“Modus Operandi: N2A”
The St. Louis Trailer Train, powered by Chessie System/ B&O GP40-2 4137, CS/B&O GP40-2 4425, and C&O SD40 7562, in N2A configuration, is westbound on Track 1, c... (more)

The Monon owned nine EMD BL2s, a strange evolutionary step between cab units and GP7s. Some found BL2s to be hopelessly ugly; I always thought they were kind of neat because they were so different... (more)

Photographer unknown. Image scanned from a slide that was purchased at a Chicagoland train show in the mid 1970s. The scene appears to be from the early to mid 1960s era.

Rio Grande eastbound California Zephyr behind PA1 6001, PB-1 6002 and PA-1 6003 near Glenwood Springs, Colorado on July 18, 1951. Rio Grande PA's carried this silver and orange paint from late 194... (more)

Cumberland Furnace was a major producer of iron from the 1790's until its last gasp in 1942. The iron mines and furnaces here supplied much of the iron used by the US in the war of 1812. In ... (more)

In August 1972, BN E8 No. 9949 rests between assignments on the Seattle-Portland trains. The big E8A is sitting outside the shops at Interbay Yard.

Central of Georgia EMD GP9 164. Numbered (160-170) Photo from my slide collection.

A Roger Puta Photograph

ATSF Alco PA-1 No.61 lead unit on train #1 the SAN FRANCISCO CHIEF at Amarillo, Texas. No photographer listed on slide.

EL RENO OK April 13 1980 -- Rock Island GP7R 4539 sits on one of the engine facility leads awaiting its post-bankruptcy fate. My photo.

DALE Junction WY Oct. 19 1977 -- Union Pacific SD40-2 3356 has just crossed Dale Creek Fill on its way west with a covered hopper train in tow.

The pressure valve on its steam boiler just popped. A Roger Puta Photograph

In the days when a casual stroll through an engine terminal was still possible – and interesting -- the line-up at Southern Pacific’s Bayshore near San Francisco on a September afternoon in 19... (more)

The coolest shortline there never was (this version, at least-- see comment below). I wish I had better photo skills (and the will to photograph trains somewhere outside of Bennett Yard and SY To... (more)

Never the same from one day to the next, Santa Fe’s Fast Mail Express, train 7 and its eastbound counterpart, train 8, were obliged by contract to carry all the mail the U.S Post Office presente... (more)