ALRAY CA Sept 7 1983 — A TOFC-COFC train is led by ATSF SD40-2 5207 on its uphill journey in Cajon Pass. EMD delivered the unit (s/n 786153-8) in October 1978 painted in blue body with yellow wa... (more)

SP 4-6-2 2447 and SP 4-6-0 2376 are in charge of SP train 72 at San Luis Obispo California in 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

SP 8982 waits to proceed West in the former Nickel Plate Road yard at Hobart Indiana in 1978.

EMC SW1 SP 1000 is seen working at Oakland California in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Montana Rail Link's SDP40 290 with it Montana Centennial paint job. Leads a seven unit string of MRL blue's. (Tom Ellis photo)

Exiting out of the spiral tunnel CP 5802, 5828, 6647. At a time when the SD40-2's reign over the Canadian Pacific roster was coming to an end. (Tom Ellis photo)

Built 4/1945

Santa Fe 3751 from the fireman side. I saw the 3751 for the first time on November 26, 1976 when it was still on display in San Bernardino. After it was restored by the San Bernardino Railway His... (more)

Santa Fe 3751 from the engineer side. I saw the 3751 for the first time on November 26, 1976 when it was still on display in San Bernardino. After it was restored by the San Bernardino Railway Hi... (more)

My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., was a design engineer at Baldwin and he would give my father different Baldwin Locomotive Works builder's cards when my father would visit him in Collin... (more)

CNW 6867 leads a freight across Pike Creek near Somers, WI in January of 1989. The train is on CNW's New Line.

OKLAHOMA CITY OK Oct 16 1983 — Santa FE SD40-2 5131 and SD45-2 5685 roll south on train 185. EMD delivered the unit (s/n 796396-4) in December 1980 as an RCE Locotrol remote locomotive with two ... (more)

Conrail's First Rock BM1 has an ex Penn Central RS11 this morning (in Jersey Central territory). It is being passed by Conrail passenger 5407 to Raritan, which is behind a renumbered GP40P.

My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., was a design engineer at Baldwin and he would give my father different Baldwin Locomotive Works builder's cards when my father would visit him in Collin... (more)

My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., was a design engineer at Baldwin and he would give my father different Baldwin Locomotive Works builder's cards when my father would visit him in Collin... (more)