Shot from freight NY-97. A Roger Puta Photo

Southbound Florida East Coast Cincinnati to Miami "The Royal Palm" running on FEC and Southern Railway, FEC E8A 1032 and 1034 are taking on fuel and water at Fort Pierce, Florida August 08, 1... (more)

The Blue Mountain and Reading’s 1986 railfan weekend included two trains running between Temple and Hamburg all day long on both days, with a rotating variety of locomotives. Among the featured ... (more)

Eastbound Rock Island intermodal train Joliet Union Station

Eastbound Rock Island Joliet Union Station

The (probably) City of Portland races off the Harriman Cutoff in the late 60s, with my father, Clarence (who is not one of the three generations of Hinkhouses to post on this site), ... (more)

SLRG 515 leading the Iowa Pacific run Polar Express at Batesville, Mississippi.

Note the Sears Tower under the signal bridge and the two parlor cars behind the locomotive.

The George Washington. A Roger Puta photograph.

Spring is in the air as the Broadway Limited passes through Banks Interlocking, heading toward Harrisburg behind some well-worn E-units. Lead engine No. 444 was built by EMD in June, 1946 (c.n. 3... (more)

A Football Special prepares to depart from the depot at Rock Island. The train is taking fans to the University of Iowa at Iowa City.

For many University of Iowa football games, the Rock Island ran "Football Trains" for fans wanting to see the game. A pair of clean E8's depart Davenport for Iowa City after loading here along 5t... (more)

Baltimore & Ohio E8(A) 1435 with an E8(B) on the C&O's Cincinnati to Detroit "The Cincinnatian" near Cincinnati, Ohio January 22, 1961 Photo from my slide collection, no photographer listed on s... (more)

Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr, a hodge podge of UP, SP, ATSF?, and Amtrak branded cars at this time was an interesting sight to see. Because the Rio Grande operated the RGZ, this train came up fr... (more)