TPLX 1001 shoves the first cut of hoppers into Budweiser for the day. This crew will spend the first part of the morning switching cars back and forth out of the plant. I'm more of a Coors guy mys... (more)

Engineer's view from VLI SD70ACe.

My guess is this was originally a Brookville loco used for mining but now it has been repurposed as a the welcome sign for Larry's Truck and Electric in McDonald, OH.

The FEC Port Job makes it's way across the Port of Miami bridge and onto Dodge Island with 715 leading the way. This is viewed from the Elser Hotel a new property with lovely views into the Port.

Danville train arrives Chicago south of Dearborn Station

First CPKC locomotive built at the Texas Wabtec plant.

The BNSF put a HGALBAR train in the ditch in late December near MP 294 on the Marceline Sub. I haven't heard the cause, but as you can see it made a mess. Clean up is on the way in this remote par... (more)

In 1968, work was underway to build the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210) through Pasadena and Arcadia (necessitating the removal of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's depot in Santa Anita, ... (more)

Santa Fe train number three, the California Limited, is seen with twelve cars in Apache Canyon, near Las Vegas New Mexico in June 1947. Otto Perry's trusty 1935 Ford V-8 sedan is partially visible... (more)

Skytrain at the landmark Rain Vortex in Jewel, a mall with indoor forest.

The"Nancy Hawks" was a popular Central of Georgia and later Southern Railway passenger train in Georgia. Running a distance of 294 miles between Atlanta and Savannah. It was named after a race... (more)

Western Pacific 2-8-8-2 number 257 is seen at Portola California in 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

WW102 picks up all of its cars and rolls out of Carmeuse with 17 loads and a single long hood forward GP38. The magnitude of the facility is impressive as it essentially consolidated multiple old... (more)

M326 traverses the swing bridge at St. Joseph Michigan. The 2 Engines and 77 cars head for Grand Rapids from Barr Yard in Chicago along a very scenic Michigan Lake Shore. This particular Swing Bri... (more)

The AT&SF owned and operated the TP&W as its Peoria District from 1984 through its sale to a new TP&W corporation in 1989. What would you see on the property today if AT&SF had not sold it? Well... (more)