Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. The modern yard and engine terminal was built to replace older facilities ... (more)

Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. The modern yard and engine terminal was built to replace older facilities ... (more)

The C&NW 40th Street engine terminal had two huge coaling towers. In early 1956, C&NW M-3 0-6-0 2610 took coal at one of the towers. This picture was taken a month or so before May 22, 1956, the l... (more)

Chomping at the bit, NKP 752 sits on the ready track in front of the yard office, waiting to back down to her train and hit the high iron.

Circa the early 1950s ICRR 1516 was the usual power for the westbound local through Broadview, Illinois, my home town. The IC main had quite a grade out of town to get up and over the Indiana Harb... (more)

A visit to Markham Yard on Chicago's south side just before Christmas 1955 resulted in this picture. My railfan buddies father contemplates IC 2513 and 2511 as they sit on a roundhouse lead just a... (more)

For three years I lived about 10 miles away from where this little beauty (note the polished bell) switched out in the open for all to see. I got there about twice. Picture me kicking myself rep... (more)

Just in from Muskegon, #56 eases in to Brush St. station. This was a daily train, departing Muskegon at 12:05pm and arriving Brush St. at 6pm.

As if being spotted specially for the youthful photographers John Dziobko and Bill Rosenberg, B&O Mountain-type T-3b 5581 gets turned on the table at Robey St. Yard. Unlike Pennsy, B&O steam was ... (more)

The location is the BOCT roundhouse, as President Class #5312 gets turned in the steam-diesel transition era. The photographer may have been influenced to come to this location based on the allur... (more)

Class P-7 B&O 5312 is serviced. The location is the BOCT roundhouse looking north along Wood St. with Cook Co. General in the distance. Today, this is UP Global One property. All the P-class "P... (more)

B&O 5581 has been coaled and now goes for a spin on the table before being spotted for further service. The colorful upstarts of the C&O seem to be watching the activity from the house. More tur... (more)

With highstepping class K4a #5631 up front, an outbound commuter train prepares to depart the Motor City. More scenes from that day have been uploaded at Railroad: Grand Trunk Western
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-2
Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: GTW 5631
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: August 13, 1956

Southbound commuter train approaching the station at Greenville.

U-1-c #6040 with 73" drivers is hostled at Brush St. passing the old Standard Oil [Indiana] crown pump. Most of the 5 locomotives in this class (#6037-41) were gradually equipped with disc driver... (more)