Hoopin’ Orders. PRR GG1 4927 hoops orders at Spaulding Tower during the Illinois Railway Museum’s ‘Shay It Forward’ night photo charter.

SIBF runs northbound through Ellicottville.

The "twins" worked as power for BR-1 today. Here they have completed their workday.

The newest and cleanest Indiana & Ohio locomotive, GP38-2 No. 3565, originally built as Rio Grande GP40 No. 3053 in 1966, leads an I&O / Cincinnati Railway Passenger Special for I&O employees past... (more)

On March 11, 1989, a set of Chicago Central & Pacific locomotives rumble by Corwith Tower. This tower protected the Illinois Central (formerly ICG/GM&O) with Santa Fe tracks into Corwith Yard, and... (more)

EDRJ moves west slowly

The distinctive MG Block Station was still an open office at this time as No.3 track was closed west of this point account work on the tunnels at Gallitzin. It's SD60I 5630's birthday month as it ... (more)

Back before the highway ruined the shot a string of light power appears to be heading to the yard with crew righting the platform. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

M316 begins their ascent down the 17 mile grade at Altamont with CSXT 911 leading.

Powered by five Cascade green locomotives, Burlington Northern train 161 begins its trip west as it departs Cicero passing the tower on the far west end of Clyde Yard approaching LaVergne, Illinoi... (more)

CSXT 911 leads CSX M214 from Wayne Michigan. After working New Boston Yard for a few hours they finally made it down to Carleton Diamond.

"100 at Spring Tower"

On a cloudy February 26th, 2023, Amtrak P42DC #100, painted in "Midnight Blue", leads Vermonter train 57 past the old Spring Tower at the northern end of the MRS... (more)

Polk St. Tower was located at the south end of Rock Island's LaSalle St. Station in downtown Chicago. It controlled the trackage coming into the stub ended station. Rock Island was handling commut... (more)

Newport Tower, Newport, MN, was operated by the Milwaukee Road and was used to permit crossover between Milwaukee and Burlington trains so that the two roads could operate a shared track arrangeme... (more)

a southbound UP train passes through Tower 55 just days before it was demolished