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

The RBMN 270 charges through the Tamaqua countryside on its return leg of the Fall Color Special from Jim Thorpe to Reading. A beautiful evening for a train ride.

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.

The 10:30 Lehigh Gorge excursion shoves back in to the Jim Thorpe depot (at 11:57am) while the excursion from Pittston rests on the closest track during its 5-hour layover in town.

A pair of Baldwin Sharks are acting as helpers on an ore train originating out of Whiskey Island yard on Lake Erie. PRR had trackage rights on the NYC here to reach PRR trackage in East Cleveland.

Santa Fe did some experimenting with warbonnet schemes after the Amtrak takeover. Since the red warbonnet was affiliated with passenger service, it was too attractive to just throw away. This was ... (more)

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.

RBMN Port Clinton shops

Backyard Black and White. Rows of spare and scrap wheelsets fill the area behind the back shops at Steamtown National Historic Site, where Delaware, Lackawanna & Western F3A 663 and coa... (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)