First CPKC locomotive built at the Texas Wabtec plant.

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.

Engineer's view from VLI SD70ACe.

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

#2 San Fransisco Chief and #24 formerly Grand Canyon are read for departure to Chicago.

Union Pacific applied EMD turbochargers to a lot of their GP9's to get 2000 horsepower out of them. Here is one such unit that got that upgrade. Unfortunately, almost a year later this unit was de... (more)

Western Pacific 2-8-8-2 number 256 leads seventy one cars eastbound at Oroville California in 1935. Otto's speed estimate for this train was 30 MPH. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.