An eastbound BNSF freight is in the clear in the siding at Rocky, Colorado, on January 19, 2002, and a man is on the ground to inspect Union Pacific’s MDVRO working west on the main line.

2816 sweeps through Valley City on the long climb up the grade. In the background, the Hi-Line trestle is visible, taking BNSF trains over the city. The climb up this hill was challenging, for som... (more)

UP 4533 (SD70M) leads an officer's special towards the Moffat Tunnel, passing the trusty designated chase vehicle dubbed "The F-Unit".

Central of Georgia Class C-3 Consolidation sits outside the former Central of Georgia roundhouse, now home to the Georgia State Railroad Museum.

CNW 4467 brings the Eden Turn thru West Bend, WI in March of 1988. The train is on the CNW Air Line. The FRVR would acquire this line later in the year. The WC took over in 1993 and abandoned the ... (more)

GE industrials morphed over the years with little fanfare and no change of model. Much like the tractors on 18-wheelers components varied from user to user. One locomotive we handled had a two c... (more)

With the pair of Alton & Southern SD60's in charge, UP train MBNAS (Bloomington, IL to Gateway Yard in East Saint Louis, IL) prepares its departure out of the Bloomington Yard. Clouds were heavy i... (more)

Fisheating Creek. The FEC 148 charter passes over Fisheating Creek, the name of which is derived from the Creek "Thlothlopopka-Hatchee"--translated as "the creek where fish ... (more)

CSX's Spirit of Law Enforcement 3194 leads M576 across the Ohio River as it nears Indiana. Technically since Kentucky claims the Ohio River to the Indiana shore I suppose its Louisville Kentucky h... (more)

Union Pacific 2-8-8-0 3604 leads 61 car freight number 258 east at 12 MPH in 1938. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Western Pacific 4-8-2 171 is seen at Oroville California in 1938. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

UP 8530 (SD70ACe) leads a freight down the hill from Tunnel #1 and into Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado as it heads to Denver on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

One of the few remaining CSX jeeps in YN2 paint leads the L148 across the Little Kanawha River leaving CSX’s Parkersburg yard.

Lonely History. The Leaderfoot Viaduct still stands over the River Tweed, awaiting another train since the last one crossed its majestic structure in July 1965.

“17 Arches of Grace”
Built in 1847-48 by Erie predecessor New York and Erie Rail Road, the Starrucca Viaduct spans the wide valley of Starrucca Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna ... (more)