On July 2, 1978, on the Santa Fe's Second District, Valley Division, (milepost 1184.4, between Gately and Rheem) vandals removed the lock off the east switch at Bethlehem Steel and lined the switc... (more)

Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.

A former MP unit is paired with a GP38-2 on some local power. There is always hope. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A former MP unit which has had dynamic brakes "donated" by another unit. After SOU added d/b to F units somewhere in the 60s the practice seemed to stop for years but it's became common... (more)

Canadian National #3321 (AC44C6M) is tied down at Hillrose, Colorado as it waits for a relief crew to run to Denver.

BNSF 4251 (ES44C4) kicks up the dust as it leads a fast-moving Z Train west on the Brush Sub through Roggen, Colorado.

BNSF 4251 (ES44C4) leads a Z Train west on the Brush Sub through Hudson, Colorado.

A WW train, light power and empty hopper cars shop-bound, head by "Smith's Curve" on the approach to Gore. This area was hit by flooding a few weeks earlier and required some significan... (more)

The California Zephyr #6 train reflects off of Barr Lake as it runs west on the Brush Sub through Brighton, Colorado.

An empty CSX ballast train heads through Summit Point en route to Clear Brook with a nice SD70MAC rebuild leading.

A passenger train headed south is decorated for the holiday with the classic tower in the background. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

275 heads past some of the last sunlight that will hit it as the shadows creep up and some cool clouds loom in the distance. A major rainstorm had just cleared the area, creating some interesting... (more)

275's rear DPU starts pushing the train up Linden grade as some very cool clouds loom in the distance. About an hour earlier a major rainstorm hit the area. This was a rare case of the clouds op... (more)

A rear DPU of NS 275 heads south with a fair sized train, long enough they do not have tonnage capacity to make a pickup at the Virginia Inland port, about 5 miles south of here.

Fairly rare on UP, no dynamic brakes. I really don't know if it's Iowa but took a shot. Just one of those rapid "friendly wave and hearty hi yo Silver" trips on a college break.