Proving that there WAS a budget on the Rock Island for weed control, at least in 1976, as a crew work a sprayer in the yard at West Dav, getting a good tan in the process.
WP&YR Railbus #5 is seen here at the Whitehorse shed. Unfortunately this engine is more more in service today on the Railway.
Milwaukee had an interesting critter that was used as a shop switcher in Deer Lodge, MT. It operated by means of an extension cord connected to the roundhouse. During operation, they occasionall... (more)
We were north of Toronto, ON, near Medonte, on May 29, 1980. We shot the first section of No. 80, a manifest. We then shot the second section of No. 80, primarily a ballast train. To our amazem... (more)
An EMD SDL50 and SDL38 prepare to depart with SRO's second passenger train of the day towards Dammam on nice "winter's" day. Notice the extra-large air filters behind the cabs. The train's coaches... (more)
An EMD SDL38 painted in SRO's passenger colours, but usually used in freight service sits at the locomotive depot in Riyadh. Note the crooked light pole!
MOW ballast train using solar panels to power the batteries on each car and have the amount controlled by the foreman in the truck following on the backside. Some of the batteries seem to be havi... (more)
Experimental/demonstrator. Rather than buying new electric locomotives, Conrail will discontinue electric freight operations.
Clearly of Canadian heritage, but is now in the early stages of morphing into another B&P Genset.
Sitting in the pit track
Two Hiawatha consists are tied together for the trip to Chicago after some mechanical issues this morning left one train stranded at Sturtevant.
Brand new tie handling set rolls over the Stone arch in Latrobe.
