With a Little Help from my Friends. Siemens Chargers are becoming more and more common these days. At the same time, they're becoming known for their mechanical failures. Dash 8's have beco... (more)
CR E8A 4022 leads two Amtrak E8 A's out of Chicago Union Station in April of 1977. Unknown Photographer, collection of Colin Kund.
The daily St. Paul to Kansas City freight rounds the curve at Reno on the CPKC Marquette Sub. This is about the only place I saw north of Harpers where water was a problem. The CP dump rock thru h... (more)
SOO only owned 10 "Boats" so they were an oddity to find out and about. They looked nice and sounded great but by all accounts there were numerous reasons they had a lifespan of about 1... (more)
Frisco 1630 receives further instructions via train order hoop as it departs from East Union with a late-night passenger train in tow.
Classic Santa Fe in the 90s. Pretty red and silver units pulling intermodal around a nice curve. The curve west of Chillicothe has always been a fan favorite for many years. Recent times, the curv... (more)
With a light rain starting to fall, NS 143 crosses the Kentucky River and through the famed High Bridge behind the Illinois Terminal and Wabash heritage units on the front
A freshly painted UP 6900, sporting UP's new paint scheme, leads a loaded rail train up the Palmer Divide towards the summit at Palmer Lake.
CSX M304 in Richmond
The Portland Section of the Empire Builder crosses the causeway at Horsethief Lake.
A San Diego & Arizona Eastern freight arrives in San Ysidro (pronounced san ee-sidrow), near the border between the United States and México. Operated by Kyle Railway, the SD&AE operated ... (more)
A three unit FT set leads a 52 car southbound freight near Littleton Colorado in 1951. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
Amtrak's Capitol Limited out of Chicago running nearly 3 1/2 hours late on the afternoon of Friday August 11, 2023 rolls by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Roundhouse and Shop Complex as it begins... (more)
South Branch Valley RR currently operated by OmniTRAX using Chessie lettered GP 9 ex C&O/B&O 6240 moving freight from Petersburg to Greenspring.
PA and PA in PA: An N-scale NKP PA poses next to the real thing at Steamtown.
