Iowa Interstate QJ 7081 departs Rock Island for Walcott on a excursion, starting over the Mississippi River on approach to the Government Bridge.
The PRR special down the Port Line in autumn '54 is moving under the wires. This view from the back window reveals a general store on the left and the car on the right has just cleared the crossi... (more)
Here's one for the modelers. You are looking out the back window of a 1954 PRR excursion down the Port Line. Today, this is known as CP Holtwood on the NS. RP.net viewer Joe Benson reports that... (more)
Here's a ground-level view of the 1954 excursion down the Port Line to Perryville. The overpass is US-1 bridge, John's probable vantage point for the sister photos of this special. The general a... (more)
Pennsy ran an excursion train down the Port Line in the early autumn of '54, the riders enjoy a break and photo op. It would be an interesting project to research old copies of Trains from that e... (more)
Taken on an excursion down to Perryville, the ladies and gentlemen railfans have completed a photo op at the substation. The ladies are in dresses and the men in coats and ties, no jeans, t-shir... (more)
This was taken on the Port Road, during a 1954 PRR excursion train, looking out the back window. Today about 80% of the old PRR signals on this route are still serving, and the Port Line remains ... (more)
Portable strobelight catches the engineer's side of the 261 as the Cedar Rapids sits in the background.
Looking as a ghost of the past, Cedar Rapids carries the markers through Menomonee bridge as the dinner train arrives back in Milwaukee.
Grand Canyon Railway 29 sits at the Williams depot after arriving back from the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon Railway 29 leads its train into Williams.
After arriving at Osier, #315 was turned and watered and began its Eastward trip by pulling away from the Osier water tank.
At Big Horn on the way to Sublette. The track in the foreground is the West leg of the wye.
Royal Gorge #403 is emerging from the East end of the Royal Gorge and returning to it Canon City terminus. The #403 was a C&NW unit aquired by the UP and later sold to the RGR.
#315 has reached the first significant trestle outside of Antonito as it heads for Osier on a "moonlight" dinner trip