Heading to Los Angeles, Southern Pacific GS-4 4449 makes a service stop in Tehachapi after climbing out of the San Joaquin Valley. The low sun this morning creates a mood similar to a plein ai... (more)

Amtrak train 36, the eastbound Desert Wind (Los Angeles CA to Ogden UT) cuts through the haze as it passes the old Santa Fe station sign for Casa Blanca (White House), a neighborhood in Riv... (more)

Wearing a fresh paint job is Union Pacific SD70ACe 8335, although the UP shield has yet to be applied to the nose. Built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in April 2005, this diesel has r... (more)

Evolution Of The Streamliner | Amtrak 406 - a non-powered control unit which used to be an F40PH - sits on display on the turntable at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer after dark on ... (more)

Pennsy On The Southern | On a partly cloudy Friday, May 30, 2014, Pennsylvania Railroad E8(A) number 5809 - officially a part of the Juniata Terminal roster - leads a three-car special from... (more)

A trio of new Chargers at the Wilmington Shops.

The Veterans unit has been running on Bowden local #905 more often than not since its debut.

Sometimes, all the connections and apps in the world don't have one up on pure luck. This train was due here well before sunrise, but a refuel before leaving Baldwin was just enough time to break... (more)

Early Morning Steam. Dressed up in FEC garb, the beautifully restored U.S. Sugar Light Pacific 148 does a runby early on the morning of a photo charter hosted by the railroad.

Ex-Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines.

I listed it as Bunge but in fact unit was probably ex-EJ&E, leased from RELCO. This one changed hands many times. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

Everybodys darling

Met 1 heading back to Dallas yard.

The CN&W use their Oelwein Shops til May 31, 1994. The line from Oelwein from Marshalltown was severed in 1987-88 due to the construction of the highway thru Waterloo. The CNW then used the IANR t... (more)

Coal trains on the Santa Fe race track looked out of place. These York Canyon Coal trains were heading to McCook and points east. Usually, these heavy trains got 3-4 big GEs for power. As seen he... (more)