Many Rock Island diesels units, especially Geep's made it into the mid Sixties in their original red, black and white scheme with "wings". We see here GP7 1226 and F7(A) 103 at the R... (more)

ready to depart Avery

Yes, OK it is SBD and that's its short lived new number but I want to hang on to "our railroad" a little longer. This is what happens when a locomotive that's been filthy all it's like ... (more)

Westbound approaching Avery

Chicago to St. Louis Abraham Lincoln with UP coaches

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)

Grand Trunk Western Maple Leaf departs Chicago for Toronto.

C&O GP7 5883 is seen in the yard at Handley West Virginia in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

C&O GP7 5819 and mates lead coal loads near Hinton West Virginia in 1967. R. Malinoski photo, from my collection.

C&O EMD E7 4515 is in charge at Chicago Illinois in May of 1962. R. Steinbrenner photo, from my collection.

I removed a wire from this shot that has bothered me for 47 years since I took the picture. We are looking east from the 152nd St Bridge. Conrail RC3 passes through Collinwood Yard in Cleveland be... (more)

NYO&W FTA-B 801 units with F3B-A 821 at Mayfield, PA engine yard, awaiting better times on March 23, 1957. The New York, Ontario & Western Railway operated from Oswego, N.Y. on the shore of L... (more)

There were a bunch of these that day and I enjoyed hearing the throaty roar of those 16-567s as they latched onto large cuts of cars. In the near future the only sound of locomotives will be a th... (more)

TL Scott. 2/27/1944 - 5/21/2025. On Wednesday May 21, 2025 I lost my Dad and dear friend TL Scott. It just seemed appropriate to dig into his slide collection tonight and find something good... (more)

Southern Pacific 7319 slowly leads a long manifest through the reverse curve as it heads east up San Timoteo Canyon.