It was still raining on July 29, 1981 as VIA Train 4 was on new ballast near Decoigne, Alberta and heading for Jasper with its 18 cars.

Santa Fe F7s and a CF-7 handle a westbound freight in central Texas near McGregor on Dec. 19, 1971, eight months after the passenger unit was bumped to freight by Amtrak.

A former Maine Central E7 with little lettering and visible number leads KCS Southern Belle south out of Kansas City to begin its 870 mile run to New Orleans. Apparently a SP sleeper is deadheadi... (more)

Almost as if "keeping it all within the family," power-short Clinchfield leased old FT units that had been traded-in by ACL for newer power, and used the FT's in pusher service as these four await... (more)

As viewed from Algoma Central Train 1 on Sept. 28, 1993, a shoofly has been built around the washed out right of way at Mile Post 111 where a ruptured beaver dam took it out a few nights earlier c... (more)

C&O quickly reduced its surplus steam power to scrap at Peach Creek, W. Va., and the tender and underframe of 2-6-6-2 1518 was all that remained on Oct. 6, 1956.

Rock Island U25B 218 and Alco FA 135 were probably discussing some of their latest runs and hoping for many more before their demise. The Alco has been re-equipped with EMD Blomberg trucks.

As passenger business was dwindling in the late 1960’s and the advent of Amtrak was approaching, Santa Fe began storing excess equipment at Marceline, Mo. The lines of mostly stainless steel ca... (more)

With 9625 on the point, three PRR Alco FA-2 units drag a freight eastward along the Ohio River by the old commuter stop of Avalon, just on the west side of Pittsburgh, Pa. (Patrons would exit on... (more)

A westbound U.P. freight with Alco RS-27 678 in the lead is northwest of Topeka, Ks., headed for Marysville and on to North Platte, Nebr. on July 9, 1967. A DD35B and two GE units are in the cons... (more)

SP diesel shop / fuel rack early evening at Oakland, Calif. — K-M 9005, Geep 5759, F7 6402 and Alco PA 6023.

Eastbound UP Train 10 City of St. Louis at M.P. 66 has just departed North Topeka depot and is en route Kansas City where it will be handed over to the N&W (former Wabash) for delivery to its name... (more)

Why are unit train coal hopper cars painted a color on one end? The color itself has no significance. The end with a color denotes that end of the car has a rotary coupler, to enable the car t... (more)

An old favorite photo spot for many, this one was taken July 12, 1978 when BN's Marias Pass still had signal bridges and crossovers. A F45, a GE U boat and a SD45 lead reefer Train 97 westward ... (more)

AT&SF crosstie unloader "walking" his tractor from one car to the next at Spruce, CO.