Sometimes Wabash Train Masters led trains through Decatur. One such occasion occurred on April 2, 1966 when #553 handled an extra through town. Photo by Bill Warren, from my collection.

An eastbound Norfolk & Western train, with in the lead NKP Alco RS36 872, Wabash F7 680, NKP GP9 812 and NKP RS11 563 at State Line Tower crossing the EJ&E, N&W (ex-Wabash), and the IHB on Jul... (more)

During 1962 ten Alco RS36's replaced the Nickel Plate's ten PA's. Alco 874 and EMD 480 accelerate out of LaSalle Station in July 1964, bound for Buffalo with #8 The New Yorker. Service continu... (more)

Steam equipped Wabash GP9 485 and Wabash E7A 1002 leads the Chicago to St. Louis N&W "Banner Blue" at Decatur, Illinois in November, 1965. From my collection, no photographer's name li... (more)

In October 1965, steam equipped Wabash Geep 486 and N&W 3494 (ex-Wabash 494) leads the Chicago-St. Louis Banner Blue at Granite City, Illinois. Photo from my collection, the photographer Al Hol... (more)

Southern EMD E8 6910 and an E7A are westbound at Blue Ridge with the TENNESSEAN in my father's photograph. My color slide of this same train passing beneath the bridge is also on this website. The... (more)

Two Wabash GP9's equipped with steam generators for passenger service, near Dearborn Station in September 1964. Al Holtz photographer, from my collection.

The 1980's were a great time to be a Railfan especially if you loved steam engines. From the west coast to the eastern US, big steam was polishing mainline rails. In 1982, N&W 611 was returned... (more)

N&W 2150 is the second engine of two Y6 types on an eastbound freight passing the Blue Ridge, Va. station. Y6 2150 was different from others in having aftercooler piping on the boiler as can be se... (more)

N&W Y6b 2179 pushes an eastbound coal drag and is about to pass under the wooden road bridge at Blue Ridge.

1218 and 611 begin their famous side by side run up the Christiansburg grade for the 1987 NRHS Convention.

A trio of Southern Railway FP7s lead a southbound train on the Shenandoah Line near Luray, rolling past the siding at Vaughn. The train is destined for the National Railway Historical Society conv... (more)

A Norfolk & Western train is seen on the former Nickel Plate Road Chicago-Fort Wayne line at the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Porter Line crossing diamond, in May of 1978. HO interlocking tower is just ... (more)

Norfolk & Western GE U30B 8492 with two SD40-2s at Roanoke, Virginia on March 29, 1977. Roster of N&W U30Bs (1930-1964, 8365-8514) Unknown photographer photo from my collection.

The 611 & 1218 are coming from the Shaffers Crossing Shops to doublehead the NRHS convention special out of town.