Monon's Chicago to Louisville train 5 the "Thoroughbred" at Lafayette, Indiana with F3A 205 on the point, in June 1962. Photo by L.A. Marre , photo part of my slide collection.

Improvised helpers on the Hill As a Southern Pacific eastbound, powered by SP U33C 8771, U33C 8635, SD45T-2 9212 and SD45 8928, stalled while climbing over the Tehachapi Mountains when ... (more)

Crew change time at Scenic, WA viewed from the Hwy 2 overpass just west of the Cascade Tunnel. The eastbound freight has pulled up to the end of the siding as its crew has run out of time. A new c... (more)

The engineer for Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha checks things over as the train loads passengers at Minneapolis. At start up, Amtrak chose to make one stop in the Twin Cities and decided on Minneap... (more)

Passing under the signal bridge by Steel Tower in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a Penn Central SD9 and a former Lehigh Valley RS11 return to Conrail’s Bethlehem Engine Terminal.

Tom Golden photo.

Light power drifts downgrade past an observer after shoving a westbound up the mountain. The curve is 100% steam-free this day.

Central of Georgia EMD SD35 Road Nos. 215-224, built 1/66

L&N #9 “Pan American” with L&N 786 leading at Louisville Union Station.

Chicago and North Western GP7 4350 - GP7 4344 - F3A 208 - F5A 215 - GP7 4340 - GP9R 4380 lead a northbound on the former Chicago Great Western mainline to Minneapolis just north of Hampton, Minnes... (more)

Alco caboose hop
Chicago & North Western Alco RS32 No. 4243 on a caboose hop, rolls by at Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 27, 1985. Both the RS32 and bay window caboose No. 11031 are pain... (more)

RELCO lease unit wearing Joliet Junction Railroad paint and working at Inland Steel's Steel Mill in East Chicago Indiana.

Chicago & North Western RS2 54 is in home territory as it idles next to the former CGW station in Faribault, Minnesota circa 1973/1974. At this point 54 has been owned by the CNW for several year... (more)

The St. Louis to Denver train 11, the 'Colorado Eagle" with MoPac's E8A 7018 and E7A 7010, sweeps into town westbound with twelve blue and gray cars to pick up passengers at the Kirkwood,M... (more)

B&O purchased 28 FA-2s and 16 FB-2s for use in the Jersey City-Chicago fast freight pool, an additional 10 As and 5 Bs steam generator equipped, were purchased for passenger service. Photo from m... (more)