Crossroads of the Midwest-the diamonds at 21th Street in Chicago. Two eastbound PRR E's leading train 22 the Manhattan Limited, as it rolls out of Union Station for its journey to New York on Ju... (more)

Having completed an Amtrak special run from Houston, the two ATSF-painted units detach from the train and head into the museum grounds.

Illuminated by a platform light, MC 2026 idles at Buzzards Bay as passengers detrain after an evening of wine tasting. The setting moon is seen on the right of the frame.

Photographed at the Hoboken freight servicing facility in March 1961, units renumbered by Erie-Lackawanna F3A 6054 (ex-DL&W 605A), GP7 1283 (ex-DL&W 964) and F7B 6352 (ex-DL&W 635B) Photo by ... (more)

Illinois Central Gulf F3A 883-A, still in full Gulf Mobile & Ohio paint (as the merger is only a few months old), is seen here with GM&O E7A 101 (the former Alton 101). GM&O 883-A was built in Ju... (more)

Power from two builders rolls east around the curve, an EMD F3A set leads Baldwin sharks. This could have been a light helper move with two helper sets. Note a light has been left inside the carbo... (more)

Thanks to the heads up (see below), this shot at Mifflin across from the station was part of a three-day whirlwind railfan trip by car with his brother William and Jim Kelly. 24 year old John had ... (more)

Making their last run before being put into storage, KJRY 1750 stops for a few minutes with a westbound freight over the Spoon River with a photo opportunity for the many photographers chasing the... (more)

MILW 68C waits to go on duty at the boutique sized Eau Claire yard. In May 1973 the Milwaukee was detouring to Eau Claire from St. Paul via C&NW due to flooding and deteriorating track on their br... (more)

I was fortunate enough to hitch a short ride with the Milwaukee Road crew in F7A 68C while they started putting their train together in Eau Claire. This fireman side view shows the east end of the... (more)

A summer evening at East Altoona, as seen from the old walkway spanning the yard, yields this action as a passenger train slows for the station stop ahead at Altoona.

Monon's main shop facilities at Lafayette, Indiana. In this view five Monon F3's side by side on September 4, 1961. No photographer information listed on slide, from my collection.

Back in more promising times out here. Ex-GM&O F3A was last used by the very short lived Historic Saint Mary's operation in Southeast GA.

NS's first Blue Ribbon Special cuts thru the twin bores at Roderfield.