Wearing an Olympic cycling trials billboard point job.

With a big group of foamers set up for CSX L810 in the small west Georgia town of Cedartown, we quickly caught the attention of the locals who did not understand our fascination with just another ... (more)

Several caboose's sit stored in the yard at Kenova with an unknown fate.

By the generosity of the Norfolk Southern our club was provided a tour of the then new yard. In a view from the tower we see some power moving cars around in the yard.

Reading 2102 accelerates up to speed at Milepost 108 on the point of an 18-car passenger train.

CSX's Metropolitan Subdivision sees a familiar friend once again, Chessie the railroad kitten. CSX's Chessie System Heritage Unit 1973, brightens up the rainy night as it leads mixed freight M4152... (more)

Only just an hour into the northbound Coast Starlight’s journey, disaster has struck. A large truck was fouling the single main around 11:15 AM Wednesday morning when Amtrak #14 came through at ... (more)

VGN 2-8-8-2s 739 and 710 are seen leaving Page West Virginia with a freight in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Hazy Day On The Sunflour Railroad. Built for what would become the Soo Line Railroad, the modern day Sunflour Railroad (reporting marks SNR) functions as a car storage line with no active c... (more)

BN 6004 was Balmer Yard's principal hump engine in the mid-70s. The unit was GN's fifth SD7, part of a fleet of 23 SD7s and 27 SD9s, most of which were assigned to Minnesota. I enjoyed several eve... (more)

Rolling through Sandwich, Illinois on October 01, 1959 a westbound Burlington freight is propelled by a trio of Chinese Red high-nose SD24's on the point. Here U.S. Route 34 parallels the CB&Q m... (more)

Work is progressing on former Delaware & Hudson 18. Here it is a day in the sun for this beautiful diesel engine.

PRR-Westinghouse 2-C-2 number 4782 leads train 28, the Broadway Limited, at 70 MPH near Stelton New Jersey on August 19th 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

An ABBA set of what was once common freight power leads a Santa Fe freight through Oklahoma City on the elevated portion of track over the Rock Island and Frisco. Taken by Frank Tribbey. Patrick M... (more)

ATSF 575 leading an eastbound Q train takes five at Joliet near Union Station while the Employee Passenger Special gets under way just ahead of it. Soon both trains will be headed for Corwith Yard... (more)