The California Zephyr eases to a stop on 3rd Street, ending its 2,525 mile journey as families await the arrival of loved ones, excited children and other bystanders watch the event, most of them ... (more)

Monon F3(A) #82A on train #6 rolls down the middle of 5th street in Lafayette, IN. 35mm slide taking from my collection, photographer unknown.

Warbonnets!

Rio Grande coal train No. 735 rambles down the eastward main track near Sutro on Sept. 2, 1989. A dramatic brush fire, set accidentally by two young kids, leaves its mark on the flanks of 9088 ft.... (more)

The Santa Fe Railway and Route 66 were nearly synonymous, since much of the Santa Fe paralleled the "Mother Road." On February 3rd, 2014, BNSF Railway train Q-NYCLAC1-01A (Guaranteed Service Inte... (more)

An eastbound stack train is snaking its way down the hill from Flagstaff to Winona (Darling). Early March snow covers the higher elevations of the San Francisco Peaks and contrasts with the arid ... (more)

A quartet of EMD E units lead UP's Old Timer's Special west through the Tooele Valley on March 19, 1978. The lead engine, No. 928 was the last active E8 on the Union Pacific roster. The train and ... (more)

Santa Fe F7 38C leads the eastbound San Francisco Chief past the siding at Christie, California, on April 24, 1971. The train only has a week of operation left before the start of Amtrak. Fujichr... (more)

After the long descent from the Arizona Divide, a westbound intermodal is crossing the Colorado River from Topock, Arizona, into California and will soon change crews at Needles before setting out... (more)

BNSF S ALTOIG1 02A (running as JALOAJ on UP) heads west in the late afternoon with a sweet set of ATSF painted Dash 9s for power. Getting two of these together is rare enough, but finding two that... (more)

By mid-2002, there were still 47 former Rio Grande EMD SD40T-2 “Tunnel Motors” roaming the Union Pacific system, but only seven were not patched (renumbered) or painted yellow. At this time, f... (more)

Just like old times. Fresh from the paint shop, Santa Fe FP45s 101 and 102 show off the resurrected "Warbonnet" paint scheme in front of the classic San Bernardino station.

A sharp looking Builder with three units up front begins some fast running across the Hi Line. A pair of SD40-2 helpers wait on the rear of a grain load in the distance.

Santa Fe F7's 315 and 316 sit outside the gate at Motive Power & Equipment Solution's shop in Greenville, ready for pickup by NS for shipment to their new home at the Galveston Railroad Museum in ... (more)

Deschutes Steam Special - SP 4449 led 12 beautiful cars through the scenic Oregon Trunk on a two day excursion. Great weather, wonderful people, amazing crew and a a beautiful train provided for a... (more)