Coming south down the CN Iron Range sub and through the yard at Biwabik with taconite pellets from the Minorca mine led by two former Missabe SD40-3s and a trio of former CNW Dash 8s with 145 cars... (more)

The Canadian Rockies make as nice backdrop as two CN westbounds meet in Jasper yard.

A faded pink Warbonnet sits in the pumpkin patch at the BNSF engine servicing facility in Denver, Colorado.

Snow clouds are moving in as UP 1957 (SD40N) works the North Yard in the evening sun.

Morning at the KCS yard off of Airline Highway in New Orleans. I've been out of the rail community for a good while, but it looks like Pete Messina's railcar restoration business has either moved ... (more)

Evening in the mountains can be so cool. The sun has set on the day as westbound trains wait at Helena to head west towards Missoula. The LM is one of those trains, but wouldn't leave for another ... (more)

A birds eye view of the Union Pacific Davidson Yard in Fort Worth Texas.

Nothing quite like a big Alco Century... these were the most lovely of brutes, even a former Penn Central one that had been patched for Conrail. Regarding the black dirt, this was the Pit at Meado... (more)

A ubiquitous model working a chemical plant. I would love to see a book on the many travels of these excellent products of the Paducah rebuilt shop. Like CF7s and GP16s they ended up almost ever... (more)

A pair of former Illinois Central GP10's (now patched for RMEX) are seen sitting in Anniston, AL. These two locomotives were in tow on Norfolk Southern train 245 a few weeks back when their train ... (more)

College/work/etc. entailed weekend/holiday trips. Charge in, get shots and as Ryan Ballard said "friendly wave and a hardy hi yo silver". We we found these, but they were dead on the w... (more)

I always wanted to watch these working but most I've were dead. Originally B&O, ex C&O. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection.

EMD siblings line up at Altoona. SD40-2 no. 6821 is from the second order of SD40-2s that CNW made and was received in February 1974, just as I went to work for C&NW. It survived the UP merger reb... (more)

A lineup of traction motors and other locomotive parts can be found in the main shop at Mid-America Car. Taken with permission on a guided shoot.

At Bensenville, Illinois, on September 13, 1987, Milwaukee Road EMD SD40-2 No. 174 leads a locomotive consist back to their train at the west end of Bensenville Yard. Soo Line has owned the Milwau... (more)