Train 995, the Office Car Special, heads west through the PRR Signals in Leetsdale.

NS 955, the westbound Office Car Special, rumbles through MP 310 on the NS Pittsburgh Line, with the mountains of Pennsylvania looming in the background.

Rock Island 4161 is an F9AM rebuilt from Union Pacific F3A no. 1440A for UP. The unit was built in March 1948 and rebuilt in January 1959. It was one of several Fs acquired by financially strapped... (more)

Via 6501 brings the Point Pelee thru Bayview Jct. on a splendid day in May of 1988

The wind is playing havoc with the dust suppression system as a loaded ore train unloads at Taconite Harbor. The Mesabi Miner is just about to dock and is taking the brunt of the dust.

First thing Saturday I’d drive from engine terminal to engine terminal, taking inventory, checking to see what’s in, what’s new, what’s old. This usually took about an hour. But on October... (more)

The NS OCS sails across the bridge at Mt. Union. Its final destination for the day is Rutherford yard in Harrisburg.

The final westbound Rio Grande Zephyr rolls through De Beque Canyon, Colorado, within twenty miles of its terminus of Grand Junction. After arriving at Grand Junction, the train will, with ... (more)

NS 952 slows for a stop in Altoona.

NS 4271 hustles past the 254 signals in Lilly.

The final eastbound Rio Grande Zephyr, behind schedule due to a late bus connection at Glenwood Springs, makes a final journey through De Beque Canyon. For the last several weeks of the more)

In beautiful morning light, the eastbound OCS passes through CP TROBE in Latrobe, PA.

A beautiful morning is upon us as the NS OCS speeds through Chesterton eastbound.

NS F9A 4271 heads east through Emsworth in the early morning hours on its way to Penn Station to pick up passengers for a trip to Harrisburg.

Although the motive power and crew car are different than on its predecessor California Zephyr, which began service on this route in March, 1949, the last-ever westbound Rio Grande Zephy... (more)