LTV/Erie RS-11 7205 works a mine train at their facility in Hoyt Lakes, MN. in September of 1987. These units were seldom photographed as they stayed near the mine and rarely ventured out on the m... (more)

An eastbound runs beside East O'Fallon Drive as the former B&O and road climb the grade along Littler Canteen Creek to ascend out of the Mississippi River Valley.

A Conrail empty UOR (Orange & Rockland) coal train heads West thru Belt Line Jct.

The recent BNSF merger brings a rainbow of power to a move to balance power from the former BN Murray Yard in Missouri to the former ATSF Argentine Yard in Kansas.

KANSAS CITY Sept 29 1980 — Precision National Corp. NW2 PNCX 1012 (c/n 6686) is tied down at Armourdale Yard. EMD delivered the unit in January 1949 as Baltimore & Ohio 563. It was renumbered to... (more)

Once the BNSF Merger took over, the railroad scrambled to find power to run trains. It was a railfan's paradise to see some of the kit bash consist the railroad put together. Probably a consist of... (more)

Nice set of different geeps stroll thru Galesburg enroute to Chicago. Scanned Slide from February 1996.

Neat to remember the set of geep hauling ass with high priority freight. A 4-pack set of yellow and blues marches west at Yost on the Chilli Sub with the New York to LA Q-train. The train will pas... (more)

An eastbound junker has just knocked down the eastbound signal at GI out the west side of Galesburg on the Chillicothe Sub. The standard 90s consist of 4-4axle blue and yellows lead the charge.

On the C&I, a train meet, is going down at Burke Siding east of Savanna. The crew of train #4, has a good view as #7 rolls into the siding. The GTW 5901 has a fresh coat of paint as it tags along ... (more)

I mainly did the Aurora Sub for my backyard photography growing up. That meant getting C30-7s wasn't too common for me. Those units mainly stayed on coal trains and, for me, were on the Southern I... (more)

Looks like coal power that went to Peoria is now in other duties as assigned. The power is heading back to Galesburg on an X97 with freight out of Peoria. The train passes the old elevator at Maqu... (more)

L&N F7 802 leads a freight near Louisville Kentucky in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

A thirteen car Dixie Flyer, NC&SL train 94, is seen near Chattanooga Tennessee on June 20th 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Southern Railway train number 46, The Tennessean, is led by ALCO DL-109 6401 as it leans into the curve at Johnson City Tennessee in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.