I thought that I should pay homage to Otto by submitting this one hundred year old photographic capture that he took in Kansas City Missouri on June 6th 1924, 100 years ago today. Otto Conrad Perr... (more)

"Classic EMD Workhorses at Italy Yard"

On April 23rd, 2024, New England Central Railroad (NECR) EMD SW1500 #1525 (former SOU, NS, PIR, CSOR & NECR 2340) sits dormant in the ... (more)

Striking Gold | A set of three locomotives running light crosses a dirt road near Lyons Switch, OK beneath a brilliant golden sky at dusk on a pleasant Sunday, June 2, 2024.

River Valley Rural Views | Just a few miles away from the Arkansas River in Gans, OK, a northbound train of empty grain hoppers cruises past a dirt road under the ominous skies of Sunday, J... (more)

D&RGW 2-8-8-2 3554 is in charge of a fifty four car westbound freight near Plainview Colorado in 1943. Note the raised smoke deflector. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

D&RGW 5201 is leaving Denver Colorado with a westbound freight in 1957. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Decatur Diesels | A northbound train of empty coal hoppers passes a decrepit F7 which is on permanent display in Decatur, AR on a mostly cloudy Saturday, June 1, 2024 morning.

Rails Through The Woods | A single Canadian Pacific engine leads a southbound train carrying freshly-forged ribbon rail south through Gravette, AR on a cloudy Saturday, June 1, 2024 morning... (more)

While a number of crows and gulls mind their business in the tidal waters and streams at Carkeek Park Beach, a northbound BNSF manifest heads up the coast towards Everett on a sunny and warm sprin... (more)

EMD FTs lead an eastbound freight east of Mack Colorado in 1942. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Florida East Coast 148 is quietly simmering in Lake Placid, Florida underneath the night sky getting prepared to depart for the southbound return trip to Clewiston

An eastbound freight is emerging from the east tunnel portal on Tennessee Pass in 1931. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

"SEPTA at SHORE"

On the morning of April 13th, 2024, a Trenton-bound SEPTA Regional Rail train, consisting of a set of Hyundai Rotem Silverliner V's, heads east past Shore I... (more)

"9000 on the Court"

On April 14, 2024, a couple of guys play a game of basketball as SEPTA LRV 9000, painted in its as-delivered colors, rounds the Angora Loop on 61st Stree... (more)

"9000 at Popeyes"

On the April 14th, 2024, SEPTA LRV 9000, painted in as-delivered colors, makes a stop at the 52nd Street Popeyes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania while runnin... (more)