An eastbound freight behind 5379, 3041 and 5322 slides slowly into Minturn Yard to await the addition of helpers for the climb to Tennessee Pass in September 1981. During all my travels over the D... (more)

Retired MRS1 1603 (former US Army B-2053) sits quietly at Anchorage locomotive depot in August 1985.

During the photographers ride of a lifetime, a crew member of an eastbound coal, behind 5351 53XX 5366, performs a roll by of the westbound Rio Grande Zephyr at Crescent behind 5771 5763 253 5762 ... (more)

A 100-car #790 eastbound coal heads through Pando behind 3099 3033 3056 3014 3026 3020 3111. Assisting from Minturn to Tennessee Pass were ten mid-train helpers with a further three just ahead o... (more)

The colour of things to come - UP liveried Mopac 6002 stands next to DRGW 5385 in between coal duties at Minturn in September 1985.

Unique in the D & RGW roster with its chop nose, resident SD9 5305 stands on the Grand Junction hump in between switching duties in October 1981.

An eastbound freight, led by 5333, 3061, 3090 and 3126, snakes through Byers Canyon on a snowy day in December 1981.

The eastbound RGZ stops for customers at Rifle in September 1981. The boiler appears to be working well, judging by the steam escaping under the pilot!

One for Sid! Then the last remaining DRGW GP7, 5108 stands at North Yard, Denver between duties, along with 3015 and 5342, in September 1981

1506, with 1502 1517 behind, at line speed with #1 passenger service from Fairbanks to Anchorage, near Houston

What do you run through the depot just as #2 to Fairbanks is scheduled to depart? - about 100 cars of gravel! 1508, 1502 and 2402 sit awhile as their departure is delayed 10 minutes as 3011, 3016 ... (more)

A close up of LZ3101, the Aussie version of the SD40, in the new QR National livery. See photo - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=359002&nseq=1 - for more details

QRN's first 6000 class, 6001, arrived in Melbourne last week and is now undergoing crew training at North Dynon. Although designated C44aci, these locomotives, built by UGL Rail at Broadmeadow, NS... (more)

It's 2013 and there are still bulldogs in numbers operational in Australia. Rail Pictures "own" locomotive RailPower S312 (1961) stands next to Seymour Railway Heritage centre's GM36 (1966) and El... (more)

A works train comprising of vacuum-operated side dumps rests in the sun on the the Palmer Branch near Matanuska behind now faded Bicentennial liveried FP7s 1510 and 1512 in August 1985.