ATSF train 4, the California Limited, is seen approaching La Junta Colorado at 50 MPH on September 16th 1934. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Lift And Separate. After bring moved to the Wells Road crossing on Sunday, November 12, 2023, on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, the locomotive was lifted off of the tracks and placed on 3 sepa... (more)

Steamtown cosmetically restored their Big Boy in 2021. I captured it separated from its tender shortly after painting was complete.

Nucor Steel mill switchers NREX 3520 and NUCX 2307 are busy working on a Sunday morning.

Susie-Q arrives to Syracuse Armory Square in the rain.

On a sunny morning in Chicago's south side, HZRX CF7 #1500 shoves a short train of scrap gons into one of the mills at South Shore Recycling. This unit was built as a Santa Fe F7A and has been wor... (more)

Former RF&P GP35 136 rots beneath the summer sun in downtown Lavonia, Georgia. I'm riding shotgun on EJ&E SD38 654 on a northbound train for Toccoa.

While riding a train to Toccoa we lost 3000 mid trip and had to stop to start it back up. I took advantage of the opportunity for a quick photo while Eddie walked back and did his thing.

The former Araraquara RR EMD GP18 #7007 standing by in front of Rumo Maintenance Facilities. This is the last one of this model still operating in Brazil.

Lowest bid makes strange bedfellows. This former DRGW unit is towing the newly repainted ex-CSX GP16 out to the interchange with NS. Despite looking good in the new paint the "foreigner" is with... (more)

NS Visits the Railroaders Museum This is the best lineup I've ever seen at the Railroaders Museum. After unveiling a new special unit, NS displayed two heritage units and the new special u... (more)

Wabash EMD E8 1012 leads a seven car train at Thompson Missouri in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

A westbound train of empties soars over the back road from Bluefield with an SD45-SLUG-SD45 combination in charge. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

With the track gang just tied up for the day, the line is now clear for E199 to continue its journey to Sylacauga, AL with 49 cars in trail for the Imerys plant. Leading are 4 of G&W's "newis... (more)

A rare occurrence as these units are rare to see leading. EMDX 7233 is part of the 10 unit order of SD70ACe-T4 canceled by NS and now on lease to Ferromex