A red flag was displayed on the lead unit for the back-up movement of no.2 the San Francisco Chief, from Dearborn Street Station to the 18th Street Yard on June 3, 1966. Lead unit 326 is an F7 gea... (more)

A southbound Monon passenger train makes a scheduled stop in Lafayette, IN during a picture perfect day. John E. Troxler collection, photographer unknown.

The transition from CP and CN to VIA resulted in more than a few rainbow trains, like this eastbound racing along the plain south of the St Laurence River.

A pair of E-5's, led by C&S 9955, is in charge of the northbound Dallas to Denver train 28 in April 1967. Number 28 is carrying a mixed bag of equipment from various roads. C&S E-5 9955 the "S... (more)

In October 1965, steam equipped Wabash Geep 486 and N&W 3494 (ex-Wabash 494) leads the Chicago-St. Louis Banner Blue at Granite City, Illinois. Photo from my collection, the photographer Al Hol... (more)

With its big eastbound climb over, the Rio Grande Zephyr rolls along the one-time yard in Soldier Summit, Utah. Soon it will start to drop toward Helper.

Amtrak E8(A) 1327 ex UP leading out of Chicago's Union Station, the westbound Southwest Limited in October 1972. Jim Ward photo, from my collection.

Ex-SCL E8A gets a little attention in Birmingham.

I think the Mountaineer was one of those trains where Senators and Congressmen from along the route threw their weight around to establish/continue a service that might have been hard to justify b... (more)

Great Northern E7(A) 503 leads a five car train The Badger, leaving Saint Paul Station for Duluth, Minnesota in July 1961. Photo from my collection, photographer Dick Stoner.

On May 1st, 1971, Amtrak’s first westbound Empire Builder flies through Duplainville, Wisconsin with a quartet of BN F units. This is the same train featured in Pentrex’s Empire Builders to Mi... (more)

In April 1976, Amtrak’s North Coast Hiawatha is seen departing Milwaukee with a pair of SDP40Fs in the lead. Original Slide. Ron Texter Photo. Sam Foster Collection.

Wabash E8 #1006 slowly accelerates out of Chicago's Dearborn Station with train 121 the Blue Bird for its run to St. Louis in November 1959. Photo by Al Holtz, from my slide collection.