After a light sprinkling of overnight snow on the mountain tops, the westbound RGZ departs Glenwood Springs behind the usual suspects on a glorious March day in 1982.

3004 and dead 3019 run slowly towards the Moffat Tunnel between Tolland and East Portal with a works train in September 1985. The rear unit was restarted at East Portal before continuing through t... (more)

Under low cloud and drizzle, 1802 waits for the loading of the shuttle to conclude at Whittier before heading off to Portage in August 1985. The photographer was lucky to get a return cab ride in ... (more)

A sneak shot taken during an unofficial visit to the hallowed Burnham Works in Denver (sorry Tiny!) finds GP35 3037 undergoing overhaul in the company of Switcher 131 in December 1981

Having just arrived in on 2AM6 and just out of the paint shop in Adelaide, on transfer to Sydney, immaculate X54 stands at North Dynon, Melbourne, with local pilot 42206 in Interail livery. This i... (more)

Santa Fe GP20u 3048 and GP39-2 3687 go about their duties in Pueblo yard in September 1985.

Consecutively numbered 3115 and 3114 receive attention inside the hallowed walls of the DRGW Burnham Works in Denver in September 1981. 3115 was scrapped in 1992 after a wreck at Cliff the previou... (more)

Switchers 3003 and 3010 push a rake of piggybacks over the hump at Grand Junction Yard in August 1985 as DRGW and UP power await further duties.

A quiet Sunday in June 1981 finds five of the seven SW1000 D&RGW North Yard switchers neatly lined up - 146 142 141 143 and 145 - 140 was elsewhere in North Yard while 144 was at Burnham Works.

Near the start of Glenwood Canyon, westbound freight #71 makes its way through Allen behind 3104 3074 3021 3072, catching a little brightness on an otherwise overcast March day in 1982. This was t... (more)

Basking in the late evening Alaskan sunshine 1506, 1503 and 1517 rest at Anchorage Depot after arriving with #1 from Fairbanks in August 1985.

After several years out of service, oil-burning R711 underwent a series of slow speed runs at Newport today prior to an expected return to traffic later this year. The locomotive was converted to ... (more)

In less than ideal weather conditions for photography and railroading, no less than 10 helpers cut into eastbound coal #788 at Minturn in late December 1981. The train departed almost on dusk with... (more)

A southbound empty woodchip train blends into the landscape as it heads towards William Lake behind RS-18C 605 and 620 in August 1985.

Southbound #1 from Fairbanks to Anchorage waits to cross northbound #2 at Oliver siding, just south of Denali Park, behind 1502 1506 and 1517. A loss of radio contact between the two trains requir... (more)