Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway F7A 347C (ex-ATSF 306C, née-ATSF 39C) and along with F3B 347B (ex-ATSF 307B, née-ATSF 35A) were borrowed from the California State Railroad Museum by the Santa... (more)

There is a lot to see at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. But, if you're lucky enough to get into the old Central Pacific/Southern Pacific shops nearby, there is even more to s... (more)

A neat looking A-B-A set leads 114 cars eastward near Dexter Missouri in 1951. Otto Conrad Perry photo, my collection.

Taken sometime in the 1950s. Otto Conrad Perry photo, my collection.

Westbound at Maywood

Mother and Buster watch arrival of Super Chief at Joliet

GN 274 leads the Wednesday morning Oregon Coast Scenic trip. It was my first time getting to see a locomotive in Great Northern paint operate. I feel kind of funny actually saying this, but I was ... (more)

Texas Chief ready to depart

Milwaukee Road power at Bensenville shops

Texas Chief station stop at Joliet. Chicago to Houston.

CNW Freight and Commuter WB at River Forest

Former Penn Central F7(A) #1854 is first out in this lineup at Collinwood on December 28, 1978. A little on-line research shows that this one-time New York Central unit went to scrap in February o... (more)

Looking in bad shape and wearing a Chessie number this unit probably has little time left.

Santa Fe Grand Canyon departing Chicago

Santa Fe Grand Canyon departing Chicago. Consist reflects loss of mail contracts after 1967.