SP 8982 waits to proceed West in the former Nickel Plate Road yard at Hobart Indiana in 1978.

EMC SW1 SP 1000 is seen working at Oakland California in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

SP train 26, The Owl, is at Glendale California in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

SP train 70, The Coaster, is on the move near Glendale California at 40 MPH, with 13 cars, in 1940. Otto's trusty 1935 Ford V-8 sedan is visible at left. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collectio... (more)

A forty nine car southbound freight is seen at Fresno California in 1938. Otto's speed estimate was 8 MPH. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Union Pacific train 717, the Los Angeles Challenger, is seen in Los Angeles at Pasadena Junction in 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

AT&SF 2-8-8-2 1797 awaits its next helper assignment on Raton Pass near Morley Colorado in 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Otto's speed estimate for SP train number 7 was 35 MPH at Edgerly Louisiana in 1936. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2-6-2 1874 leads a freight east of Pueblo Colorado in 1945. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

NYC FM CFA16-4 6601 leads a freight near South Bend Indiana in 1954. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

SP 4-8-2 4364 leads Second 23, the Beaver, at Gerber California in 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2-10-2 1696 is seen helping EMD E6 number 15 with a ten car Super Chief near Morley Colorado in 1942. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Santa Fe train number 4, the California Limited, is seen approaching Lamar Colorado in 1950. ATSF 3455 is coupled to EMD F3A number 24. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2-10-2 1696 is assisting EMC E1 number 3 with train 17, the Super Chief, on rugged Raton Pass near Wootton in 1938. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

A three unit FT set leads a 52 car southbound freight near Littleton Colorado in 1951. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.