On Union Pacific westbound intermodal train ILTLB-16 were a high number of containers with their doors open (I photographed 5, but there were at least 12), and many looked as if some of their cont... (more)

In 50+ years of railfanning, I'd never seen this before!

As Union Pacific intermodal train ILBG4-17 (Long Beach CA to Chicago IL) rolls through Beaumont, just about... (more)

The shell of CSXT 6938 still rests in the yard of a local resident a little over a month after being involved in accident with a coal truck that attempted to beat the train at the crossing. No ma... (more)

Built for the Rock Island by EMD as a lightweight passenger train. The three trainsets produced were deemed a failure and train set number 1 was scrapped in 1966. The two others were donated to mu... (more)

The California Zephyr has the Operation Lifesaver engine leading as it runs through flocked trees at Crescent, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

In 2022 this crane was in front of the Arizona and California Railroad's depot in Parker, AZ. Sadly, the depot was torn down last year but I'm not sure if the crane is still there or not.

Amboy, in California's Mojave Desert, was established in the late 1883, and is three-miles northeast of the Amboy Volcanic Crater, a well-known landmark. The town is also home to the popular Roy'... (more)

SP 4414 is captured with rods down while traversing the crossovers in Los Angeles. This is Southern Pacific train number two, the Sunset Limited. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Out for a Walk. On a frigid morning, the 1309 runs by while this dog watches on, uncertain about what he sees. The man kindly offered to get out of the photo, but I asked him to stay in it... (more)

Union Pacific train number eighty five, the National Parks Special, is seen near Henderson Colorado in 1953. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

I like those spark arresters and that horn. The F was slipping away almost 50 years ago.

Young Railfans. Good Times. Sons Mike and Jeff can still be found at trackside today, forty-seven years later, but it's uncertain as to whether or not the local road switcher is still in service. ... (more)

PNLX 7471 leads DGVR 6512 and 5940 on a shakedown run on DGVR train SVLOC-18.

I don't remember a lot of Chicago to KC Q-trains running, so I think this was a little odd for 1995. Also odd was how the Santa Fe found the CNW 6564 unit. The 6564 was the one-off that was rebuil... (more)

These R-2 boxcab electrics were purchased from the New York Central in the late fifties. They were originally built in 1931 and 704 was scrapped in April of 1976.