Wallowing in the weeds at Walton Quiet in the tiny hamlet of Walton, Illinois, is disturbed by the infrequent passage of an eastbound Burlington Northern local on June 10, 1984. Trackage... (more)
A Union Pacific coal train waits for departure on a rainy and foggy night in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in April 1984. Waiting for a new crew, the train, with caboose No. 25650 carrying the markers, will ... (more)
An Illinois Central Gulf “caboose hop” speeds northbound at Pontiac, Illinois, on the former Alton/Gulf, Mobile & Ohio main line running from Chicago to St. Louis in May 1984.
Pittsburg & Shawmut’s Brookville Turn departs Markle, Pennsylvania with a train of 50-ton twin hoppers. By this time, these cars were limited to intra-line service.