The head brakeman aligns the switch for a Chicago bound manifest freight, led by three E units, just east of Broad street in 1975.

OKLAHOMA CITY OK Jan 1975 -- Santa Fe GP38 3551 and its crew await clearance to begin the day's work under stormy skies at mile post 382.

The Canadian takes the siding while a westbound freight slides by on the main on Kicking Horse Pass near Summit Lake on the BC/Alberta border west of Lake Louise. The CP head brakeman or fireman g... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY Mar 23 1975 -- Engineer Wayne Rector (right) and Fireman Johnny Goff pose with their office on wheels. The pair were part of the short pool which operated from Arkansas City KS to Pu... (more)

A Rock Island train was "rocking" west through Pullman Jct, even though speed was ten or less the brakeman riding the nose was well braced for the rocking motion.

Southern Railway Master Mechanic-Steam Engines Bill Purdie Jr. and a fellow crew member inspect T&P610 prior to a pair of weekend excursions out of Alexandria, VA

Statesville was a great spot to fan in the 1970s with good traffic that really moved, even though the plant was not exactly cutting-edge. Here is proof as a crew member runs ahead to line the way... (more)

Freshly shopped SOU GP30 on local switching Hattiesburg

As two trains pass at speed the conductor performs a rollby inspection from the rear platform of an ex PRR cabin car on the former NYC Michigan Central Porter Branch. The Wabash 4th District and t... (more)

As Southern 4501 gets coaled out of view left, Alco S2 #2229 pulls away from the scene. The activity happens near the old Union Station, adjacent to the University of South Carolina campus.

A crew member steps across the Southern as local train #5 works the sidings and interchange tracks around the depot.

Engineer Bob Pace pilots his EMD 'Cadillac' SD9 through D&RGW's Provo Yard. If I had a time machine, I'd ask Eddie Anderson, the Provo Trainmaster how come a BN refrigerator car ended up in Provo.... (more)

Members of the American Freedom Train's crew pose next to engine 4449's tender while the train is on display in Anaheim, California, on January 13, 1976. From left to right are: Left to right: R... (more)

The D&H guys were always friendly. Engineer Walt Forsyth and brakeman E.A. Santanna, with an Oneonta Yard switcher, pose for a photo on a hot, hazy, summer day in Upstate New York. Mr. Santanna st... (more)

Fireman Charlie Morris (running the engine), Engineer Grover Nanney and Head End Brakeman Bruce Tolley bring a set of power to the north end of the yard in Erwin on a clear fall day in November 19... (more)