was still in its MTA/Penn Central scheme. Amtrak 489 behind it was in Am... (more)

RRHMA's E9A makes its fourth consecutive appearance at Union Depot Train Days, gracing platform one at SPUD. This is the first time the E9 has faced east, allowing the skyline of St Paul to com... (more)

Two Outta Three Ain't Bad. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (DL&W) F3A no. 663 and F7B 664B are seen outside the shop at Steamtown National Historic Site, alongside DL&W coach 334. F3A 66... (more)

One of the factors to take into consideration when planning a chase across this territory for KCS (now CPKC) is..."how badly will UP stab them". There is actually a lot of traffic on CP... (more)

A different kind of Duval County. Mere mention of "Duval" conjures up images of a concrete jungle in North Florida. This Duval is situated in South Texas with very little concrete and no jungle.... (more)

At the crack of dawn on a Sunday morning, the KCS Holiday Express is making its way from Laredo back to Shreveport. This was the first trip for the special to the border city and, I heard, the cr... (more)

The CPKC Holiday Train heads back north from Laredo through the town of Wharton Texas going passed the old Southern Pacific depot at sunset.