A northbound D&H light helper drops downgrade under Starrucca Viaduct at Lanesboro, PA on April 10, 1976 with RS36 No. 5009 and a RS3M.

This RS-2 had motley paint but was a joy to see and hear.

The date is approximate. I was stationed at the Naval Amphibious Base for 6 months - Lambert's Point was a favorite place to relax. There was a park adjacent to this site.

A Westbound CR freight is working hard as it blasts around the curve at the East end of the Portage Bridge. There was no 10mph slow order in effect at this time for trains crossing the bridge. A m... (more)

Three Minnesota Commercial units lay down a smoke screen as they prepare to double up the Tuesday-only sand train bound for BNSF's Dayton's Bluff Yard. In a few more seconds, a thick gray cloud o... (more)

DSS&A #101 rolls across the Little Sucker River Bridge on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.

CHUFFAGE! The "MUNI" aka the Tacoma Municipal Belt Line bangs out a cut of cars on the south end of the switching lead while Mt. Rainer looms in the distance.

I would like to dedicate this one to the GE fans. Here we find ballast train A013 working its way south on the old Western Railway of Alabama at my beloved "Cotton Patch Crossing" in Auburn (other... (more)

This is one of the steeper grades on the WMSR, up out of Woodcock Hollow, and the Geeps are giving it everything, shoving all out on this extra long train while a trailwalker watches.

Smoking it up in the weeds...

A small "sucker hole" opens in the clouds, and allows the sun to shine briefly, as the LA&L freight starts pulling out of Lakeville.

Smokin it up.... In true Alco form, 44209 smokes it up with GM36, T333 and S312 as they run Light Engine from McIntyre, Melbourne to Dynon after discharging their Empty Grain Hoppers...

Bob Dylan made the road famous. DSS&A 101 is crossing Highway 61 - a new bridge that was completed in 2010 - on its way towards Two Harbors. This photo was taken during the Lake Superior Railroa... (more)

It's the little details that make up great scene. Members of the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society restored DSS&A 101 to operation (and painted it by hand, using Microscale decals as a guid... (more)