SP 4110 is street running with a twelve car Tehachapi, Southern Pacific train 56, in tow at 15 MPH, in 1937. Otto C. Perry photo, from my collection.

CSX Coal Train runs through the cut at the North end of the CSX Ridgetop TN tunnel - Southbound in Greenbrier TN on a rainy/foggy morning

Early morning movement at Bridge 60. Grizzled vet 211 will lead a train up the old D&H Penn Division. Second unit is fresh out of the shop 2409 in its' corporate suit.

MIDWEST CITY OK June 4 1979 — Santa Fe GP7u 2158 is fresh from a rebuild in the Cleburne TX shops as it idles at the General Motors yard near Tinker AFB. At the time of this photo the GM facilit... (more)

A view from the Second Unit of Q 116 as it rolls through Lansing, Michigan. In Deadhead status you get to enjoy the scenery passing by. Out the Right Hand side of the cab is the now retired coal b... (more)

After waiting in the Tabernash siding for the westbound California Zephyr to clear, an eastbound manifest makes its way through the valley and leans into the curve on the east side of Fraser. This... (more)

Conway Scenic 252 has just crossed the Wiley Brook Trestle on its run up to Crawford Notch. the colors of the locomotive are almost a perfect match for the foliage covering the mountains.

A big departure for the all-Alco/MLW roster of Arkansas & Missouri was the arrival of a trio of EMD SD70ACe locomotives in 2013. On May 7, 2014, A&M No. 72 is leading its two sisters on the freigh... (more)

Station Stop Utica. After a mechanical failure on Amtrak Train 48 (Lake Shore Limited) near Waterloo, Indiana on the night of Saturday, December 3, 2022, Norfolk Southern 7258 (SD70ACu) was... (more)

ALCO PA1 56 and mates lead Santa Fe train 3, the California Limited, west of Bernalillo New Mexico in 1947, with 13 cars at 25 MPH. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

On January 9, 1998, Rio Grande GP40 No. 3075 and Cotton Belt GP40-2 No. 7291 power a five-car local of zinc concentrate along the Arkansas River through Browns Canyon, Colorado. For a year-and-a-h... (more)

PURCELL OK August 1977 — Santa Fe GP30 3220 sits on a particularly soft section of track as it leans to the engineer's side. The photo is straightened using the bridge and the cloud bases. The t... (more)

Christmas Florida Style! The FEC Santa Train arrives! Dedicated to my lovely wife Maryann who was unable to attend due to knee surgery.

Rio Grande EMD GP60 Nos. 3155 and 3154 power a summer edition of the Rio Grande Ski Train downgrade out of Plainview, Colorado, on the afternoon of August 5, 2000. For a short while anyway, these ... (more)

The Show is a Hit in Windsor, Ontario. With the Ambassador Bridge to the USA in the background, the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train performs to a large crowd braving the cold night air in Windsor. ... (more)