Travelling onboard VIA Rail's Abitibi from Senneterre to Montreal, I enjouyed the brief stop at La Tuque to walk along the all stainless streamlined consist of "HEP-1" cars, fascinated b... (more)

Chicago & North Western EMD SD18 No. 6633 shows off its new paint job at the railroad’s Proviso Yard locomotive facility at Proviso, Illinois on the morning of March 15, 1992. C&NW acquired a gr... (more)

A Red Barn and two conventional SD40-2's, are in charge of a grain train. (Tom Ellis photo)

A Conrail Office Car Special passes by the Delaware Inn located in Hancock, NY during April 1996. Photographer unknown, Kodachrome from the John E. Troxler collection.

Basking in the morning sun is freshly painted SD70M-2 4064. For those eager to catch it on SU-99 or SU-100, you may be in for a wait. Word is an Emissions issue has the unit sidelined for a bit.... (more)

RegioExpress leaves Ardez station heading Chur in fresh snow.

As storm clouds gather, a westbound Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railnet train, led by HLCX SD40 5004 (which the NKCR is leasing), rumbles across an old trestle on the railroad's St. Francis Line as t... (more)

Newly painted Alton & Southern SD60s 2205 and 2204 lead the 101 job West up the East approach of the MacArthur bridge, heading towards downtown St. Louis to interchange with the UP. This is the fi... (more)

BN 972500 sits in Skykomish, WA awaiting the next call to clear snow on BNSF's Stevens Pass mainline. Snow volume and traffic density will determine if the machine will be called to duty. This uni... (more)

Southbound coal, all CSX, all U30Cs. No mufflers on these babies. Always liked this model esthetically.

MILW 579 enjoys some winter sun before crews put it to work on a turn to Winona, MN. Milwaukee's Eau Claire/Chippewa Falls branch generated a lot of traffic and rated 6 day a week service in the l... (more)

ATSF 3751 is leading train number 6, north of Littleton Colorado, on January 15th 1939. Otto's 1935 Ford V8 sedan is partially visible at right. Rods down with 10 cars at 40 MPH. Otto Conrad Perry... (more)

BN 6603, former GN 430, operates Great Northern longhood first, handling train 3, once known as the "Pacific Zip" through Rock Island, WA on the last lap into Wenatchee where it will rec... (more)

Three month old ATSF 824 & mate slow an eastbound run-through freight at their junction with Conrail on Stretor's south side. The train operated between Argentine Yard, Kansas City to Conrail's El... (more)

Although it has been heavily photographed, the former ATSF F45 is still worth another look, especially after a summer afternoon rain shower.