The San Francisco Zephyr heads east through Wyoming. Next stop, Borie (a shack 5 miles out of Cheyenne), then down toward Denver.
Odd and new locomotives in transit for a locomotive show in Chicago. To see a full-on picture of the SD60MAC in the background: C... (more)
A bird's eye view of the Amtrak Chicago Yard (left) and Metra Coachyard (right). The 1/8/12 edition of the California Zephyr backs into Union Station prior to its departure, while the S... (more)
UP 8092 works the back of a mixed freight at sunset on the Overland Route. The train has recently come up the Harriman Line, cresting at Dale Junction, and is moving to the double-tracked high li... (more)
Quite a collection at the Amtrak service facility in Philadelphia, including E60 #601, which was retired not long after this photo was taken.
Eight BNSF locomotives rest at Essex. The SD40-2s appear to be helper sets. The units to the far right are for maintenance of way. The push-pull tank train is standing ready to fight fires alon... (more)
After a quick pass, the 500 continues south along the harbor, while the 501 heads to the northern terminus of the Waterfront Red Car Line.
WSOR's transfer caboose, used for branchline service around Madison, has a clean coat of shiny yellow paint.
Outbound, just past Sunnyside, approaching Woodside Station.
ArcelorMittal 150 has a new paint scheme to go with its latest merger. In under 10 years, this caterpillar-powered oddity has gone from Railroad: ArcelorMittalLocomotive: PLW SC15ALocation: East Chicago, Indiana, USALocomotive #: ATMX 150Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: March 01, 2008
The NBA All-Stars head east to begin the circuit again.
It would be neat to see these two heading up a train again.
Coors Brewing Co. No 997 moves some empty barley hoppers back toward the grain elevators.
The 3985 takes on fuel before heading back to Cheyenne after the Frontier Days runs over the prior days.
Not really sure what happened to Amtrak 834 ... but here it is pushing north from Stamford toward Boston on a train that originated on the platform just to the right of this photo. I'm also not su... (more)
