Fall in the Rockies - a cloudless day greets helpers GP40 3093, GP35s 3047 and 3050 and SD40T-2s 5387 and 5393 and they wait for the next eastbound at Minturn nearly 30 years ago.

Having run light engine from Adelaide the night before, former Hong Kong, now CFCLA, G12's TL153, TL155 and TL154 augment 44209 and T342 on Geelong-bound 7763V El Zorro grain from Murtoa as they c... (more)

Dwarfed by the surrounding mountains, 5343, 5370, 5392, 5333 and 5325 slowly make their way out of Minturn towards Tennessee Pass in July 1981. In the distance the two sets of helpers can be detec... (more)

Nearly thirty years ago, #708 eastbound coal from Phippsburg grinds slowly through Byers Canyon behind 5362, 5397, 5377, 5399 and 5388 in June 1981. Another four Tunnel Motors are assisting some s... (more)

Former Kowloon-Canton Railway G12 #52 finds a new home back in its country of birth. Now in CFCLA livery and numbered TL152, this locomotive, along with sisters TL153 (#53), TL154 (#54) and TL155 ... (more)

Having just arrived after repaint into Victorian Railways livery at the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre, Steamrail Victoria's S313 looks a fine sight that evening at the Dynon Maintenance Centre. ... (more)

A close up of LZ3101, the Aussie version of the SD40, in the new QR National livery. See photo - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=359002&nseq=1 - for more details

The closest we have to the mighty SD40, forty-three year-old Clyde-built LZ3101 (former L252) sits at McIntyre Loop along with LQ3122 (L271), DC2206 (42204) and LZ3103 (L259), while on transfer fr... (more)

Broad gauge V/Line Passenger down Warrnambool, behind N452 approaches Lara while a V'Locity DMU on an up Geelong service accelerates towards Melbourne. Bringing up the rear, 6007, CLF3, CLP11, 220... (more)

Another pic of 100-car #790 eastbound coal behind 3099 3033 3056 3014 3026 3020 3111 as it is down to walking pace negotiating the curves at Mitchell on November 1981. Assisting from Minturn to Te... (more)

A chance cross, while chasing the eastbound Rio Grande Zephyr from Provo to Helper in March 1982, was with a westbound coal train. Just about to dive under Highway 6 near Colton, 3762, 3379, 3709 ... (more)

A pair of D&RGW GP40s, 3090 and 3082, wait between helper duties at Tabernash in June 1981.

One hundred loaded coal cars and twenty locomotives begin their slow climb out of Minturn up to Tennessee Pass in November 1981. 3099 leads six others on #790 westbound coal while glimpses of the ... (more)

3115, 3064 and 3113 swing into the curve at Kobe, south of Leadville, on a short westbound freight in October 1981.

The latest Bulldog reactivated in Australia is the just 50-year old former Victorian Railways S312, returned to service by Rail Power at Goulburn, NSW, now at work in Victoria on hire to El Zorro.... (more)