And he carries the reminders of ev'ry glove that laid him down ... But the fighter still remains. Built in January 1950 as part of Western Pacific F7 A-B-B-A set 921. By September 3rd, 19... (more)
Rio Grande F9A 5771 gets serviced in the road's Burnham Shops in Denver, Colorado, on August 29th, 1973. Rio Grande was one of the few railroads (along with Rock Island and Southern Railway) that... (more)
In 1992, Metra pondered a radial route on the EJ&E. I happened upon this train being prepared to film the route for Metra/EJ&E "brass." I was told the camera man would be riding there wi... (more)
The cast-steel pilot is as much a tell-tale sign that this is a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive as the keystone-shaped numberplate on the smokebox. On display in front of the Railroad Museum of ... (more)