Two NYC E8s led by 4049 and 4069 power train 35 the Iroquois (Boston-New York-Chicago) at South Bend, Indiana on April 29, 1961. Photo by Louis A. Marre, from my collection.

Handle with care: A "high profile" load on the WW&F - Part 7. Having arrived at its destination at Top of the Mountain, our train begins the switching moves required to park the l... (more)

An Alco FA & B set is east bound with 97 cars in 1951. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

CNW 205, former CGW 108C, waits alongside the diesel shops to be hostled onto a freight consist for an outbound train from Oelwein. F units were common on trains operating through Oelwein into the... (more)

D&RGW train 1, the Scenic Limited, is seen at Salt Lake City Utah on September 6th 1936. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Corman's 50th anniversary painted SD70M's make their debut leading the empty sand train into Louisville. RJC 2023 was the former NS 2607. Trailing third behind the former NYS&W SD60 is RJC 1973 ... (more)

After a full day of strong winds and challenging conditions, BNSF dispatched a set of 6 motors to clear drifts on the Jamestown Sub. They're seen here passing the DPU of a coal load that has been ... (more)

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 and UP GP9 225 are seen leading a freight near Hermosa Wyoming on August 5th 1956. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Power lineup at the forwarding yard.

These days, The Bates Branch Loadout tends to be a storage yard for Track Maintenance Equipment.

CP FP7A no. 1413 leads the eastbound Canadian out of the Connaught Tunnel below Rogers Pass in the Selkirk Range of the Canadian Rockies. The 5 mile tunnel was completed in 1916, lowering the elev... (more)

Iron ore delivering

Runthrough UP ILBNS takes the siding at Villa Rica, passing train 11A with the Virginian Heritage leading.

CN hadn't run anything on the Cedar Rapids Branch since 12/23. After a couple days of heavy wind and some snow from the last storm, the branch was drifted in pretty good in spots. An extra crew wa... (more)

CN hadn't run anything on the Cedar Rapids Branch since 12/23. After a couple days of heavy wind and some snow from the last storm, the branch was drifted in pretty good in spots. An extra crew wa... (more)