NS 1030 wearing number boards 1982 and 2012 to commemorate NS's 30th anniversary.

Southern Pacific 2958 sits at Chrome Crankshaft in Alhambra, California on a clear December day. The locomotive was spared the cutters torch and eventually donated to the Orange Empire Railroad M... (more)

A face that, well, everybody can love will once again be heading up trains all over the UP System. Unit was overhauled at North Little Rock Jenks Shop, painted on 9-2-10.

The number boards say it all, 30 years of serving the east and the south.

The face of modern commuter rail in Toronto.

There's no mistaking what type of locomotive this nose belongs to. The last few rays of sunshine beam on the iconic F40 nose of NPCU 406 while the train is in town for the 40th Anniversary event.... (more)

Venerable SP SW1500 No. 2689 sits in the Roseville Shops awaiting repairs. In the last half of the 1980s, SP began removing all oscillating Gyralites from its locomotives. The reason? The FRA had ... (more)

CP 5912 sits without a crew after being picked up at the K1 potash mine at Esterhazy Saskatchewan, this job is neat to watch as they serve two potash mines and always run with SD40-2 power and wit... (more)

The face of a Union Pacific SD70M working at Norfolk Southern's Croxton Yard. This would be the last locomotive I ran before leaving the Norfolk Southern Corporation.

A face only an MK designer could love ... BNSF 1201 is the former Santa Fe 1201 (constructed on the frame of C&O GP9 6149). Photographed on railroad property with permission and while wearing ... (more)

"The most famous face in Dieseldom." A David P. Morgan quotation? Probably. The Erie Limited and Phoebe Snow trains are gone by 1969, but 826 and her sisters are kept busy hauling commuters on wee... (more)

Identity Theft - Its hard keeping a good Bluebird down. All the G-League grey and orange paint can't hide this units proud heritage. Once Boston & Maine 309, this unit displays B&M, Guilford, HLCX... (more)

BL2 57 was paired with F3A 44 for an excursion from Northern Maine Jct. to Milo. A head-on shot is snapped prior to departure from Derby Yard, still in use today by the MM&A.

Face to face

In 1966, almost every railfan in New England loved 6218. The big steamer is getting a final going over by the engine crew before the long trip back to New London. A few more scoops of low volatil... (more)