Two sets of helpers in Heritage 1 paint wait in front of the Izaak Walton Inn at Essex, MT

Brand new IAIS 502 & 510 pose at the west end of the yard before adding the 151 for the trip to Cedar Rapids.

Warbonnets lead the Stack Richmond (CA) - Dallas over the Trinity River bridge. This scene is completely changed now, as the Dallas Sub was sold to DART before the BNSF merger and a new concrete b... (more)

This looks like a night shot, but it's not. Moments after a violent thunderstorm passed through, the sun dropped under the clouds, making the nose of this unit glow for just a few seconds. The n... (more)

GM&O GP35 601 rests at Champaign on a late summer day.

Brand new IAIS 502 and 510 ease alongside of freshly washed SD38-2 151. Nice comparison of noses of IAIS's newest conventional and hi-tech power.

US Highway 2 provides a great view of westbounds exiting Tunnel 4. This spot is known as Good's Curve, after Forest Service employee Ken Good, who was killed in a plane crash near here in Septemb... (more)

Fresh out of Mid America Car, IAIS 503 sits at the KCS-IC&E Joint Agency Yard waiting to be placed on an IC&E train for delivery to IAIS.

A mixed bag of power leads a shooter east at the entrance to Abo Canyon.

SOO GP9 559 poses at the beautifully restored former SOO Line Dresser depot with a consist typical of a mixed train of the 50's before heading west to continue the charter.

The Polson Local had to wait for a train on the mainline to get past the junction at Dixon, so they were good enough to pose for a few minutes on the trestle at Moeise.

Just minutes after sunrise, the PRS came down the hill to Dock 6 in Duluth with DM&IR 212 in the lead. As he reached the dock, we heard the dock foreman tell him he had a big oil leak. The 212 w... (more)

Due to some problems with 510, the freshly washed 151 was added to the consist at Iowa City for the trip to Cedar Rapids.

Two of the three helper sets assigned to Essex rest in the afternoon sun. Those gray boxes on the front are the Helper Link which allows the helpers to cut off on the fly without having to stop t... (more)

Photo Charter participant Harold Edmonson poses as the operator inside the restored Dresser Depot as the regular Sunday tourist train prepares to swap ends and return to Osceola. The charter was ... (more)