Freshly painted Amtrak 231 ran on the point of the daily trains the last weekend of September 2024.

Amtrak F40PH 231, OLS leads the Baseball Special on the Arizona & California at Parker, Arizona, April 17, 1998. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Wisconsin Central was a friendly railroad to be around with a camera. I frequently wandered around the engine facility, as well as locomotive and car shop at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin—or “S... (more)

A Fox River Valley Railroad freight crosses the long bridge over thin ice atop Little Lake Butte des Morts at Menasha, Wisconsin, on a cold November 18, 1989. All three of FRVR’s EMD GP30s—Nos... (more)

This locomotive was built as Amtrak 644 and is the only operable SDP40F in existence. It's owned by https://dynarail.org/ with the hope of restoring it to an Amtrak livery. As with many historic ... (more)

Amtrak 644 is the only operable SDP40F in existence, owned by https://dynarail.org/ with the hope of restoring it to an Amtrak livery. As with many historic preservation efforts, it's not easy to ... (more)

Chicago & Illinois Midland EMD RS1325 No. 30, along with EMD SW1200 No. 20, sit outside near the railroad’s shop at Springfield, Illinois, in February 1984. Constructed by EMD in October 1960, C... (more)

On a bright April 23, 1989 afternoon, northbound Fox River Valley Railroad PRGBA (Proviso Yard in Chicago to Green Bay) freight rolls past the stately barn of Luxerin Farms at Marblehead, just sou... (more)

The last RS1325 in revenue service, and one of two built for the Chicago & Illinois Midland, awaits its next assignment at Sanford on the Atlantic & Western. The ATW just got a "new" GP1... (more)

With a line of speeders behind it, former AMTK 644/ATSF 5266/BNSF 6976 (still wearing its special Maersk paint) sits as the first excursion of the day holds the main.

The only active SDP40F on the planet sees regular service hauling Rail Explorers' Railbikes and customers up the grade back to the museum in Boulder City, NV. The locomotive was built new by EMD ... (more)

FRVR 815 leads a freight past the ex-CNW Neenah-Menasha, WI depot in January of 1992. FRVR had an eclectic mix of power including several ex-CNW GP30's. I grew up next to the CNW, so I enjoyed cha... (more)

A pair of Santa Fe Railway’s finest, a bit battered and bruised after repeatedly operating for thousands of miles at a time, poke their noses out of the shops in San Bernardino. Built in June 1... (more)

On August 28th, National Railway Equipment announced a consolidation plan that would close all operations at their Silvis and Dixmoor facilities in Illinois, as well as the facility in Milwaukee, ... (more)

Former Amtrak 644 / ATSF 5266 / BNSF 6976 decorated with red, white and blue lights for train excursions held over Fourth of July weekend rests under a full moon; Saturn and Jupiter are also visib... (more)