The railroad keeps moving even in the worst of weather. A large blizzard has just finally passed the area after dumping over a foot of snow the night before. Two Soo Line GP38-2s bring the local b... (more)

The Union Pacific City of Denver is ready to leave Denver Union Station for Chicago in Summer 1956 (right after UP ended its relationship with CNW and took up with Milw). Scheduled Departur... (more)

The Norfolk Southern employee Santa train brings three car loads of excited kids through downtown Decatur. Manufactured in 1959 this great looking locomotive is on loan from the Monticello Railwa... (more)

Steve Lee and company put on a nice show for us easterners as UP 3985 headed north up the CSX shortline for Cincinnati with the annual Christmas train that was celebrating the 50th anniversary ... (more)

EL Alco Century 424 2403 and two others are at Port Jervis. These were the only new locomotives delivered to the merged railroad in black and yellow and were built in May 1963.

Steamtown's UP No. 4012 "Big Boy" enjoys tranquility with the season's first snow.

John rode the CZ and quickly got off to go to the front and snap this photo. To see other views of that trip, click here

My 2009 Seasons Greetings photo to all my friends on the net

Let it Snow! An early December snowfall blankets Helmstetters Curve.

A flurry of activity greets John on his first trip west. To see other views of that trip, click here

My one and only photo of an SP ALCO PA leading a train. SP's City of San Francisco passing thru Martinez. Little did I know that in just over two years, these locomotives would be retired and all... (more)

The "Cochella Valley special" is seen performing a photo run-by in San Timoteo canyon.

Santa Fe's combined El Capitan/Super Chief rolls out of Lamy behind FP45u's #103 and #102, looking like someone was in a hurry to get this train out of Los Angeles - note the silver paint overspra... (more)

CP 1227 gets watered at Westmount. Note the firebox poker lying on the ground. G5 #1227 was one of the last steam engines working in Canada, toiling late in the 1950s.

Freight cars slumber in the large departure yard at Boston Freight Terminal. To see switcher at work in this yard click more)