5004 digs in with a heavy cut that includes several Frisco boxcars.

SW1500 with new, or newly-repainted, cab in Boyles Yard. This newer section of the yard must have been expensive, considering how much rock was removed.

Oddballs on Clinchfield's EMD-dominated roster, the U36Cs were disliked enough that a trade with SCL for a like number of SD45s was arranged. I never thought CRR's gray and yellow looked as good ... (more)

An L&N switcher/slug snake curves down toward Tilford Yard's main classification area.

Headed south on KCS, the UP diesels on an empty coal train have just clumped across UP's Wagoner Sub.

With a manned GP30u fore and aft, the A-OK crew left Howe with 19 gons loaded with old crossties bound for Nevada Railroad Materials (NRM). At Wister, lead unit 2442 was cut-off and run into a si... (more)

GPs rebuilt at Uceta Shops are heading out of Bennett Yard with one of the local trains based there.

A pair of rebuilt SDs team with an SD40 to take coal empties south, as empty grain hoppers head in the opposite direction.

Amtrak initiated operations with a fleet of Es and Fs bought or leased from the member roads. Most of them were quite old, while the rest were very old. In spite of the fleet's age, scenes like ... (more)

Running on ex-CRI&P rails, the homeward-bound leg of the Henry turn passes the Putnam elevator as it travels northward on the Peoria branch toward a connection with the main at Bureau Junction.

The late afternoon shadows are lengthening as three SP/SSW geeps bring an eastbound across the tidal flats at Westlake. Just ahead they will cross the Calcasieu River bridge and enter Lake Charle... (more)

Running elephant-style, five SD45s (four 'straights' ad a T-2) race out of the glare of the late afternoon winter sun.

Coming into the small yard at Camden, an SD45 is leading a herd of diesels returning to service across the system after shop time at Pine Bluff.

As a condition of the UP/MP/WP merger, trackage rights were granted to D&RGW over the former MP between Pueblo and Kansas City. That is why this black and gold mountain climber is leading a westb... (more)

A pair of U33Cs and a GP35 drop down into Illmo just after crossing the Mississippi River. Wouldn't say the big GEs were rare on this end of SP/SSW, but they were unusual enough (at least, in my ... (more)