5000L resting @ Chattanooga Tenn.

Glenbrook ready for her close-up. Restored to her 1875 appearance about as accurately as humanly possible, the little narrow-gauge Glenbrook really shows off her ornate look in the low-angl... (more)

It wasn't unusual for new SP power to pass through Silvis on it's way west. This GP40X caught my eye one day as I was headed home from work at the Silvis shop. I had my camera with me however the... (more)

V&T Survivor: "DAYTON" Of the 29 steam locomotives that served the Virginia & Truckee during its life as a common carrier, 9 have survived in preservation. This beautiful, 1873-vi... (more)

This group of employees of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific are working their last day at the Silvis shop. At 3PM second shift will go on duty and punch out at 11PM. At 11:59PM the Rock was gone... (more)

Southern Railway #401 creeps down museum trackage towards the museum site for its last run of the day.

“Webster” is the location where the KB&S and TP&W cross, just to the west of Sheldon. The old 1913 rail, vintage signals, and Milwaukee Road shack still stand, making this place a blast to the... (more)

A Fading Warbonnet. Once part of the proud return of the "Warbonnet" paint scheme in the 1990's, ATSF 95's iconic part scheme is starting to show its age and the harshness of the desert env... (more)

A slow moving KYLE train has finally reached the town of Burlington, CO and has some work to do. Working with a 4-man crew (2 in cab, two on ground), they are picking up some cars at the town’s ... (more)

A G&W-tarnished UTAH MK unit is the leader on this freight train from Salina, KS. They are seen here through Glasco passing a couple of derailed cars from a while back. Nothing like the smell of r... (more)

Framed by aging power in the form of P42DC AMTK 53 and Dash-832BWH AMTK 507, a trio of new, Siemens-built Charger locomotives (in numerical order, I might add) stand ready at Redondo Junction prio... (more)

A classic blue and red Metra F40PH slows to a stop at the Wheaton station on its way to Elburn.

A bright, sunny day in Galesburg mixed very well with consistent freight traffic; seen here as represented by a westbound grain train.

EJE 656 works a cut of cars out of the west end of CN's Kirk Yard. What used to be EJE, is now prowled by a swarm of red and black Canadian visitors.