Streamliners at Spencer

Iowa Pacific 515 leads an excursion train near Hebron, IL in June of 2014. Nice to see a matched consist.

SOU 6900 rests outside of the Bob Julian Roundhouse at the NCTM. Just imagine, 6900, 6901, 6913, and 6914 pulling a string of silver streamlined passenger cars. Ah, one can dream!

CB&Q 9939-A sits on display at the Museum of Transportation.

" Lone Survivor" The last remaining Erie Railroad E8A sits quietly in the morning sunlight in Port Jervis, NY. Prior to its restoration back to its original colors in 2007, Erie 833 s... (more)

NS 5642 and SOU 2601 was not the only railroad equipment sitting side by side up at the NCTM today. Southern 2923 then after a nasty crash became SOU 6900 was sitting beside New Havens Pine Tree S... (more)

A Roger Puta Photograph

What an event! Streamliners at Spencer.

The eastbound "Wolverine" is nearing the end of its overnight journey, as it exits the Oscawana tunnel.

Southern 6900 and Atlantic Coast Line 501 were parked just far enough back in the roundhouse that one could finally fit both these beauties in one shot.

A TCRM excursion from Nashville to the DelMonaco Winery in Baxter highballs through the community of Silver Point behind TCRM’s ex-NYC E8 and pair of ex-BLE F7 B-units, as well as a Nashville & ... (more)

Southbound out of Chicago on a hazy June morning.

Burlington’s Alliance – Casper train 31 behind E8A 9966 pops out of cool, dark Tunnel 1 just east of Guernsey, Wyoming, and into the heat of a mid-summer afternoon. The tunnel is one of three ... (more)

Two Central of Georgia E8's 811 and 812 were painted in IC colors for pool power service. C of G contributed Equipment to the City of Miami and the Seminole. Photo from my collection, no photograp... (more)

Amtrak's Empire Builder slows for a stop at North La Crosse, WI behind a former CBQ/BN E8A, a pair of X-GN Fs, and a former NP F. Prior to May 1971, the E unit was a common visitor to La Crosse, b... (more)